| ||||||||||
 
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details 
  
Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig 
Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... 
|
Historian Mike Watson: Gentrys Mill, KY named for 1st postmaster About: Gentrys Mill must have been important place By Michael Watson, Author of An Adair County History In the days when walking or horse power were the only modes of transportation, rural areas had communities, some with post offices, that lay only a few miles apart. Nearly every three or four miles one would find at least one store, sometimes accompanied by the post office, a mill, blacksmith, and in some cases, a doctor. Gentry's Mill had a post office for a half-century. While researching An Adair County, Kentucky History, volume 1, the following facts were found: GENTRY'S MILL post office was named for Christopher C. Gentry, the first postmaster, who operated his mill nearby. He was appointed post master on 22 January 1890. Other postmasters were: Valina Sullivan appointed 17 March 1902, C.C. Gentry appointed 8 February 1906, George E. Burton appointed 14 April 1908, and Rissie Burton appointed 28 June 1924. Gentry's Mill was discontinued as of 30 September 1940 with mail sent to Russell Springs. At one time Daniel P. Gentry had a blacksmith shop at Gentry's Mill.For more by Michael Watson, enter his name in the searchbox. For more on Gentrys Mill, enter that name in the searchbox. For books by Michael Watson, visit the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY. Most of the time books by Michael Watson may be purchased at the library. This story was posted on 2010-03-12 10:15:38
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know. (AD) - Many Reunion organizing efforts are also advertised in our REUNIONS category in our CM Classifeds. These are posted at a very low cost. See RATES & TERMS More articles from topic Local History:
Gentrys Mill must have been important place News from the front page of the News March 9, 1910 Letter: On Craycraft; Edith, KY mystery; why Youngs Mill was built Craycraft, Adair Co. KY: Near Oak Grove, Ozark, New Concord Wonders about exact location of Craycraft, Adair Co., KY Owner of a sulphur spring on Sand Lick wonders if it is site of killing? 100 years ago: The Unlamented Death of Sam C. Lawrence, Greensburg, KY, organist will present noon recital at Ransdell Jim sends links to two other Cane Valley articles Farmers Bank of Cane Valley, KY: Jim finds report of voluntary liquidation View even more articles in topic Local History |
 
115 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY. 270-384-2496 
  
   
 Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency 
|
||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
|
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
| ||||||||||
