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Battletown
Battletown was named after a fist fight between two men seeking to determine the location of the postoffice. Today, the town is a crossroads community with an elementary school, post office, two churches, volunteer fire department, community park, and a general store.
The Battletown Post Office was established in 1890, with the current location dedicated in 1976. There are two highway contract routes which were begun in the early 1930s as horseback routes. There are 48 boxes in the Post Office, with access during post office hours.
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Big Spring
Big Spring was a large industrial town during the 1800s until the railroad routed traffic from the community. Meade, Hardin, and Breckinridge Counties come together at Big Spring.
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Brandenburg
Brandenburg, the county seat of Meade County, is located on the Ohio River, and the downtown area is the only one in Kentucky to have a Main Street that leads directly to the River. Brandenburg is located 46 miles southwest of Louisville, Kentucky, and just 17 miles south of Corydon, Indiana. Descendents of families that settled the area still live in Brandenburg and the surrounding county of Meade. The estimated population of Brandenburg in 1994 was 3,000 people.
Web Site: www.brandenburgky.org
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Concordia
Concordia was an important shipping and trading river town in its early days. Today, it is a farming area with no businesses remaining. There is a Corps of Engineers boat dock located here.
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Doe Valley
Doe Valley started as a recreational area in the 1950s. Now a planned community of about 500 homes, it is located on 1200 acres surrounding the 360 acre Doe Valley Lake. The newest portion is a gated community. The community has a semi-private 18-hole championship golf course, pro shop and snack bar, marina, tennis courts, swimming pool, swim and tennis club with restaurant and party areas, and two beaches.
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Ekron
Ekron was once located on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and was known as the biggest shipping point in the county. Today, Ekron still has a railroad passing through, but no depot. Ekron is a sixth class city with a mayor and city commission. There is a store, school, fire department, and churches in the area.
The Ekron Post Office started with one route, and has been expanding its number of deliveries on a yearly basis, adding an auxiliary route around 1994. The Ekron Post Office was established in 1899, with the current building being dedicated in 1990. It has 240 boxes in the Post Office Building which can be accessed 24 hours a day. Also, if the carrier does not go by a person's house in the Ekron delivery area, the customer may establish a fee-free box at the Ekron Post Office.
Web Site: Ekron Fire Dept
E-mail: ekron.fire.department@kvnet.org
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Flaherty
Flaherty was named for Michael Flaherty, who in 1885 settled what was known as St. Martins. Although the town applied for a post office under the name of St. Martins, the post office department bestowed the area with the name of Flaherty. The name remained even after the post office was closed. The Flaherty school,now in a modern building on Hwy. 144, was originally housed on the St. Martin Church grounds. The Meade County Water District is located in Flaherty.
The Flaherty Post Office was opened in 1883 and closed in 1906. There is currently a contract post office located in the First Federal Savings Bank. It provides money orders until 3 p.m. on Monday - Friday and until 11 a.m. on Saturday. Flaherty also provides stamps, and can mail packages up to 70 lbs., but does not have overnight or express delivery.
E-mail: fvfire@bbtel.com (Flaherty Fire Dept)
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Garrett
Garrett is at the crossroads of Hwy. 448/144 and Hwy 1238. It has a grocery store, hardware store, and used car lot. It is in a rapidly growing section of the county.
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Guston
Guston was established as a railroad town and depot when the railroad was constructed in 1889. State Senator Gus W. "Red Fox" Richardson was influential in getting the railroad so the town was named for him. Today it has two churches, a recycle center, and a well-drilling establishment.
The Guston Post Office, which has two routes, was established in 1889, and the current location was opened in 1965. They have 91 boxes in the Post Office Building which can be accessed 24 hours a day. Second Street is considered 'off the route' and residents on that street may establish a fee-free box at the Post Office.
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Midway
Midway was appropriately given that name when a road was built between Brandenburg and Irvington in the 1920s, now Hwy. 79. Today there is a veterinarian, florist, convenience store, farm store, sign company, and a garage here.
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Muldraugh
Muldraugh is a fifth class city with a mayor and city council. It is believed to have received its name from the first known settler, a hunter named Muldrew, combined with the necessity of using mules to haul or "draw" wagons and suppplies up the steep hill. Today, Muldraugh's business district is focused on Hwy. 31W. It has motels, restaurants, fire department and police department, a large car dealership as well as other businesses.
The Muldraugh Post Office was established in 1874, and the current office was dedicated in 1990. It has one route. 400 boxes in the Post Office Building can be accessed 24 hours a day.
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Payneville
Payneville was first named Caseyvile but changed when a post office was established and another town's post office already existed by that name. Livestock was shipped from here to the river, according to legend. Today, beside the post office, it has a store, fire department, school, and churches.
The Payneville Post Office, with two highway contract routes, was established in 1868, with the current location dedicated in 1973. There are currently 50 boxes with more on order. These boxes may be accessed during regular post office hours.
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Rhodelia
Rhodelia was named in honor of Elias Rhodes, who was a prominent Catholic settler of Breckinridge county. He was a man of "noble bearing, of rare good sense and of conceded piety and worth."The post office was opened in 1888. Besides the store in Rhodelia, a large lumber and hardware store and St. Theresa Church is nearby.
The Rhodelia Post Office was established in 1879, with the current location begun in 1946. The Rhodelia Post Office is located in Vessel's Grocery Store, with the contract route based in Brandenburg. Services provided are general delivery to 32 people, stamps, money orders, and package delivery. Rhodelia Post Office is open Monday through Saturday 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM.
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Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek got its name late in the 1700s. The Ohio river becomes narrow near the mouth of Wolf Creek and a buffalo trail led to this point and continued on through Indiana. In early spring, a wolf pack would gather here to prey upon the buffalo calves as the herd moved across the river; therefore, Wolf Creek was named by early settlers.
At one time there were warehouses, a hotel, several stores, two churches, a post office and a school. Today only one church remains. There is also a fire department here, as well as a boat ramp with access to the Ohio River. It is the home of one of Meade County's largest employers, Riverside Stone, a limestone quarry along the Ohio.
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