Yelvington, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°51′20″N 86°58′2″W / 37.85556°N 86.96722°W / 37.85556; -86.96722
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Yelvington
270
GNIS feature ID497423[2]

Yelvington is a small

unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Kentucky, located approximately 12 miles east of Owensboro along U.S. Route 60 east and near the Daviess-Hancock
county line.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020437—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

History

The original boundaries of Yelvington were set by the Daviess County Court in 1867.[4]

Yelvington was settled in the early 19th century when it was in the northern portion of

Owensboro. It was also an early crossroad for the Vincennes, Indiana to Hartford, Kentucky Indian trail and the Yellow Banks trail. This route gave what was to become Daviess county's third primitive overland route of travel.[5]

Yelvington was a prosperous community with a funeral home, hotel, various stores and other forms of commerce including a distillery owned by

C.L. Appelgate and Company[6] which was built between 1879 and 1880 on the west side of the community as well as another whiskey distillery owned by a lawyer, Camden Riley Jr.[7] A raging fire burned through the community in the late 19th century which destroyed most of the business.[8] Most of the business rebuilt a few miles to the east along the railroad at the Powers Station, today known as Maceo, Kentucky situated along U.S. Route 60 about 10 miles east of Owensboro, Kentucky
.

Yelvington was also home of United States Senator

Owensboro, KY. McCreery died July 10, 1890.[9]

Yelvington is home to the

Daviess County, KY.[11]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ^ History of Daviess County, Kentucky, pp.849, Inter-State Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1883
  5. ^ Hugh O. Potter's History of Owensboro and Daviess County, Kentucky,pp.170, Herff Jones-Paragon Publishing, Montgomery, Alabama and Louisville, KY, 1974
  6. ^ "Kentucky, Ludlow - Yelvington".
  7. Louisville, KY
    , 1974
  8. Owensboro, KY
    , April 17, 1890.
  9. ^ Hugh O. Potter's History of Owensboro and Daviess County, Kentucky,pp.182, Herff Jones-Paragon Publishing, Montgomery, Alabama and Louisville, KY, 1974
  10. ^ History of Daviess County, Kentucky, pp.851–853 Inter-State Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1883
  11. Louisville, KY
    , 1974
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