Nancy, Kentucky

Not to be confused with Jonancy, Kentucky.

Nancy, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
'Greeting's from Nancy' artwork at the Mill Springs Plaza
'Greeting's from Nancy' artwork at the Mill Springs Plaza
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Coordinates: 37°4′18″N 84°44′52″W / 37.07167°N 84.74778°W / 37.07167; -84.74778
StateKentucky
CountyPulaski
CountryUnited States
Elevation
330 m (1,083 ft)
Population
 • Total
5,053
Time zoneUTC-5
Area code606

Nancy is an unincorporated community eight miles west of the city of Somerset in Pulaski County, Kentucky. The ZIP Code for Nancy is 42544.[1] According to the 2020 census the total population is 5,053. [2]

Nancy has a lending library, a branch of the Pulaski County Public Library.[3]

History

On January 19, 1862, during the American Civil War, Union forces achieved their first significant victory, defeating the Confederates at the Battle of Mill Springs near Nancy. The Mill Springs National Cemetery today is administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Education

Nancy Elementary School, also sometimes initialized as NES, is a public elementary school in the community. It is under the administration of Pulaski County Schools. The school provides education to grades 1–5.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Nancy ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Kentucky Public Library Directory". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Nancy Elementary School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved September 15, 2023.

37°04′18″N 84°44′53″W / 37.07167°N 84.74806°W / 37.07167; -84.74806


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