Briensburg, Kentucky

Briensburg is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States.[1]

History

Briensburg (also spelled historically Briensburgh) contained a post office from 1856 until 1905.[2] Briensburg was incorporated in 1861.[3]

Briensburg was hit by the deadly Western Kentucky EF4 tornado on December 10, 2021. However, the tornado was at EF2 intensity at this location.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Briensburg, Kentucky
  2. "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  3. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 543.


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