Lair, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Lair is located in Kentucky
Lair
Lair
Lair is located in the United States
Lair
Lair
Coordinates: 38°20′31″N 84°18′28″W / 38.34194°N 84.30778°W / 38.34194; -84.30778
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHarrison
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code859
GNIS feature ID495908[1]

Lair is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States. Lair is located on U.S. Route 27, 3.4 miles (5.5 km) south of Cynthiana.[2]

History

The community was named after Isaac Newton Lair, an early settler.[3] A post office was established as Lair's Station in 1860, was renamed Lair in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1920.[4] In the 1870s, the community contained a store, two gristmills, and two distilleries.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Lair". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ State Primary Road System: Harrison County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1915. p. 397.
  4. ↑ "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 322.


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