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Middletown, Kentucky
Middletown is an independent, List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, and a former neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville. The population was 7,218 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The city is also home to the main campus of the largest church in the state (and one of the country's largest Protestant churches), the Southeast Christian Church (Louisville, Kentucky), Southeast Christian Church. History The City of Middletown was originally incorporated in 1797 by the Jefferson County Court on 500 acres of land lying on a branch of the forks of Beargrass Creek that originally belonged to Jacob Meyers and Culberth Harrison. Though there is no recorded explanation why the city was named Middletown, it is commonly believed that that name was chosen because the town was in the "middle" of the two older cities of Louisville which was founded June 24, 1778, and Shelbyville, which wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomfield, Kentucky
Bloomfield is a home rule–class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 838 during the 2010 U.S. census. Former names of the city included Middlesburg and Gandertown. History The community on the east fork of Simpson Creek originally grew up on sites purchased from Leven Powell's land grant, which he received from the state of Virginia in 1779 and surveyed in 1781. The community on the east bank of the creek was known as ''Middlesburg'' when its first post office opened in 1803; the west bank was known as ''Gandertown'' from its sport of " ganderpulling". Dr. John Bemiss of Rochester, New York, had settled in the area in 1799; in 1817, he laid out the town and renamed it ''Bloomfield'', supposedly after his wife's maiden name (Bloomer) and his daughter's married name (Merrifield). The post office adopted this name the next year,Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names''p. 23 University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 8 October 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
