In 1900, it was a settlement in its own right,[2] but today it seems to be less well-defined, and many maps do not show it. It dates to as early as 1833, and was originally called Territory,[3] but later renamed in honor of Judge James W. Shrewsbury.[3] Its first postmaster was Reuben Tingle.[3] He was succeeded by four others, until 1933, when the post office was closed.[3] The town was incorporated as a Kentucky city in 1895, but lost that status in 1901.[citation needed]
Geographyedit
The community is located at the junction of Kentucky Routes 187 and 411 in the central portion of Grayson County. The community is located about 7.4 miles (11.9 km) southwest of Leitchfield via KY 187.
Referencesedit
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shrewsbury, Kentucky
shrewsbury, kentucky, shrewsbury, declining, rural, unincorporated, community, located, within, grayson, county, kentucky, united, states, shrewsburyunincorporated, communityshrewsburylocation, within, state, kentuckyshow, kentuckyshrewsburyshrewsbury, united,. Shrewsbury is a declining rural unincorporated community located within Grayson County Kentucky United States 1 ShrewsburyUnincorporated communityShrewsburyLocation within the state of KentuckyShow map of KentuckyShrewsburyShrewsbury the United States Show map of the United StatesCoordinates 37 22 44 N 86 23 05 W 37 37889 N 86 38472 W 37 37889 86 38472CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyGraysonElevation663 ft 202 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT GNIS feature ID503466 1 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 References 4 External linksHistory editIn 1900 it was a settlement in its own right 2 but today it seems to be less well defined and many maps do not show it It dates to as early as 1833 and was originally called Territory 3 but later renamed in honor of Judge James W Shrewsbury 3 Its first postmaster was Reuben Tingle 3 He was succeeded by four others until 1933 when the post office was closed 3 The town was incorporated as a Kentucky city in 1895 but lost that status in 1901 citation needed Geography editThe community is located at the junction of Kentucky Routes 187 and 411 in the central portion of Grayson County The community is located about 7 4 miles 11 9 km southwest of Leitchfield via KY 187 References edit a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Shrewsbury Kentucky Maps from 1900 Encyclopaedia Britannica a b c d Community Perspectives Archived from the original on September 27 2011 External links editMultimap Shrewsbury Kentucky nbsp This Grayson County Kentucky state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shrewsbury Kentucky amp oldid 1216051445, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
