Gravel Switch is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

within Marion County,

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

, United States. It is located along

Kentucky Route 243 Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

, just south of its intersection with U.S. Route 68, southwest of Perryville and northeast of Bradfordsville. A post office was established in the community in 1870, and it was named for a valuable gravel deposit to which the local railroad directed a railway track. on the

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Lebanon Branch The former Louisville and Nashville Railroad Lebanon Branch (AKA Knoxville Branch) was 77 miles long and ran from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky, Lebanon Junction in Bullitt County, Kentucky, Bullitt County to near Mount Vernon, Kentucky, Mt. Vernon in ...

The community is home to Penn's Store, the oldest general store in Kentucky.

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* Unincorporated communities in Marion County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{MarionCountyKY-geo-stub