Patesville, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Patesville is located in Kentucky
Patesville
Patesville
Patesville is located in the United States
Patesville
Patesville
Coordinates: 37°46′55.2″N 86°43′7.95″W / 37.782000°N 86.7188750°W / 37.782000; -86.7188750
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHancock
Elevation
489 ft (149 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
42363
Area code(s)270 & 364
GNIS feature ID508779[1]

Patesville is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, Kentucky United States. The community is centered around the intersection Kentucky Route 144 and Kentucky Route 1700.[1]

Patesville had a post office established in 1813. During the civil war there was a battle between Union troops led by John Clark and Confederate guerrillas led by Sue Mundy, Henry Magruder, and Bill Davison. At its largest, in the 1890s, the town had several general stores, a blacksmith, sawmill, hotel, drugstore, a hat maker, and an undertaker.[2] The post office closed on June 17, 1966.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Patesville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Town of Patesville". Kentucky Historical Society. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Postal history – Postmaster Finder". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 8, 2024.


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