Allensville in Todd County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

First RFD in Kentucky

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2019

1. First RFD in Kentucky Marker

Inscription. First rural free delivery of mail in Kentucky was established at Allensville Post Office on Jan. 11, 1897. Three carriers, with horse and buggy, over dirt roads, traveled 15 miles per day; covered an area of 24 square miles with population of 220, at $300 annually. RFD enabled farmers to receive daily mail and avoid a drive to the post office.

Erected 1970. (Marker Number 1384.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 11, 1897.

Location. 36° 43.074′ N, 87° 4.13′ W. Marker is in Allensville, Kentucky, in Todd County. It is on Allensville Road (Kentucky Route 102), on the left when traveling east. Marker located in front of Allensville Post Office. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Allensville KY 42204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tobacco Farmers Unite (approx. 7.2 miles away); Robert Penn Warren (approx. 7.3 miles away); First Amish Settlement in Kentucky (approx. 7.4 miles away); Bristow, The Soldier Birthplace/Bristow, The Lawyer (approx. 7.6 miles away); Green River Academy (approx. 7.7 miles away); Home of U.S. Jurist (approx. 7.8 miles away); County Named, 1819 (approx. 7.9 miles away); House of the Loving Heart (approx. 8 miles away).

Also see . . . Rural Free Delivery. (Submitted on July 23, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2019

2. First RFD in Kentucky Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 521 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.