County Named / Calhoun

County Named / Calhoun (HM2BJ3)

Location: Calhoun, KY 42327 McLean County
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N 37° 32.239', W 87° 15.492'

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County Named

For Judge Alney McLean, lawyer and politician. Established in 1854, from parts of Daviess, Ohio, and Muhlenberg Counties. Solomon Rhoads and James Inman settled in 1788. First county officers were: Sanders Eaves, judge; Alfred Tanner, clerk; Henry Griffith, sheriff; Frank McLean, county attorney; Jacob Davis, surveyor; James Hinton, jailer. See over.

Calhoun


Named for John Calhoun, circuit judge, Congressman, 1835 to 1839. Formed in 1784 as Rhoadsville, it became known as Fort Vienna, 1785, when Solomon Rhoads built a fort here. Boyhood home of the builder and master of "My Old Kentucky Home," Senator John Rowan, Esq. Calhoun incorporated, 1852. Made county seat, 1854. Called "Capital of Green River Country." See over.
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HM NumberHM2BJ3
Series This marker is part of the Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society series
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Year Placed1968
Placed ByKentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways
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Date Added Thursday, September 20th, 2018 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 477189 N 4154512
Decimal Degrees37.53731667, -87.25820000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 32.239', W 87° 15.492'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 32' 14.34" N, 87° 15' 29.52" W
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Area Code(s)270
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 210 Main St, Calhoun KY 42327, US
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