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* [[Newman]] | * [[Newman]] | ||
* [[Stanley]] | * [[Stanley]] | ||
===[[Curdsville Precinct]]=== | ===[[Curdsville Precinct]]=== | ||
* [[Curdsville]] | * [[Curdsville]] | ||
* [[Delaware]] | * [[Delaware]] | ||
* [[St Joseph]] | * [[St. Joseph]] | ||
* [[West Louisville]] | * [[West Louisville]] | ||
===[[Vanover Precinct]]=== | ===[[Vanover Precinct]]=== | ||
* [[Glenville]] | * [[Glenville]] | ||
* [[Moseleyville]] | * [[Moseleyville]] - AKA:Friendly Village | ||
* [[Panther]] | * [[Panther]] | ||
* [[Tuck]] | * [[Tuck]] | ||
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* [[Sorgho]] | * [[Sorgho]] | ||
===[[Upper Town Precinct]]=== | ===[[Upper Town Precinct]]=== | ||
* [[Dermont]] | * [[Dermont]] - AKA: Cruseton/Oak Ridge | ||
* [[Ensor]] | * [[Ensor]] | ||
* [[Philpot]] | * [[Philpot]] | ||
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* [[Yellow Creek]] | * [[Yellow Creek]] | ||
===[[Murray Precinct]]=== | ===[[Murray Precinct]]=== | ||
* [[Andersonville]] | * [[Andersonville]] - See also: [[Red Hill]] | ||
* [[Brown's Valley]] | * [[Brown's Valley]] - AKA: Crow Station | ||
* [[Green Brier]] | * [[Green Brier]] | ||
* [[Livia]] | * [[Livia]] - AKA: Riley's Station | ||
* [[Maxwell]] - AKA: Newville | * [[Maxwell]] - AKA: Newville | ||
* [[Pettit]] | * [[Pettit]] | ||
* [[Pleasant Ridge]] | * [[Pleasant Ridge]] | ||
* [[Red Hill]] | * [[Red Hill]] - See also: [[Andersonville]] | ||
* [[Sutherland]] | * [[Sutherland]] | ||
* [[Utica]] | * [[Utica]] - AKA: Lewis Station | ||
===Masonville=== | ===[[Masonville Precinct]]=== | ||
* [[Habit]] | * [[Habit]] | ||
* [[Masonville]] | * [[Masonville]] | ||
===Boston=== | ===[[Boston Precinct]]=== | ||
* [[Boston]] | * [[Boston]] | ||
* [[Haynes]] | * [[Haynes]] | ||
* [[Whitesville]] | * [[Whitesville]] | ||
===Knottsville=== | ===[[Knottsville Precinct]]=== | ||
* [[Gatewood]] | * [[Gatewood]] | ||
* [[Knottsville]] | * [[Knottsville]] | ||
===[[Yelvington Precinct]]=== | ===[[Yelvington Precinct]]=== | ||
* [[Iceland Landing]] | * [[Iceland Landing]] | ||
* [[Maceo]] | * [[Maceo]] - AKA: Powers Station | ||
* [[Yelvington]] | * [[Yelvington]] | ||
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* [[Stringtown]] | * [[Stringtown]] | ||
* [[Thompsonville]] | * [[Thompsonville]] | ||
* [[Whalen]] | * [[Whalen]] - AKA: Short Station | ||
* [[Wolf Hill]] | * [[Wolf Hill]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:30, 19 September 2016
Over the years, there have been quite a few settlements formed in various spots around the county. Most of these settlements had the necessities such as grist and saw mills, schools, churches, and stores. Some developed along rivers and creeks, some at steamboat landings, and by the 1880's, along railroads. Some of the towns grew, some vanished. Below is a list of most of the towns sorted by the precinct they were in. Visit here to view them alphabetically.
Precincts
- Glenville
- Moseleyville - AKA:Friendly Village
- Panther
- Tuck
- Dermont - AKA: Cruseton/Oak Ridge
- Ensor
- Philpot
- South Hampton
- Thruston
- Yellow Creek
- Andersonville - See also: Red Hill
- Brown's Valley - AKA: Crow Station
- Green Brier
- Livia - AKA: Riley's Station
- Maxwell - AKA: Newville
- Pettit
- Pleasant Ridge
- Red Hill - See also: Andersonville
- Sutherland
- Utica - AKA: Lewis Station
- Iceland Landing
- Maceo - AKA: Powers Station
- Yelvington
Other Small Communities
- Adlai
- Blue Ruin
- Boswell
- Lockhart
- Loopee
- Possum Trot
- Rose Hill - Area at Thruston Dermont and Pleasant Valley Roads
- Scythia - Along Hwy 1389
- Spice Knob - Area at Graves Ln and Hwy 1389
- St. Raphael
- Stringtown
- Thompsonville
- Whalen - AKA: Short Station
- Wolf Hill