Gilpin, Kentucky
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Gilpin | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location within the state of Kentucky | |
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Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Casey |
Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CST (UTC-5) |
GNIS feature ID | 508088[1] |
Gilpin is an unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky, United States.
A post office was established in the community then known as Shackelford in 1881. In 1887, postmaster William Gilpin renamed it after his own family.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilpin, Kentucky
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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