Hyattsville is an

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Garrard County Garrard County ( ;) is a county located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the county's population was 16,953. Its county seat is Lancaster. The county was formed in 1796 and was named for James Garrard, Governor o ...

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, United States. It lies along Routes 52 and

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east of the city of Lancaster, the

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of Garrard County. Its elevation is 1,040 feet (317 m). A post office in the community was operational from 1869 to 1917. Hyattsville was named after Allen Hiatt, the original owner of the town site.

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Unincorporated communities in Garrard County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{GarrardCountyKY-geo-stub