McQuady, Kentucky

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McQuady, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
McQuady is located in Kentucky
McQuady
McQuady
Coordinates: 37°42′30″N 86°31′08″W / 37.70833°N 86.51889°W / 37.70833; -86.51889Coordinates: 37°42′30″N 86°31′08″W / 37.70833°N 86.51889°W / 37.70833; -86.51889
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBreckinridge
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
40153
Area code(s)270
GNIS feature ID497945[1]

McQuady is an unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. McQuady is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 105 and Kentucky Route 261, 5.9 miles (9.5 km) south-southwest of Hardinsburg.[2] McQuady has a post office with ZIP code 40153.[3][4]

Its original name was "Jolly Station", for Nelson Jolly, a local landowner. It was named for the town's first postmaster, Anne McQuady.[5]

A line of the Louisville, Hardinsburg, & Western Railroad used to run through the town. It eventually became a branch of the Louisville, Henderson, & St. Louis Railroad.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "McQuady". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ State Primary Road System: Breckinridge County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  5. ^ Breckinridge Bicentennial Committee Program. Accessed from Breckinridge Historical Archives.
  6. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 184. Retrieved December 16, 2020.


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