Cantown
Cantown is an unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Contown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Cantown, Casey County, Kentucky”, “Cantown, KY”, and “Contown”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilpin and Labascus.
Gilpin
Hamlet
Gilpin is an unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was established in the community then known as Shackelford in 1881. In 1887, postmaster William Gilpin renamed it after his own family. Gilpin is situated 1½ miles east of Cantown.
Labascus
Hamlet
Labascus is an unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office has ceased to exist. Labascus is situated 2½ miles south of Cantown.
Phil
Hamlet
Phil is an unincorporated community in western Casey County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office is no longer in service. It was named by F. P. Combest, the community's first postmaster, for his favorite politician, U.S. Representative Phil Thompson. Phil is situated 4 miles southwest of Cantown.
Cantown
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Casey, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.26146° or 37° 15′ 41″ northLongitude
-84.91217° or 84° 54′ 44″ westElevation
1,129 feet (344 metres)Open location code
869Q736Q+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 154201817OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Cantown” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “坎敦 (肯塔基州凱西縣)”
- Chinese: “坎敦”
- French: “Cantown”
- Irish: “Cantown”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Contown Cemetery and Gilpin Hill.
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