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	~~[[File~~:~~1886~~-Livia~~.jpg~~\|~~thumb~~\|~~430x430px~~\|~~1886 Directory Listing for Livia~~]]		<div style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em;">
	~~Riley’s~~ Station ~~was a stop on the~~ Owensboro and Russellville		{\| style="width:260px; font-size:90%; border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff; color:#222222;"
	~~railroad. It was named for Higdon Riley a tobacco farmer who~~		\|-
	~~gave the land for the depot building. Later when a post office~~		! colspan="2" style="background:#2b4162; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; font-size:115%;" \| Livia, Kentucky
	~~was established there, the name was changed to Livia to honor~~		\|-
	~~Olivia Hansford, who was said to be the most beautiful girl in the~~		\| '''Type''' \|\| Former railroad community
	~~district. By the 1890’s Livia boasted a tobacco factory, several~~		\|-
	~~stores, a school and a blacksmith shop.~~		\| '''County''' \|\| [[Daviess County, Kentucky\|Daviess County]]
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			\| '''State''' \|\| Kentucky
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			\| '''Former name''' \|\| Riley's Station
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			\| '''Named for''' \|\| Olivia Hansford
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			\| '''Railroad''' \|\| Owensboro and Russellville
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			\| '''Population''' \|\| 25 (1914)
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			\| '''Passenger service ended''' \|\| 1941
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	~~Like many small towns founded by the building of the railroads,~~		'''Livia''' was a railroad community in [[Daviess County, Kentucky\|Daviess County]], Kentucky, first known as '''Riley's Station'''.
	~~the O & R~~ railroad ~~was the town’s lifeline for two generations.~~
	~~Farmers~~ in ~~the area had access to the markets of Owensboro~~
	~~for the sale of their products, and Livia merchants depended~~
	~~on rail express shipments for their supplies. Two passenger trains~~
	~~per day offered transportation to Owensboro—for people, live~~
	~~chickens~~, ~~eggs~~, ~~fresh vegetables and fruit~~, ~~and dairy products~~.

	By 1914, Livia had a population of 25 and had two ~~physicians—~~		==Naming==
	Dr. Alpha F. Ayer and Dr. Augustus W. Crow. The paving		Riley's Station was a stop on the Owensboro and Russellville railroad. It was named for Higdon Riley, a tobacco farmer who gave the land for the depot building. Later, when a post office was established there, the name was changed to Livia to honor Olivia Hansford, who was said to be the most beautiful girl in the district.
	of U.S. 431 meant that cars and trucks offered greater mobility,
	and by 1941 passenger rail service ended, and economic activities		==The Railroad Years==
	were siphoned off to Owensboro, reducing Livia to a collection		By the 1890s Livia boasted a tobacco factory, several stores, a school and a blacksmith shop.
	of homes, ~~Coke’s~~ general store and a post office attached to
	the store.		Like many small towns founded by the building of the railroads, the O & R railroad was the town's lifeline for two generations. Farmers in the area had access to the markets of [[Owensboro, KY\|Owensboro]] for the sale of their products, and Livia merchants depended on rail express shipments for their supplies. Two passenger trains per day offered transportation to Owensboro — for people, live chickens, eggs, fresh vegetables and fruit, and dairy products.

			==Decline==
			By 1914, Livia had a population of 25 and had two physicians, Dr. Alpha F. Ayer and Dr. Augustus W. Crow. The paving of U.S. 431 meant that cars and trucks offered greater mobility, and by 1941 passenger rail service ended, and economic activities were siphoned off to Owensboro, reducing Livia to a collection of homes, Coke's general store and a post office attached to the store.

			[[File:1886-Livia.jpg\|thumb\|left\|430x430px\|1886 Directory Listing for Livia]]
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	''Reference article by Glenn Hodges''		''Reference article by Glenn Hodges''

	[[Category:Towns]]		[[Category:Towns]]
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	railroad. It was named for Higdon Riley a tobacco farmer who		railroad. It was named for Higdon Riley a tobacco farmer who

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Riley’s Station was a stop on the Owensboro and Russellville
railroad. It was named for Higdon Riley a tobacco farmer who
gave the land for the depot building. Later when a post office
was established there, the name was changed to Livia to honor
Olivia Hansford, who was said to be the most beautiful girl in the
district. By the 1890’s Livia boasted a tobacco factory, several
stores, a school and a blacksmith shop.

Like many small towns founded by the building of the railroads,
the O & R railroad was the town’s lifeline for two generations.
Farmers in the area had access to the markets of Owensboro
for the sale of their products, and Livia merchants depended
on rail express shipments for their supplies. Two passenger trains
per day offered transportation to Owensboro—for people, live
chickens, eggs, fresh vegetables and fruit, and dairy products.

By 1914, Livia had a population of 25 and had two physicians—
Dr. Alpha F. Ayer and Dr. Augustus W. Crow. The paving
of U.S. 431 meant that cars and trucks offered greater mobility,
and by 1941 passenger rail service ended, and economic activities
were siphoned off to Owensboro, reducing Livia to a collection
of homes, Coke’s general store and a post office attached to
the store.

''Reference article by Glenn Hodges''
[[Category:Towns]]