McQuady, Kentucky

McQuady is an unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. McQuady is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 105 and Kentucky Route 261, 5.9 miles (9.5 km) south-southwest of Hardinsburg.[2] McQuady has a post office with ZIP code 40153.[3][4]

McQuady, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
McQuady is located in Kentucky
McQuady
McQuady
McQuady is located in the United States
McQuady
McQuady
Coordinates: 37°42′30″N 86°31′08″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBreckinridge
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
40153
Area code270
GNIS feature ID497945[1]

Its original name was "Jolly Station", for Nelson Jolly, a local landowner. It was named for the town's first postmaster, Anne McQuady.[5]

A line of the Louisville, Hardinsburg, & Western Railroad running through the town was completed in 1890. It eventually became a branch of the Louisville, Henderson, & St. Louis Railroad.[6]

Soon after the completion of the railroad through town, Baptist residents founded Corinth Baptish church.[7]

In 1910, St. Mary of the Woods Roman Catholic church was moved into town. The church operated a high school from 1922 to 1932 and an elementary school from 1922 to 1967. The schools were staffed by Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine.[8]

References
  1. "McQuady". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. State Primary Road System: Breckinridge County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  5. Breckinridge Bicentennial Committee Program. Accessed from Breckinridge Historical Archives.
  6. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 184. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  7. "Our History". Corinth Baptist Church. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  8. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. 1994. pp. 153–154. Retrieved May 17, 2023.


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