R.L. Polk & Co.'s Kentucky State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1895-1896. AVERY. In Owen county, 12 miles from Owenton, the judicial seat and banking point, and 9 from Turner, the nearest shipping point. D.S. Adams, postmaster and farmer. _____ BALLS LANDING. On the Kentucky river, in Owen county, 11 ½ miles west of Owenton, the judicial seat and banking point. Stage tri-weekly to Owenton. Population, 300. Edna Doyle, postmaster. Cox, L.O., railroad agt. Doan, John A., carpenter Doyle, Ollie, Milliner and Dressmaker. Giles & Goodrich, general store House, James, flour mill Hunter, Thomas, hotel King, Isaac, blacksmith Minor, O.P., livestock Snodgrass, J.S., general store Snodgrass, Wm., carpenter Veal, S.A., physician _____ BEECHWOOD. In Owen county, 13 ½ miles southeast of Owenton, the judicial seat and nearest banking point, and about the same distance from Sadieville, the nearest shipping point. Watson, D.B., general store _____ BETHANY. In Owen county, 13 ½ miles southeast of Owenton, the seat of justice and banking point. Ship to Corinth, 13 miles east. Population 40. Mail daily. Bethany Supply Store Carlton, R.E., general store Lucas, J.P., general store Parker, J.R., blacksmith _____ BRECK. In Owen county, 7 ½ miles east of Owenton, the county seat and nearest bank location. Corinth, 15 miles east is the nearest shipping point. Eugene Jones, postmaster and general store. _____ BROMLEY. A postoffice in Owen county, 8 ½ miles north of Owenton, the county seat and nearest bank location. Sparta, 4 ½ miles north, is its shipping point. J.W. Brock, postmaster. Brock, J.W., general store Spangler, E.R., justice Wigington, Benjamin, railroad agent _____ CANBY. In Owen county, 14 miles east of Owenton, the county seat, and 7 north of Corinth its banking and shipping point. Population, 40. N. Prather, postmaster. Prather, Noon, general store _____ EAGLE HILL. Owen county, 16 miles northeast of Owenton, the county seat, and 4 from Glencoe, its banking and shipping point. W.A. Stewart, postmaster. Boaz, M.G., blacksmith Bond, L.D., shoemaker Foster, J.T., painter Price, W.A., general store Stewart, Miss Addie, music teacher Stewart, T., dentist Thompson, J.T., physician Thompson & Coates, general store _____ EAST EAGLE. Owen county, 9 miles southeast of Owenton, the county seat, and 14 west of Corinth, its shipping station. George Hill, postmaster. Clements, S.L., carpenter Hill, George, general store Hill, John, blacksmith Riley, Rev. C.M. (Baptist) _____ EP. Owen county, 6 ½ miles from Owenton, the judicial seat, and 11 from Monterey, on the Kentucky river. Population, 150. Morton B. Salin, postmaster. McNear, B.F., carpenter Salin Bros., general store Salin, E.M., lawyer Salin, Rev. Lewis H. (Baptist) Salin, Wm. B. physician Spicer, B.F., blacksmith GRATZ. On the Kentucky river, in Owen county, 9 miles southwest of Owenton, the county seat and bank location, and 23 south of Sparta, its nearest shipping point by rail. Daily stage to Owenton; fare 50 cents. Population, 275. S.P. Witt, postmaster. Dupuy, Dr. Joseph, druggist Giles, H.D., general store Giles, L.W., undertaker Giles, Robert, coal Jones, Joseph, steamboat pilot Kenney Bros., saw mill and coal Leitch, A.W., druggist Minish Bros. (T.W. & J.M.), general store Minish, W.R., jr. & Co., druggists Thomas, Mrs. J.B., milliner Wainscott, G.W., blacksmith Witt, S.P. & Co., general store _____ HALLAM. Owen county, 4 miles southeast of Owentown, the county seat and banking location. G. Williams, postmaster. Williams, George, general store _____ HARMONY. Owen county, 16 miles from Owenton, the county seat and location of nearest bank. Ship to Sadieville. Population, 50. Barr, John, general store _____ HARRISBURG. Owen county, 3 ½ miles north of Owenton, the county seat and banking point, and 19 miles from Sparta, its shipping point. Population, 50. Boulton Bros., blacksmiths Crowder & Sacher, general store Furnish & Jones, general store _____ HESLER. Owen county, 7 miles south of Owenton, the county seat, banking and shipping point. Population, 100. J.H. Threlkeld, postmaster. Arnold, W.L., general store Dempsey, B.F., blacksmith O'Banion, George W., deputy county clerk Roberts, J.H., feed and saw mill. Ross, Bart, wagonmkr. Rush, John T., artist Settle, James H., lawyer Simpson, V., toll gate keeper Threlkeld, J.H., general store and druggist _____ JONESVILLE. Owen county, 9 miles from Owenton, the judicial seat and banking point, and 8 from Glencoe, the nearest shipping point. Population, 120. Vernon Brock, postmaster. Bradley, C.W., general store and saw mill Brock, D. & Son, harnessmaker Brock, J.W., & Son, general store Brock, W.H., meat market Chrisman, J.H., physician Garvey, Julia A., music teacher Garvey, Nannie, music teacher Grubbs, W.H., blacksmith House, W.H., carpenter Jonesville Deposit Bank, Jacob Maddox pres., G.T. Smith, sec. Jonesville Perpetual Bldg. And Loan Ass'n., Vernon Brock, pres., G.T. Smith, sec. Miller, G.W., harnessmaker Smith, G.T. & Co., general store Spangler, E.R., justice Steger, G.L., saw mill Steger, J.R. & Son, saw mill Stewart & Harrison, drugs and groceries Sullivan, W.H., blacksmith Tucker, G.W., physician _____ LUSBY. Owen county, 9 miles east of Owenton, the county seat and nearest bank location. Ship to Corinth, 12 miles distant. Population, 150. Acree, A.B., general store Kingman, W.R., distiller Prather, Dr. Porter, drugs Reed, B., lawyer Smithner, Anthony W., physician Stamper, Hugh, general store _____ MALLORYS. Owen county, 15 miles southeast of Owenton, the judicial seat, and 5 from Hinton, the shipping point. _____ MARGARET. A post office in Owen county. _____ MONTEREY. Owen county, 10 miles south of Owenton, the county seat. Ship to Moores. Population, 400. J.A. Ellis, postmaster. Arnold, R.M., grocer Bourne, L.M., grocer Byrns & Gayle, undertakers Dernger, D., wagonmaker Gayle, W.S., banker Hardin, Mrs. M.J., milliner Hardin, T.J., lawyer Hardin, Wm. D., general store and tobacco Johnson, I.N., livery Jones, F.M., general store Lawrence, G.W., druggist Lawrence, Mrs. L.M., milliner Moore, Thomas, leaf tobacco Pryor, G.L., physician Schoolfield, G.T., druggist Sandford, J.B., grocer Shipp, G.W., physician Swetman, T.S., blacksmith Thomas, F., hotel _____ MOXLEY. Owen county, 12 miles northwest of Owenton, the county seat. Ship to Eagle. Population, 125. D.H. Daniel, postmaster. Ball, W.S., coal and line Daniel, A.D. & Co., general store Divore, A., carpenter Griffith, Cynthia, milliner Jones, Alfred, blacksmith McDormant, J.M., drugs and groceries Smith, J.L., meat market _____ NEW COLUMBUS. Owen county, 6 miles from Corinth, its shipping point, and 18 from Owenton, the county seat. Population, 200. A. Jackson, postmaster. Arnold, Elijah, lawyer and justice Davis, Mrs. A.W., milliner Dorman, Mrs. B., milliner Hudson, Mrs. Amanda E., grocer and milliner Hudson, Philip L., propr, New Columbus & Corinth Stage line and undertaker Hudson, S.A., lawyer Jackson, A., justice Jackson, Robert, lumber and justice Judge, P.L., justice Kennedy & Dorman, general store Lancaster, Buford R., physician Lee, J.D., flour mill Lee, N.W., flour mill McFarland, J.T., shoemaker Mason, Wm., hotel New Columbus & Corinth Stage line, P.L. Hudson propr., Departs 7 a.m., arrives 12:30 p.m., fare, 50 cents, Round Trip 75 cents. Price, J.B., general store Sebree & Thomison, live stock Simpson, James W., physician Trigg, Henry, physician True, L.G., general store Watson & Norton (Horace Watson, Frank Norton), blacksmiths _____ NEW LIBERTY. Owen county, 8 miles from Owenton, the county seat, and 4 miles southeast of its shipping point, sanders, to which a stage runs twice daily; fare, 50 cents. Population, 300. Alexander, B., livery Alexander, R.F., general store Alexander & North, general store Bond, Wallace, grocer Bond, W.B. & Co., general store Citizens' Bank (captal $43,500), H.D. Barker, pres., D.H. Gavie, cashr. Connell, Dr., J.W., druggist Curtis, John, carpenter Garvey, J.B., general store Genimel, C.F., blacksmith Hanlon, D.B., blacksmith Lilly, David, shoemaker Monroe & Samuels, druggists Samuel, J.S., carpenter Sullivan, J.H., wagonmaker _____ OWENTON. Situated in about the center of Owen county, of which it is the county seat, 8 miles northeast of Gratz, the nearest shipping point by water on the Kentucky river, 12 miles southeast of Sparta on the L. & N. R. R., its nearest railroad point, 56 southwest of Cincinnati, O., and 77 northeast of Lousiville. It has 3 churches, 2 banks, 2 weekly newspapers, a high school. Has daily stage communication with Sparta and Warsaw. Population, 1,100. Reuben B. Craig, postmaster. Alexander, P.A., deputy sheriff Anderson, Rev. J.H. (Baptist) Baker, A.M., lawyer Beck, Harry B., circuit clerk Beck, Rev. J.N. (Christian) Birchett & Foster (W.R. Birchett, W.E. Foster), physicians Botts, H.G., lawyer Brand, George, shoemaker Branhan, Wm., restaurant Brown, F.H. & Son, (F. Headly and Conley), livery Brown, Walter, livery Cammack, James W., lawyer Clark, James, leaf tobacco Connell, J.W., coroner Cook, George W., harnessmaker Cox, F. & A. Co., The, Florian Cox, pres., Attila Cox, vice-pres., L.O. Cox, treas., J.P. Cox, Sec., general store, proprs. Owenton, Sparta and Warsaw Stage Transfer and Telegraph. Cox, L.O., express agent Craig, Reuben B., postmaster Cunningham, Jacob H., master commr. Davis, George W., farm impts. Donaldson, Rev. W.T. (Christian) Dorman & Douglas (James H. Dorman, John W. Douglas), attorneys and counsellors at law, practice in all the courts, collections promptly attended to. Doty, Lawrence T., grocer Duncan, James A., lawyer Du Val, Mrs. B.V., propr. Owenton Hotel Farmers' National Bank (capital $60,000), Wm. Lindsay, pres, J. Holbrook, cashr. Farmers' Supply Co., J. Glasscock, pres., J.A. Johnson, sec., dry goods First National Bank of Owenton (capital $126,000), George W. Forsee, pres, Florian Cox, cash. Foster, Peter D., county surveyor Fullilove, F. & Co. (F. Fullilove and T. & A. Cox Co.), jewelers Gallagher, Thomas, propr. Hotel Wood Garner, Felix, barber Gayle, June W., sheriff Gibson, Joseph B., leaf tobacco Greene, John W., circuit judge Hartsough, John C., undertaker Harvey, Mrs. Sarah, dressmaker Herndon, Horace T., hardware Hill, James W., police judge Hixson, J.O. & co. (J.O. Hixson, J.P. Hutchenson), clothing Holbrook, Jesse, county treasurer Hotel Wood, Thomas Gallagher, propr. Humphrey, Rev. C.M. (Methodist) Kemper, Ransdell & Co. (H.T. Kemper, Eusebius Ransdell, J.T. Walker), druggists Kenney Bros. (Oswald C. and Thomas E.), lumber and coal Lee, James L., druggist Lee, Willis A., county judge Lillard, J.D., lawyer Lindsay & Botts (Wm. Lindsay, Henry G. Botts), lawyers Lindsey, J.P., pres Herald Co. Littrell, Leslie C., supt. Of schools Marston, Lee B., livery Martin, John B., Jr., real estate Mason, A.J., lawyer Mitchell & Dougherty (Cyrus Mitchell, Wm. Dougherty), barbers Moore, Harbin H., insurance Moore, Uriah, deputy sheriff Moss & Watson (Thomas A. Moss, Horace Watson), blacksmiths Newton, B.J., mngr. Herald Orr, Emmett, propr. News Owen News, Emmett Orr, propr. Owenton Herald, The, Herald Co., publrs. Owenton Hotel, Mrs. B.V. Du Val, propr. Owenton & Sparta Stage Line, The, F. & A. Cox Co., proprs. Quinley, S. A. & Son (S. Allen and Thomas), livery Rees, cox & co., (Albert N. Rees, The T. & A. cox Co), farm impts. Rees, Jacob F., dentist Roberts, Willis K., grocer Robinson, W.L., deputy sheriff Sandford, Frank P., constable Sandford, Mrs. Ica, dressmaker Sandford, W.H., lawyer Settle, Evans E., lawyer Slaughter, J.L., Walker, lawyer Smith, Hugh G., physician Smith, H. Clay, prin. of high school Smith, Moses J., physician Smith, Paschal II, insurance Smith & Dawson (John W. Smith, Albert D. Dawson), druggists Snelson, Benjamin F., jailer Steger, Mrs. Nannie, dressmaker Steger, Tolbert L., city marshal Strother, Charles, lawyer Swetman & Baucum (W.H. Swetman, J.J. Baucum), blacksmiths Swope, Wm. P., county Clerk Taylor, Mrs. Jennie, dressmaker Thomas, Frank, county assessor Todd, James G., county attorney Waldrop, Elle, groger Wallen, Wm. A., marble works Winn, H. & Co. (Harvey Winn, M. Tomlinson), hardware Wolf, Isaac, grocer Wolf & Roberts (Abraham Wolf, Wm. H. Roberts), dry goods _____ PLEASANT HOME. Owen county, 5 ¾ miles from Owenton, the county seat and banking point. Ship by water via Clay Lick, by rail via Sparta. Population, 50. W.H. Lowdenback, postmaster. Gibson, G.B., school teacher Lemen, J.A., carpenter Lowdenback, S.C., photographer Lowdenback, W.O. & Co., general store Schooler, A.C., blacksmith _____ POPLAR GROVE. Owen county, 4 miles from Glencoe, the most convenient railroad station, and 75 from Louisville. Population, 200. Clark, J.W., physician Coats, R.L., undertaker Foreman, J.C., general store Jett, J.S., blacksmith Maddux, L.E., druggist Slaughter, A.B., general store Yancy, H.C., druggist _____ ROCKDALE. Owen county, 18 miles from Owenton, the county seat, 10 from Sadieville, its nearest banking and shipping point. Population, 20. J.M. Gaines, postmaster. Boyle, Reb. M.F. (Baptist), general store, live stock Dempsey, V.A., constable Dempsey, J.H., stone mason Glass, B.B., constable Glass, H.N., carpenter Glass, W.D., general store Goddard, F.M., mail contractor Goddard, Wm. F., mail carrier Honaker, F.M., magistrate Nunnelly, Henry, carpenter Rawlings, S., physician Smith, G.W., magistrate Moss, R.D. & Bro, blacksmiths True, Leland, stone mason _____ SQUIRESVILLE. Owen county, 8 miles west of Owenton, the county seat and bank location. Ship to Ball's Landing. Population, 50. Gordon, James, blacksmith Vaughn, Mrs. M.E., general store Veal, Dr. S.A., drugs _____ SWEET OWEN. Owen county, 5 miles northeast of Owenton, the county seat and banking point, and 12 southeast of Sparta, its shipping point. Population, 60. S.J. Lyon, postmaster. Johnson & Turpin, leaf tobacco Landson, Albert, blacksmith Lyon, S.J., druggist Lyon, W.H., barber Randell, J.S., general store Robinson, Thomas, general store Satterwhite Bros., flour and saw mill Smith, W.A., carpenter _____ TACKITTS MILL Owen county, 18 miles from Owenton, the county seat, and 7 from Monterey, its banking and shipping point. J.W. Guigin, postmaster. Blythe, A., general store Guigin, J.W., general store Hall, Wm. wagonmaker Reynolds, H.H., blacksmith _____ TRUESVILLE. Owen county, 15 miles south of Owenton, the county seat. Ship to Frankfort by rail, 14 miles, or to Byrne, by boat, 6 miles. Population, 25. Oliver, R., general store _____ WHEATLEY. Owen county, 12 miles northwest of Owenton, the county seat. Ship to Eagle Station, 3 miles distant. Bank at New Liberty. Population, 100. W. Vallandingham, postmaster. 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