Gilpin | |
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Gilpin Location within the state of Kentucky Gilpin Gilpin (the United States) | |
Coordinates: 37°15′24″N 84°52′55″W / 37.25667°N 84.88194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Casey |
Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
GNIS feature ID | 508088[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
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilpin, Kentucky
- ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 115. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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