Ginseng, Kentucky
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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Ginseng, Kentucky | |
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Ginseng is located in the United States Ginseng Ginseng Location in the United States Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°30′17′′N 85°34′52′′W / 37.50472°N 85.58111°W / 37.50472; -85.58111 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | LaRue |
| Elevation | 554 ft (169 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 508091[1] |
Ginseng is an unincorporated community located in LaRue County, Kentucky, United States. The town was named for the crop ginseng, which was harvested by locals to be sold at market in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.[2] Its post office, opened in 1898 with Charles Merrill as its postmaster was closed in 1957.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ginseng, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 116. ISBN 0813126312 . Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ginseng, Kentucky
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