Claysville, Harrison County, Kentucky

Claysville is an unincorporated, rural community in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States; which was established by African Americans after the American Civil War ended in 1865.[1][2] It is located on U.S. Route 62 at the Licking River.[3]

History

The area was originally called "Marysville", and was laid out in 1799 or 1800.[4] A post office called Marysville was established in 1816.[5]

The post office was renamed Claysville in 1825, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917.[6] Claysville was once considered a busy shipping point, but when the railroad was completed in the area and bypassed Claysville, business activity shifted to other nearby towns, and Claysville's population dwindled.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Claysville, Harrison County, Kentucky
  2. "Claysville and Other Neighborhoods (Paris, KY)". Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, University of Kentucky Libraries, University of Kentucky. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  3. "Claysville, Kentucky". Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 322.
  5. "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  6. "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2015.



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