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Pellville was incorporated in 1870.<ref>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Lewis|title=History of Kentucky|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F5FQAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA305|year=1877|page=305}}</ref> It was originally known as Bucksnort and then later on had a post office named Blackford, Kentucky. The town was renamed to honor [[Samuel B. Pell]] (who was a former state legislator) in 1868.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA229 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | date=1987 | accessdate=December 16, 2020 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=229}}</ref> |
Pellville was incorporated in 1870.<ref>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Lewis|title=History of Kentucky|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F5FQAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA305|year=1877|page=305}}</ref> It was originally known as Bucksnort and then later on had a post office named Blackford, Kentucky. The post office opened on May 29, 1851 and closed on September 19, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Postal history – Postmaster Finder|url=https://about.usps.com/who/profile/history/postmaster-finder/post-offices-by-county.htm|publisher=[[United States Postal Service]]|accessdate=January 8, 2024}}</ref> The town was renamed to honor [[Samuel B. Pell]] (who was a former state legislator) in 1868.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA229 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | date=1987 | accessdate=December 16, 2020 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=229}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:58, 9 January 2024
Pellville is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1] The ZIP code is: 42364
History
Pellville was incorporated in 1870.[2] It was originally known as Bucksnort and then later on had a post office named Blackford, Kentucky. The post office opened on May 29, 1851 and closed on September 19, 2009.[3] The town was renamed to honor Samuel B. Pell (who was a former state legislator) in 1868.[4]
Notable people
Baseball player Johnny Morrison was born in Pellville.[5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pellville, Kentucky
- ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 305.
- ^ "Postal history – Postmaster Finder". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 229. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Johnny Morrison". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
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