Howardstown, Kentucky

Howardstown, Kentucky is an unincorporated community located on the Rolling Fork River in the southern portion of Nelson County, Kentucky, United States.[1]

St. Ann's Catholic Church in Howardstown

A post office was established in Howardstown in 1893, and named for the local Howard family. A member of that family, William Howard, had first settled the area c. 1811.[2]

Notes

  1. "Howardstown, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 145. Retrieved 2013-04-28.

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