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| '''Type''' || Former community | |||
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| '''County''' || [[Daviess County, Kentucky|Daviess County]] | |||
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| '''State''' || Kentucky | |||
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| '''Post office''' || Established February 1886 | |||
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| '''First postmaster''' || Ed. W. Jesse | |||
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| '''Location''' || 8 miles from Owensboro on the Hardinsburg Road | |||
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'''Ensor''' was a community in [[Daviess County, Kentucky|Daviess County]], Kentucky, eight miles from [[Owensboro, KY|Owensboro]] on the Hardinsburg Road. | |||
Road. It has a grocery owned by Mr. Ed Hawes Jesse. | |||
The post office is in the store. B.B. Burton has a drug store there. | ==Post Office== | ||
Blacksmith shop, good school, large flouring mill to go up soon. | [[File:1886-Ensor.jpg|thumb|418x418px|1886 Directory Listing for Ensor]] | ||
February 25, 1886 — A post office called Ensor has been established at Ed. W. Jesse’s new store, eight miles from the city on the Hardinsburg Road. Mr. Jesse will be the postmaster. | |||
==1890 Description== | |||
February 10, 1890 — Ensor is eight miles east of Owensboro on the Hardinsburg Road. It has a grocery owned by Mr. Ed Hawes Jesse. The post office is in the store. B.B. Burton has a drug store there. Blacksmith shop, good school, large flouring mill to go up soon. | |||
In 1886 the local physician was C.J. Lockhardt. | In 1886 the local physician was C.J. Lockhardt. | ||
''Reference to article by Shelia Heflin'' | ''Reference to article by Shelia Heflin'' | ||
[[Category:Towns]] | [[Category:Towns]] | ||
[[Category:Daviess County, Kentucky]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:35, 26 August 2026
| Ensor, Kentucky | |
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| Type | Former community |
| County | Daviess County |
| State | Kentucky |
| Post office | Established February 1886 |
| First postmaster | Ed. W. Jesse |
| Location | 8 miles from Owensboro on the Hardinsburg Road |
Ensor was a community in Daviess County, Kentucky, eight miles from Owensboro on the Hardinsburg Road.
Post Office
February 25, 1886 — A post office called Ensor has been established at Ed. W. Jesse’s new store, eight miles from the city on the Hardinsburg Road. Mr. Jesse will be the postmaster.
1890 Description
February 10, 1890 — Ensor is eight miles east of Owensboro on the Hardinsburg Road. It has a grocery owned by Mr. Ed Hawes Jesse. The post office is in the store. B.B. Burton has a drug store there. Blacksmith shop, good school, large flouring mill to go up soon.
In 1886 the local physician was C.J. Lockhardt.
Reference to article by Shelia Heflin