Napoleon is an unincorporated community located in Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States.

Napoleon, Kentucky
Napoleon is located in Kentucky
Napoleon
Napoleon
Location within the state of Kentucky
Napoleon is located in the United States
Napoleon
Napoleon
Napoleon (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°45′37″N 84°47′20″W / 38.76028°N 84.78889°W / 38.76028; -84.78889
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyGallatin
Elevation
850 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID499169[1]

History

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Napoleon was laid out in the early 1820s and named for Napoléon Bonaparte.[2] In the 1870s, business enterprises in Napoleon included a sawmill and gristmill, a tavern, and 3 stores.[3] The Napoleon post office was discontinued in 1912.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Napoleon, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 209. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.
  3. ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 286.
  4. ^ "Gallatin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 4, 2015.