Ceredo, Kentucky

Ceredo
Unincorporated community
Ceredo is located in Kentucky
Ceredo
Ceredo
Location within the state of Kentucky
Ceredo is located in the United States
Ceredo
Ceredo
Ceredo (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°2′28″N 88°52′1″W / 37.04111°N 88.86694°W / 37.04111; -88.86694
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBallard
Elevation
423 ft (129 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID507681[1]

Ceredo is an unincorporated community located in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States.

It was founded in 1900 by George Holt, who opened a general store there. The Ceredo post office was established in 1902 and discontinued in 1905, with the mail service going through Kevil afterwards. No businesses remained in Ceredo by the 1970s.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ceredo, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (2016). "Ballard County - Place Names". Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection. Morehead State University. p. 15. Retrieved May 31, 2021.


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