Tyrone, Kentucky
Tyrone | |
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  Tyrone Location within the state of Kentucky  Tyrone Tyrone (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°1′58″N 84°50′11″W / 38.03278°N 84.83639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Anderson |
| Elevation | 528 ft (161 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 505753[1] |
Tyrone is a ghost town located in Anderson County, Kentucky, United States. It is located east of Lawrenceburg along the Kentucky River.
History
A distillery was opened circa 1868 and acquired by T.B. Ripy, who expanded the facility. The town is named after County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, where the Ripy family was from.[2] The community was originally called Streamville, but was eventually renamed, sometime after the distillery was so named in 1883.[3] In 1905, the sons of T.B. Ripy opened the Ripy Brothers Distillery.[4]
The population of the village reached 1,000 before Prohibition. The distillery closed, but was later re-opened and is now where Wild Turkey (bourbon) is manufactured.[5]
Its post office was opened in 1882 as Coke (the name of the postmaster), was renamed Tyrone in 1893, and is now closed.[6][7][2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tyrone, Kentucky
- 1 2 Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names, p. 300 (1984)
- ↑ History and Families, Anderson County, Kentucky, p. 8-9 (Turner Publishing Company 1991)
- ↑ Scott, Berkeley and Jeanine. The Kentucky Bourbon Trail, pp. 24, 56-57, 104 (Arcadia Publishing 2009)
- ↑ Tyrone - Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer, uky.edu, Retrieved 4 March 2013)
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tyrone KY post office
- ↑ Jurgensen, Melissa C. River Towns of Central Kentucky, p. 11-20 (Arcadia Publishing 2008)
See also
Municipalities and communities of Anderson County, Kentucky, United States | ||
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| Ghost town | ||