Wadesboro, Kentucky

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Wadesboro, Kentucky
Wadesboro is located in Kentucky
Wadesboro
Wadesboro
Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 36°44′53″N 88°19′17″W / 36.74806°N 88.32139°W / 36.74806; -88.32139Coordinates: 36°44′53″N 88°19′17″W / 36.74806°N 88.32139°W / 36.74806; -88.32139
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyCalloway
Elevation
463 ft (141 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID509298[1]

Wadesboro or Waidsboro is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.

History[]

The first settlement in Calloway County was likely made near Wadesboro in 1818.[2] Wadesboro served as the first county seat.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wadesboro, Kentucky
  2. ^ a b Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 109.


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