On State Highway 129 at State Line Load, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 129.
CSA Gen. N. B. Forrest with main body of cavalry passed this way before and after destructive raid on Paducah, March 25, 1864. Returning, Kentucky regiments, camping near here, given leave to seek food, horses, get recruits, visit families. Not one . . . — — Map (db m52291) HM
On Kentucky Route 80 0.1 miles east of Kentucky Route 339, on the left when traveling west.
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Fancy Farm
The town which grew up around St. Jerome's Church was named ca.1845 for farm of John Peebles. Samuel Willett and Elizabeth Hobbs, from St. Rose's, Washington Co., were first permanent Catholic settlers in 1829. . . . — — Map (db m52292) HM
On Kentucky Route 339 at Kentucky Route 80, on the right when traveling north on State Route 339.
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St. Jerome Sesquicentennial
Site of first St. Jerome, completed 1836 by the Rev. Elisha Durbin; first Catholic Church in the Jackson Purchase. Second church dedicated, 1858; present church in 1893. St. Jerome settlers were . . . — — Map (db m52295) HM
On South 7th Street (U.S. 45) at East Broadway Street (Kentucky Route 58, 80), on the right when traveling north on South 7th Street.
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Born: 3 July 1920, Mayfield, Kentucky
Parents: Ted and Deltrice Green
503 North 6TH St. Mayfield
Education: Mayfield High School and Vanderbilt University
Military Service: U.S. Army Air Corps and U.S. Airforce, 29 Sept. 1941 . . . — — Map (db m52290) HM
On West South Street at South 8th Street (Kentucky Route 121), on the right when traveling east on West South Street.
Organized July 13, 1844, at home of J. B. Hurt, east of Mayfield, with 14 members. Elders Milton Wyman, Henry Richardson, Dennis Ray, Willis White and Hardeman Puryear composed its constituting council. First building erected in 1858; second, 1867. . . . — — Map (db m52282) HM
On South Street at 7th Street, SR 58 (U.S. 45), on the right when traveling west on South Street.
In May, 1861, delegates of seven Kentucky and twenty Tennessee westernmost counties, the Jackson Purchase, met in Mayfield. Belief in Southern cause, dissatisfaction with Kentucky adherence to Union and Tennessee delay joining South caused . . . — — Map (db m52287) HM
On Paducah Road, 8th Street (U.S. 45) at 7th Street (Kentucky Route 121), in the median on Paducah Road, 8th Street.
CSA General Nathan B. Forrest with main body of cavalry passed thru Mayfield to and from destructive raid on Paducah, March 25, 1864. Gen. Abraham Buford's division camped here. Kentucky regiments given leave to visit homes, enlist recruits. All . . . — — Map (db m52276) HM
On East Cemetery Street 0.1 miles north of East Lockridge Street (U.S. 45), on the left when traveling east.
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Those enshrined here are Keziah Nichols, mother of Col. Henry Wooldridge; his brothers, W. F., Alfred, Josiah and John; his sisters, Narcissa, Minerva and Susan; small statues of great nieces, Maud and Minnie. His favorite . . . — — Map (db m52271) HM
On State Highway 339 0.1 miles south of County Line Road (State Highway 1820), on the right when traveling south.
Site of Melber School
Site of 1st Melber school building in 1897. Became Melber Jr. H. S. in 1903. Building burned on Oct. 1, 1929. New brick building opened Aug. 25, 1930. Between 1937-1954, Melber served grades 1-12, and between 1954 1963, . . . — — Map (db m158897) HM
On State Highway 94, on the right when traveling east.
Site of a settlement established in 1830s. By 1838 it was most important trading point in the county. After a State Road was built through Feliciana in 1845, it became one of the greatest commercial centers in western Ky. This community remained . . . — — Map (db m36991) HM
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