The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-05-03
QUEER NAMES OF
KENTUCKY TOWNS
Found In Official Post OF.
flee Directory.
PROPER AND COMMON NAMES
Also Animals, Birds and Vegeta.
bles Used To Designate Re.
siding Places.
OHIO COUNTY HAS ITS SHARE

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There are a great many towns IL
Kentucky. Many are unknown t6
the average citizen. Some have
pretty names; others bear names al
most unheard of or else names
which the average person can moi
account for. Montgomery county
contains Judy, but search of the mai
fails to locate a Punch. Someone
has said that names given to girls
are much prettier than those be-
slowed on boys. If this be the case
the reason that many towns, hamlets
and villages in Kentucky bear names
of the fair sex is apparent.
There is Constance, in Boone
Jane, in Harlan; Jennie, in Barren
Josephine, in Scott; Katie, in Car
ter; Lavenia. in Jessamine; Lula, in
Russell; Mabel, in Fulton; Grace. in
Clay; Hettie, in Adair; Ida, in Gin
ton: Inez, in Martin: Irma. in Crit
tenden Ethel, in Jackson; Eunice,
in Adair; Flora, in Nicholas; Flor
ence, in Hancock; Gertrude, in
Bracken; Cora, in Anderson; Della,
in Grant: Edith, in Adair; Edna, in
Magoffin; Eliza, in Johnson; Eliza
beth, in Bourbon; Eloise, in Law
renee; Elvira, in Clay; Emma, in
MagofIin: Stella, in Galloway; Su-
sic, in Wayne; Tillie, in Letcher,
and others.
On the other side there is Mat
thew, in Morgan; Ned, in Breathitt;
Carl. in Christian; Charley, in Law
renee; Clyde, in Wayne; Jasper. in
Casey; Jay, in Russell; Joe, in Pike;
Henry, in Morgan; Herbert. in
Montgomery; Felix, in Russell;
Fritz, in Johnson; Ray, in Logan,
etc.
Names pertaining to the vegeta-
BILE kingdom are found on the map.
One town is called Acorn, another
Maple, then there is Buckeye-this
is not in Ohio county, but in Gar
rard-Bud, Bush, Bloom, Lemon,
Lilac, Elder, Sprout, Sycamore,
Plum, Celery, Lily, Daisy, Pansy,
Tulip, Morning Glory, Rice, Sassa-
fras and Figg.
Animals, too, have been honored
with Coon, Wildcat, Pig, Arat, Bald
ger, Lamb, Bruin and Buck.
There is Swan, Parrot, Quail, Tur-
key, Buzzard, Chameleon, and last
but not least, Bugg.
Some one has named village in
Bullitt county. Crisp, and in Mercer
Cyclone was selected to designate a
settlement. But there is no Ty-
phoon.
Politics was not omitted in the
naming of some places.
Democrat is in Letcher and Re-
publican is in Knott. As if to give
a composite picture of Kentucky pol
itics there is Troublesome, in Perry
then political references are seen in
the towns of Pye, Prosperity and Salt
River.
Even slang is found in Dickens
and Goo.
Just why a place should be named
Dot is not known. 1t is little place
no doubt and so must be Dwarf
Stamp, Small and Speck. AS if IN
contrast to these towns there is q
Jumbo. in Lincoln. Nelson county
has Early Times. Some one perhaps
with historical tendencies did no
want to be outside and selected Ag
mes for a village in Harlan.
There is an yesterday, in Carroll
and Summershade in Metcalfe. Met
calfe. too, has an Echo. Eggs is 10
Gated in Grayson. This place. II Il
said. was named by some one witt
raised chickens. but did not know
how to spell the word correctly. o
course such an accusation is unjust
Eighty-Eight is in Barren. Their
is also Ten Mile Camp, Seven Gums