Mousie, Kentucky

Mousie, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Mousie is located in Kentucky
Mousie
Mousie
Mousie is located in the United States
Mousie
Mousie
Coordinates: 37°25′6″N 82°52′42″W / 37.41833°N 82.87833°W / 37.41833; -82.87833
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyKnott
Elevation
797 ft (243 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41839
GNIS feature ID498964[1]

Mousie is an unincorporated community within Knott County, Kentucky, United States.

History

A post office called Mousie has been in operation since 1916.[2] Mousie was the name of the first postmaster's daughter.[3] According to one account, the girl's name was Mousie Martin.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mousie, Kentucky
  2. ^ "Knott County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  3. ^ Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
  4. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 86.


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