Maysville (Ky.)

Item

Title

Maysville (Ky.)

Alternate name

Plugtown (Ky.)

Washington (Mason County, Ky.)

Limestone (Ky.)

Description

Founded by Simon Kenton, Daniel Boone and other pioneers, the town was eventually named for early settler and landowner John May. It is the county seat of Mason County.

Has beginning

1786

Identifier

USGS GNIS ID: 517025

U.S. Census code: 51024

Parent division/institution

Mason County (Ky.)

Related resource

The official website of Maysville, Kentucky

Latitude

38.643889

Longitude

-83.775833

Source

Geographic Names Information System

Item sets

Cities and towns--Kentucky

Linked resources

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political division
Title	Alternate label	Class
1848--Two Slaves Escape	Location	Event
1856--Mass Escape of Fourteen Freedom Seekers	Location	Event

Place of Birth
Title	Alternate label	Class
Norris, Mariah	Place of birth	Person

Birth Event
Title	Alternate label	Class
Sherrill, Benjamin W.	Birth information	Person

Associated Locale
Title	Alternate label	Class
Kalb, Evelyn Marie	Resided in	Person