Mount Merino, Kentucky

Mount Merino, Kentucky is an unincorporated community near Irvington in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.

Mount Merino, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Mount Merino is located in Kentucky
Mount Merino
Mount Merino
Mount Merino is located in the United States
Mount Merino
Mount Merino
Coordinates: 37°53′48.2″N 86°17′4.9″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBreckinridge
Elevation
643 ft (196 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)270 & 364
GNIS feature ID498771[1]

History

The community can trace its founding to 1832 when two brothers, Dr. Benedict Wathen and Dr. Richard M. Wathen, purchased the land and helped establish a Roman Catholic seminary there in 1838. The school closed in 1843 and in 1854 the Mount Merino farm became the home for the Holy Guardian Angel Catholic Church, a mission of St. Theresa Parish at Rhodelia. In 1930 it was decided to build a new church in Irvington as the old church needed many repairs and to be closer to the population center.[2]

References
  1. "Mount Merino Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky. Turner Publishing Company. February 1994. ISBN 9781563111297. Retrieved 2 June 2023.


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