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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Ginseng, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°30′17″N 85°34′52″W / 37.50472°N 85.58111°W / 37.50472; -85.58111
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyLaRue
Elevation554 ft (169 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID508091

Ginseng is an unincorporated community located in LaRue County, Kentucky, United States. The town was named for the crop ginseng, which was harvested by locals to be sold at market in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Its post office, opened in 1898 with Charles Merrill as its postmaster was closed in 1957.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ginseng, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 116. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ginseng, Kentucky
Municipalities and communities of LaRue County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Hodgenville
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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