Powersville 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 ...
located in
Bracken 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.
History
A post office called Powersville was established in 1831, and remained in operation until 1904. John F. Power, the postmaster, gave the community its name.
An inn and tavern once stood in the community at the junction of KY 19 and 10, serving during the mid to late 1800s as an overnight stagecoach stopover on the road connecting
Augusta and
Cynthiana.
The structure was built as a hunting lodge by Phillip Buckner: a
Revolutionary War veteran, settler of Powersville, and founder of the city of
Augusta, Kentucky
Augusta is a home rule-class city in Bracken County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is sited upon the southern bank of the Ohio River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,190. When Bracken County was organized in 1796, Augusta wa ...
. Buckner acquired the land through grants for his military service during the war. He lived at the lodge until his death in 1830 and was buried in the community. In the first half of the 20th century, the log structure was used as a toll house and later a parsonage for the Powersville Christian Church.
The structure remained in its original location until 2012, when it was moved to
Pendleton County for use as a private residence.
References
Unincorporated communities in Bracken County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities in Kentucky
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