Napoleon is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

located in Gallatin County,

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

, United States.

History

Napoleon was laid out in the early 1820s and named for

Napoléon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

. In the 1870s, business enterprises in Napoleon included a sawmill and gristmill, a tavern, and 3 stores. The Napoleon post office was discontinued in 1912.

References

Unincorporated communities in Gallatin County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{GallatinCountyKY-geo-stub