Napoleon, Kentucky

Napoleon
Unincorporated community
Napoleon
Napoleon

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 38°45′37″N 84°47′20″W / 38.76028°N 84.78889°W / 38.76028; -84.78889Coordinates: 38°45′37″N 84°47′20″W / 38.76028°N 84.78889°W / 38.76028; -84.78889
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Gallatin
Elevation 850 ft (260 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CST (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 499169[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 4 January 2015.


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