Possum Trot, Kentucky
From History of Owensboro
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| Possum Trot, Kentucky | |
|---|---|
| Type | Former rural community |
| County | Daviess County |
| State | Kentucky |
| Named by | J. P. Waltrip |
| Named for | The possums in its narrow hollows |
| Location | Delaware and Calhoun Road, about 18 miles from Owensboro |
Possum Trot was a rural community in Daviess County, Kentucky, located on the Delaware and Calhoun Road about eighteen miles from Owensboro and two miles south of Mount St. Joseph.
The community was named by J. P. Waltrip, who said the narrow hollows there were full of possums.
In April 1875 the wheat crop was growing well and the farmers were looking forward to big tobacco and corn crops.