Wadesboro, Kentucky

Wadesboro, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Wadesboro is located in Kentucky
Wadesboro
Wadesboro
Location within the state of Kentucky
Wadesboro is located in the United States
Wadesboro
Wadesboro
Wadesboro (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°44′53″N 88°19′17″W / 36.74806°N 88.32139°W / 36.74806; -88.32139
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyCalloway
Elevation
463 ft (141 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID509298[1]

Wadesboro or Waidsboro is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.

History

The first settlement in Calloway County was likely made near Wadesboro in 1818.[2] Wadesboro served as the first county seat.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wadesboro, Kentucky
  2. ^ a b Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 109.


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