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Napoleon, Kentucky

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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Napoleon, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°45′37″N 84°47′20″W / 38.76028°N 84.78889°W / 38.76028; -84.78889
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyGallatin
Elevation850 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID499169

Napoleon is an unincorporated community located in Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States.

History

Napoleon was laid out in the early 1820s and named for Napoléon Bonaparte. In the 1870s, business enterprises in Napoleon included a sawmill and gristmill, a tavern, and 3 stores. The Napoleon post office was discontinued in 1912.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Napoleon, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 209. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.
  3. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 286.
  4. "Gallatin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
Municipalities and communities of Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Warsaw
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Location of Gallatin County, Kentucky
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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