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Graham is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) located in
Muhlenberg County Muhlenberg County () is a county in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,928. Its county seat is Greenville. History Muhlenberg County was formed in 1798 from the areas known as Logan and Christian c ...
,
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 was established in the community in 1904. Graham was named for William Graham Duncan, the Scottish-American owner of the W. G. Duncan Coal Company for which the
coal town A coal town, also known as a coal camp or patch, is a type of company town or mining community established by the employer, a mining company, which imports workers to the site to work the mineral find. The company develops it and provides residen ...
was built.


Geography

Graham is located about west-northwest of Greenville. It is located at the junction of U.S. 62 and
Kentucky Route 175 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 ...
. The town is also accessible from the Exit 48 interchange of the nearby Wendell H. Ford
Western Kentucky Parkway The Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway is a controlled-access highway running from Elizabethtown, Kentucky to near Nortonville, Kentucky. It intersects with Interstate 65 (I-65) at its eastern terminus, and I-69 at its western terminus. ...
, which passes through the general area.


Education

Students from Graham attend institutions of the Muhlenberg County School system, including Muhlenberg County High School.


References

Unincorporated communities in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Coal towns in Kentucky {{MuhlenbergCountyKY-geo-stub