TIP#117 - KENTUCKY TOWNS - BLUFF BOOM THROUGH BOW I'd better get back to some more Kentucky towns again … thanks for your compliments that these help! Next Tuesday we'll return to more Revolutionary War soldiers. Bluff Boom: Green Co. Once a sawmill community begun about 1885 when the Whitney brothers had a large sawmill on bottom land between a bluff and the Green River, 2 miles ENE of Greensburg. The post office, now closed, was established 8 Jan 1908 by Isaac Henson. Bluff City: Henderson Co, located 9 mils east of Henderson. The extinct post office was opened on 10 July 1872 and named for its location on a bluff which overlooked the Green River. Blythe: Monroe Co. This used to be a shipping port on the Cumberland River across from the Turkey Neck Bend area, 7 miles ESE of Tompkinsville. Leslie C. Blythe, first post master gave his name to this town. It was also known for years as Dogtown. This earlier name was supposedly given by Charley Taylor who owned an axe handle factory ther for wild dogs in the sections around the community. It may also have been called Little Skillet. Blythe PO: Marshall County. See Little Cypress. Boaz: Graves County. There has never been a post office in this little community which can be found at the junction of KY 849 and the ICC Railroad tracks, 9 miles north of Mayfield. The post office was established 20 Sept 1869 with William J. Adams the post master, named for Joshua Boaz. The post office was relocated ¼ mile east to the Viola-Boaz Road. Bobtown: Madison County. This town lies at the junction of US 421 and KY 1016, eight miles SSE of Richmond. It was supposedly named by Whitfield Moody before 1872 who appeared to be an influential citizen there. The post office might have also been known as Motte. Boggy/Bogey: Graves County. See Pryorsburg. Bohon: Mercer County. No post office now exists in this small town located 4 miles NW of Harrodsburg. The town was founded about 1851 near Jimmy Wilson's crossroad's store. The post office was established 25 Apr 1854 and Wilson was the first postmaster. It was named for the family of Walter Bohon who had come from Virginia after 1791. It has also been known as Bohontown. Bolton PO: Boyd County. See Boltsfork. Boltsfork: Boyd County. The closed post office of this town lies at the junction of KY 3 and 773. It was supposedly named, as was the creek for a pioneer settler, Isaac Bolt who came from England in the 1810's. The first postmaster was Montraville Bolt, his son when a post office was established 11 Jan 1867, the name then being spelled Bolts Fork. Bon: Whitley County. See Bon Jellico. Bonanza: Floyd County. Lies at the fork of Abbott Creek and the junctions of KY 1427 and 1750, about 4 ½ miles west of Prestonburg. It was supposedly named when someone remarked that it would be a bonanza in they ever got a post office. This was established 31 Jan 1881, James Hill was the first post master. The post office closed in 1969. Bonanza means prosperity. Bond: Jackson County. This town lies on KY 30, 7 ½ miles south of McKee with the post office opening as Isaacs on 5 May 1899. It was named for its first post master, Andrew Isaacs or his family. Bon Harbor: Daviess County. 2 miles below Owensboro is the location of this town but little remains. Robert Tripplett designed the plans for this community, a Virginia native who had come to this area in the 1820's. A post office called Bonharbor was established here 17 Apr 1848; this closed in a few years. Bon Jellico: Whitley County. This was an extinct coal town located on Brier Creek and KY 92, one miles west southwest of Williamsburg. It was also known just as Bon. It was named for its establisher, Ben Jellico Coal Company, has never had a post office. Bonnieville: Hart County. Located at the junction of US31W and Bacon Creek, this town is ½ miles west of I65 and 5 ½ miles north of Munfordville. The town and post office was established 16 Mar 1843 and was first called Bacon Creek. The name supposedly came from a man who stole some bacon and when he was about to be caught, threw it into the creek. The post office was renamed in 1880 for the Scottish folk heroine Bonnie Annie Laurie. Bonnyman: Perry County. This town is located at the junction of KY 15 and 267, 2 ½ miles northwest of Hazard. It was named for Alex Bonyman who had come from Knoxville, TN as the president of the Blue Diamond Coal Company. The post office, which still operates, opened 12 July 1918 with Leonard J. Hammell as the first post master. Booker PO: Washington County. See Booker Station. Booker Station: Washington County. No post office now exists, it and the station were located on the L&N's Bardstown branch, 1 mile from Beech Fork, 6 ½ miles northwest of Springfield. Charles T. Berry, first post master, opened the post office on 21 May 1890, naming it for a local family. The post office closed in 1914. Boone: Rockcastle County. This community, on US 25 and 11 miles north of Mount Vernon, was recently discontinued after being established 27 Feb 1901. Boone Court House PO: Boone County. See Burlington. Boone Furnace: Carter County. Located on Grassy Creek, about 4 miles west of where it meets Tygarts Creek and 12 ½ miles northwest of Grayson. S blast iron furnace operated here, opened in 1856 by Sebastian Eifort, supposedly named for Daniel Boone who he admired. A post office opened here 29 Sept 1857 and Oliver P. Kibbee was postmaster. He had wanted the community to be called Crossing but instead named it Mt. Pleasant. In 1860 he renamed it again to the Furnace that had developed there. This post office closed in 1884. The Hike post office opened on the same site 27 July 1922, named for George Hike, a Syrian pack peddlar who had a store there. This post office closed in 1947 and the locals refer to this town as "on Grassy." Boonesborough: Madison County. This was the first chartered town in Kentucky, established October 1779. It ran along the south bank of the Kentucky River from Lock 10 to the Memorial Bridge and US 27, then south to the top of the hill, the location of Boone's Fort later. It was part of Daniel Boone's original 1775 settlement. It had grown to about 120 homes in 1790 and had been suggested at the location of the state capitol. It did have a post office from 1826 to 1866, spelled both with the current spelling and Boonesboro. The Boonesborough State Park lies 9 ½ miles south of Richmond. Booneville: Owsley County. This town holds the distinction of being the smallest county seat in Kentucky, is located on KY 11 and 30. James Moore and his family arrived here in the 1790's and the area was then known as Moores Station. Elias Moore donated land for the county seat and his brother, James Jr. established the Owsley Court House PO here 20 May 1844. It was renamed to its current name on 8 Dec 1846, named of course for Daniel Boone who was supposedly in or near the area. Boons Camp: Johnson County. This is located on Greasy Creek and KY 40, 5 ½ miles east northeast of Paintsville, supposedly used by Daniel Boone in the 1790's. The post office was established on 16 May 1876 with James Mollett as postmaster. No one explains the unusual spelling, although Boone was often spelled Boon by Daniel. It was named by tradition when Boone "left marks of fat upon the trailside trees." Bordley: Union County. What is left of this community is found at the junction of KY 758 and Boxville Road, 8 ½ miles south of Morganfield. A post office was established here 21 Feb 1828 by William J Ross, the first postmaster. He named it for an English friend. The post office was moved in 1858 by James P. Woodring and Jacob Strouse to their store. The post office closed in 1911. Boreing: Laurel County. The post office closed here in the recent past, 6 miles southeast of London. It was first known as Camp Ground for a church meeting place in the past. The post office had opened 8 Apr 18844, Daniel Vinsant was the first postmaster. It was named for Vincent Boreing who was a local newspaper man and US Congressman. Bosco: Floyd County. See Hueysville. Boston: Daviess County. See Whitesville. Boston: Pendleton County. ½ mile west of the L&N RR, 5 ½ miles north of Falmouth - little remains of this community which was a sawmill town called Boston Station. The Meridian post office opened here 14 Feb 1855 and moved later 1 mile south to the current location. It was named for the town in Boston; was later also known as Lynn or Lynn Station; post office closed in 1922. Boston: Whitley County. See Lot. Boston Station: Pendleton County. See Boston. Boswell's Crossroads: Harrison County. See Leesburg. Bottom Fork: Letcher County. See Mayking. Bourbontown (Bourbonton) PO: Bourbon County. See Paris. Bourne: Garrard County. Once located on KY 1355, 6 mils north of Mt. Hebron, post office had been established 1 Apr 1891 in John B. Bourne's store. Closed in 1949. Bow: Cumberland County. Known locally as Cedar Creek, lies 1½ miles south of Burkesville. The post office was established 7 June 1901, William Glidwell, post master, who named it for a large Bow family in the area headed by Nathaniel Bow who had come from Pittsylvania County, Virginia before 1810. © Copyright 22 January 1998, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved. >>}}}0>> <<0{{{<< Sandi Gorin - 205 Clements Ave., Glasgow, KY 42141-3409 502-651-9114 - sgorin@glasgow-ky.com GORIN GEN PUB: http://members.tripod.com/~GorinS/index.html KYRESEARCH,KYBIOS,SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY lists - Write for info. ------------------------------