Gilpin, Kentucky

Gilpin is an unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky, United States.

Gilpin
Gilpin
Location within the state of Kentucky
Gilpin
Gilpin (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°15′24″N 84°52′55″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyCasey
Elevation
843 ft (257 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID508088[1]

A post office was established in the community then known as Shackelford in 1881. In 1887, postmaster William Gilpin renamed it after his own family.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilpin, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 115. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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