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 | |
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  McQuady  McQuady | |
| Coordinates: 37°42′30″N 86°31′08″W / 37.70833°N 86.51889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Breckinridge |
| Elevation | 676 ft (206 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 40153 |
| Area code | 270 |
| GNIS feature ID | 497945[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 running through the town was completed in 1890. It eventually became a branch of the Louisville, Henderson, & St. Louis Railroad.[6]
Soon after the completion of the railroad through town, Baptist residents founded Corinth Baptist church.[7]
In 1910, St. Mary of the Woods Roman Catholic church was moved into town. The church operated a high school from 1922 to 1932 and an elementary school from 1922 to 1967. The schools were staffed by Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine.[8]
References
edit- ^ "McQuady". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ State Primary Road System: Breckinridge County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ Breckinridge Bicentennial Committee Program. Accessed from Breckinridge Historical Archives.
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 184. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Our History". Corinth Baptist Church. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ The Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. 1994. pp. 153–154. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
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