McQuady, Kentucky

McQuady is an unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. McQuady is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 105 and Kentucky Route 261, 5.9 miles (9.5 km) south-southwest of Hardinsburg.[2] McQuady has a post office with ZIP code 40153.[3][4]

McQuady, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
McQuady
McQuady
Coordinates: 37°42′30″N 86°31′08″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBreckinridge
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
40153
Area code(s)270
GNIS feature ID497945[1]

Its original name was "Jolly Station", for Nelson Jolly, a local landowner. It was named for the town's first postmaster, Anne McQuady.[5]

A line of the Louisville, Hardinsburg, & Western Railroad used to run through the town. It eventually became a branch of the Louisville, Henderson, & St. Louis Railroad.[6]

References
  1. "McQuady". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. State Primary Road System: Breckinridge County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  5. Breckinridge Bicentennial Committee Program. Accessed from Breckinridge Historical Archives.
  6. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 184. Retrieved December 16, 2020.


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