Gilpin
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.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of 843 feet (257 metres)
- Description: unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky
- Also known as“Gilpin, Kentucky”“Gilpin, KY”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cantown and Labascus.
Gilpin
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Latitude
37.25674° or 37° 15′ 24″ north
Longitude
-84.8819° or 84° 52′ 55″ west
Open location code
869Q7449+M6
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place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Gilpin” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “吉爾平”
- French: “Gilpin”
- Irish: “Gilpin”
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