Mintonville, Kentucky

Mintonville
Unincorporated community
Mintonville is located in Kentucky
Mintonville
Mintonville
Location within the state of Kentucky
Mintonville is located in the United States
Mintonville
Mintonville
Mintonville (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°10′38″N 84°48′39″W / 37.17722°N 84.81083°W / 37.17722; -84.81083
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyCasey
Elevation
1,204 ft (367 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
GNIS feature ID508616[1]

Mintonville in Kentucky, USA, is an unincorporated community sitting at the foot of the Green River Knob in the extreme southeastern Casey County. The town was plotted in 1849 and partially built in 1851. The first postmaster, James Wesley, named it after Robert Minton when the post office[2] first opened on October 3, 1851.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mintonville, Kentucky
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mintonville, Kentucky