Wadesboro, Kentucky
Wadesboro, Kentucky | |
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Wadesboro Location within the state of Kentucky | |
Coordinates: 36°44′53″N 88°19′17″W / 36.74806°N 88.32139°WCoordinates: 36°44′53″N 88°19′17″W / 36.74806°N 88.32139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Calloway |
Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
GNIS feature ID | 509298[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[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wadesboro, Kentucky
- ^ a b Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 109.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Calloway County, Kentucky
- Unincorporated communities in Kentucky
- Calloway County, Kentucky geography stubs