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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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| '''Named''' || April 1885 | |||
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| '''Post office''' || Owensboro | |||
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| '''Location''' || Calhoun Road, 6 miles from Owensboro | |||
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'''Thompsonville''' was a community in [[Daviess County, Kentucky|Daviess County]], Kentucky, on the Calhoun Road six miles from [[Owensboro, KY|Owensboro]]. The post office for the town was Owensboro. | |||
==Naming== | |||
[[File:1886-Thompsonville.jpg|thumb|439x439px|1886 Directory Listing for Thompsonville]] | [[File:1886-Thompsonville.jpg|thumb|439x439px|1886 Directory Listing for Thompsonville]] | ||
April 14, | On April 14, 1885 it was reported that the town on the Calhoun Road, six miles from the city, had been named Thompsonville, and an effort would be made to have a post office established there. People were determined to build a town so they would not have to come to Owensboro over the gravel road for their supplies. | ||
the city, | |||
made to have a post office established there. People | |||
to build a town so they | |||
over the gravel road for their supplies | |||
The | ==1886 Directory== | ||
The 1886 directory lists two groceries owned by J.B. Thompson and Marion Humphrey. Humphrey also sold liquors. | |||
[[Category:Towns]] | [[Category:Towns]] | ||
[[Category:Daviess County, Kentucky]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:35, 26 August 2026
| Thompsonville, Kentucky | |
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| Type | Former community |
| County | Daviess County |
| State | Kentucky |
| Named | April 1885 |
| Post office | Owensboro |
| Location | Calhoun Road, 6 miles from Owensboro |
Thompsonville was a community in Daviess County, Kentucky, on the Calhoun Road six miles from Owensboro. The post office for the town was Owensboro.
Naming
On April 14, 1885 it was reported that the town on the Calhoun Road, six miles from the city, had been named Thompsonville, and an effort would be made to have a post office established there. People were determined to build a town so they would not have to come to Owensboro over the gravel road for their supplies.
1886 Directory
The 1886 directory lists two groceries owned by J.B. Thompson and Marion Humphrey. Humphrey also sold liquors.