TIP #308 - KENTUCKY TOWNS - CALIFORNIA THROUGH CANNEL CITY See previous tip for introduction. CALIFORNIA: Campbell Co. This town is 5 miles southeast of Alexandria, the town was formed possibly before 1813 near James KENNEDY'S ferry. A post office was established that year with John REED the first postmaster. It was moved and renamed Flagg Spring. California post office was established in 1852 near the ferry, John H. NELSON, post master. This post office closed in 1863 and Flagg Spring re-opened and renamed California. This closed and another Flagg Spring opened in 1870 and ran until 1907. May have also been known as Oregon. CALLAWAY: Bell Co. 61/2 miles east of Pineville with post office opening in 1831, Lewis GREEN, post master. Supposedly named for Gov. Robert P. Letcher as the old name for the post office was Letcher. Changed to Callaway in 1855 and Charles J. CALLAWAY was postmaster from 1838-1875. CALLIS GROVE: Trimble Co. See Hisle. CALLIS Post Office: Trimble Co. See Hisle. CALVERT: Marshall Co. See Calvert City. CALVERT CITY: Marshall Co. 2 miles south of the TN River and 9 ½ miles north of Benton. Named for P W CALVERT, post office opened 1872 with Wilson H. CALVERT, post master. CALVIN: Bell Co. 4 miles east southeast of Pineville. Post office opened in 1908 with Belle PURSIFULL the post mistress. The original name at this time was Page. Renamed to Calvin in 1908. CAMARGO: Montgomery Co. 4 miles southeast of Mt. Sterling, supposedly named for a town in Mexico by the veterans of the Mexican War - or a Mexican entertainer. Post office opened in 1848 J. M. RICKETTS postmaster. Closed in 1963. CAMDENSVILLE. Anderson Co. See Glensboro. CAMPBELL COURT HOUSE PO: Campbell Co. See Newport. CAMPBELLSBURG: Henry Co. 6 miles north of New Castle. Might have been named for a local family as was originally called Chiltonsville for Charles J. CHILTON. Changed named to Campbellsburg 3 weeks later and post office opened 1830. CAMPBELLSBURG: Russell Co. See Creelsboro. CAMPBELLSVILLE: Henry Co. See Campbellsburg. CAMPBELLSVILLE. Taylor Co. County seat, established as a town in 1817, named for Andrew CAMPBELL who founded the town. Post office opened 1817. CAMP DIX: Lewis Co. Lewis Co. 7miles south southeast of Vanceburg. Was known as Dick's Camp, changed to Camp Dix when the Mouth of Laurel post office opened. Mouth of Laurel established 1864, closed and now served by Camp Dix. CAMP GROUND: Laurel Co. See Boreing. CAMP KNOX: Green Co. See Haskinsville. CAMP NELSON: Jessamine and Garrard Co. 6miles south of Nicholasville and 9 miles north of Lancaster, both sides of the Kentucky River. Named for Gen. William NELSON. PO moved to Garrard Co in 1861 but returned to Jessamine Co as Camp Nelson 1863. Camp Nelson National Cemetery is nearby with over 5000 Union dead buried there. CAMPTOWN: Wolfe Co. south of the Mountain Parkway, county seat. Post office established as Campton 1867, Francis M. VAUGHN, postmaster. CAMPTON JUNCTION: Powell Co. See Natural Bridge. CANADA: Pike Co. 12 miles northeast of Pikeville, named for local families of CANADA or KENENDY. Post office opened 1876, Lewis RUNYON, post master. CANDY: Perry Co. See Burgin. CANE VALLEY: Adair Co. 4 ½ miles north of Columbia. Patrick Henry BRIDGEWATER had a store, saw and flour mill here, in 1855 a post office established here and supposedly named for the thick canes that grew here. CANEY: Morgan Co. 7 miles south of West Liberty. Daniel WILLIAMS was an early preacher here and a community grew up. May have also been known as the Walnut Grove community and also as Pinhook. Post office opened 1854, David Isaac LYKINS, postmaster and was named Caney. This name supposedly for Elcaney LYKINS. CANEY CREEK. Knott CO. See Pippa Passes. CANEY FORK: Barren Co. See Etoile. CANEYVILLE: Grayson Co. 10 miles west southwest of Leitchfield, an early pioneer trading post. Post office opened in 1837. CANNEL CITY: Morgan Co: 8 ½ miles south of West Liberty. Developed around the coal mines. Post office opened in 1902. (c) Copyright 14 Sept 2000, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Col. Sandi Gorin, 205 Clements, Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 Member: Glasgow-Barren Co Chamber of Commerce Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ <>< TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios SCKY ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Surname Registry: http://sckyregistry.homestead.com/SCKYHome.html Merged Surname Registry all counties in South Central KY: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/files/surnames/surnames.txt