Sherburne is an unincorporated community in Fleming County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1]

History

Sherburne was incorporated in 1847.[2] The post office opened in 1815 under the name Sherburne Mills and was renamed Sherburne in 1879.[3] The Sherburne post office was discontinued in 1958.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sherburne, Kentucky
  2. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 230.
  3. "Sherburne, Kentucky". Kentucky Atlas & Gazetter. David C. Eldon. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  4. "Fleming County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 4, 2015.

38°16′54″N 83°48′10″W / 38.28167°N 83.80278°W / 38.28167; -83.80278


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