Feliciana, Kentucky
Appearance
Feliciana, Kentucky | |
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Coordinates: 36°32′59″N 88°47′29″W / 36.54972°N 88.79139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Graves |
Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 507986 |
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Feliciana, Kentucky |
Feliciana is an unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky,[1] on Kentucky Route 94.
Settled in the early 1820s, Feliciana is served by a post office established in 1829.[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Lou Singletary Bedford (1837–?), author, poet, editor
References
[edit]- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Feliciana, Kentucky." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Feliciana, Kentucky Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 100. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
Further reading
[edit]- J.A. Anderson, "Feliciana — Town That Didn't Want the Railroad," Paducah Evening Sun, October 27, 1924, page 6
- "Greetings From Allan M. Trout," The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, page 29