Fredville, Kentucky
Fredville is an unincorporated farming community in Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along State Route 7 southeast of the city of Salyersville, the county seat of Magoffin County.[1] Its elevation is 951 feet (290 m).[2]
Fredville | |
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  Fredville Location within the state of Kentucky  Fredville Fredville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°36′19″N 82°57′53″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Magoffin |
| Elevation | 951 ft (290 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 508035 |
A post office was established at the community's site in 1916: Fredville was named for the son of the first postmaster Cynthia Ann Carpenter.[3] That post office no longer exists, nor are there any services or businesses at Fredville as of 2015, only a handful of homes, mostly associated with small farms.
References
- Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fredville, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
- Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 110. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
Municipalities and communities of Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States | ||
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| City |  Location of Magoffin County, Kentucky | |
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