Jeffrey, Kentucky

Jeffrey is an unincorporated community located near Peters Creek on Bethlehem Church Road, 8 miles northwest of Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was first established March 10, 1903, in the home of postmaster and namesake, Payton J. Jeffrey/s (1865-1926) and his wife, Ella (Arterburn) Jeffrey/s, which was later moved to their general store. Payton Jeffrey/s also operated the local grist mill. Their daughter, Nola (Jeffrey/s) Simmons, was the last postmaster and also a schoolteacher at the local rural school known as “Mud Slash” (1911-1967). Jeffrey's post office was discontinued March 31, 1937.[2][3][4][5]

Jeffrey
Unincorporated community
Jeffrey
Location within the state of Kentucky
Jeffrey
Jeffrey (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°45′04″N 85°50′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMonroe
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
42157
GNIS feature ID4296220[1]

Finley Quinn, John Bedford Smith, William Joseph Burks, Joe Bowman, and Leslie Samson were also merchants in this community. William T. Whitehead operated a steam-powered saw mill nearby.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jeffrey, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. The University Press of Kentucky, 1984. p. 153.
  3. Rennick, Robert M., "Monroe County - Place Names" (2016). Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection. 111. (“Jeffrey, Kentucky”) https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/rennick_ms_collection/111
  4. Birdwell, Dayton. The History of Monroe County, Kentucky, 1820–1988. Tompkinsville, Ky: Monroe County Press, 1992.
  5. Monroe County Retired Teachers. Early School Days in Monroe County, Kentucky. Utica, KY: McDowell Publications, 2008.
  6. Rennick, Robert M., "Monroe County - Place Names" (2016). Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection. 111. (“Jeffrey, Kentucky”) https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/rennick_ms_collection/111


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