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	Iceland is a steamboat landing on the Ohio River, the only landing		[[Iceland Landing]] is a steamboat landing on the Ohio River, the only landing
	capable of being used in all stages of water for twenty miles		capable of being used in all stages of water for twenty miles
	above Owensboro, on the Kentucky side of the river.		above Owensboro, on the Kentucky side of the river.

			==Towns in this Precinct==
			* [[Iceland Landing]]
			* [[Maceo]] AKA: Powers Station
			* [[Yelvington]]

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[[File:Yelvington_Precinct.jpg|thumb|right|Map of Yelvington Precinct in 1876.]]

==Boundaries and Land Description==
In 1867, the boundaries of this precinct were thus described by
the County Court: Beginning at the intersection of the Joseph Wright
and Hawesville road, thence with the Joseph Wright road to the Ohio
River, thence up the Ohio River to the mouth of Blackford Creek,
thence up Blackford Creek to the White Oak ford, thence to the Barker
road at D. Winkler, Jr.'s, excluding him, thence with the Barker
road to intersection of new road and Barker road at corner of precincts
No's. 2 and 4, thence a direct line to the beginning.

The precinct and village of Yelvington derive their name from
Mr. Yelverton Overly, one of the earliest settlers of the town, who
had a blacksmith shop where the village of Yelvington now stands;
Yelvington is a corruption of Yelverton.

Its extreme dimensions
each way are about eight miles, and its northernmost point, at the
mouth of Pup Creek, is the most northern point in the county.
Pup Creek runs westward through the southern portion, and Little
Blackford Creek drains a portion of the north side. The village
of Yelvington is situated east of the center of the precinct, on the
Owensboro and Hawesville road. The low land of the precinct
along the river was once the most densely populated portion; but
it is now the least inhabited, as most of this land is subject to overflow,
and cannot therefore be drained and subdued. The lowlands
of the river and of the bottoms of Blackford and Pup creeks constitute
one third of the territory of this precinct. The upland is
undulating and hilly, especially along the northeastern border
where the bluffs of Blackford Creek are very prominent, some of
them being 150 feet high.

The river and creek bottoms are a rich, sandy loam, and yield
large crops of corn and tobacco; but the area of tillable land can
not be extended by drainage, on account of its being subject to
overflow. There is coal in all the bluffs of Blackford Creek, and
at one point lead was once found in an early day, from which the
settlers made bullets. There is probably more limestone in this
precinct than in any other part of the county. The land here was once covered with a dense forest, which has not yet altogether disappeared.

==Early Settlement==
The first settler in this precinct was Valentine Husk, who came
around 1798, and after living a short time at Yellow Banks settled at
the mouth of Pap Creek. In 1804, he moved to Knottsville Precinct,
where he died. James Smeathers and James Adams came
very early; both subsequently settled in Knottsville, and died many
years ago. Richard C. Jett, born in Virginia, settled on Blackford
Creek in 1809. Hon. Benjamin Duncan was one of the
pioneers. He was from Virginia, and died in the Kentucky Senate
in 1824. Charles Duncan, James Bates, Charles Worthington, the
Edwards family, Amos Shaw, Amos Riley, General John Davis
and Harry Willis were early settlers. The Roberts family came
early. Their names were Merry, Benjamin, Harry, and Wesley.
Merry Roberts was a soldier in the war of 1812. Richard Hawes
came from Jefferson County in 1821, and bought large tracts of land
in Daviess and Hancock counties. Enoch Kendall came about the
same time that Hawes did; he was a soldier in the war of 1812.
George and James Haywood, brothers, came prior to 1825. Mr.
Gentry, Amos Moore and a Mr. Shaw settled near Blackford
Creek. Thomas Clay, James Estes and Mr. Mills were also early
settlers.

Iceland is a steamboat landing on the Ohio River, the only landing
capable of being used in all stages of water for twenty miles
above Owensboro, on the Kentucky side of the river.

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