Mount Merino, Kentucky | |
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  Mount Merino  Mount Merino | |
| Coordinates: 37°53′48.2″N 86°17′4.9″W / 37.896722°N 86.284694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Breckinridge |
| Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 270 & 364 |
| GNIS feature ID | 498771[1] |
Mount Merino, Kentucky is an unincorporated community near Irvington in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
History[edit]
The community can trace its founding to 1832 when two brothers, Dr. Benedict Wathen and Dr. Richard M. Wathen, purchased the land and helped establish a Roman Catholic seminary there in 1838. The school closed in 1843 and in 1854 the Mount Merino farm became the home for the Holy Guardian Angel Catholic Church, a mission of St. Theresa Parish at Rhodelia. In 1930 it was decided to build a new church in Irvington as the old church needed many repairs and to be closer to the population center.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mount Merino Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ The Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky. Turner Publishing Company. February 1994. ISBN 9781563111297. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
Municipalities and communities of Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |