Napoleon, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
38°45′37″N 84°47′20″W / 38.76028°N 84.78889°W / 38.76028; -84.78889CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyGallatinElevation
850 ft (260 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)GNIS feature ID499169[1]

Napoleon is an unincorporated community located in Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States.

History

Napoleon was laid out in the early 1820s and named for Napoléon Bonaparte.[2] In the 1870s, business enterprises in Napoleon included a sawmill and gristmill, a tavern, and 3 stores.[3] The Napoleon post office was discontinued in 1912.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Napoleon, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 209. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.
  3. ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 286.
  4. ^ "Gallatin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
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