Gilpin, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
37°15′24″N 84°52′55″W / 37.25667°N 84.88194°W / 37.25667; -84.88194CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyCaseyElevation
843 ft (257 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)GNIS feature ID508088[1]

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

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 April 28, 2013.
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