Democrat, Kentucky Explained

Democrat is an unincorporated community in Letcher County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

History

A post office called Democrat was established in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1985.[1] The community was so named because the postmaster, Isom Sergent, was politically a Democrat.[2]

Notable person

Samuel C. Collins, physicist, was born at Democrat in 1898.[3]

References

37.2333°N -82.8033°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Letcher County . Jim Forte Postal History . 29 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141010100651/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=KY&county=Letcher&searchtext=&pagenum=2 . 10 October 2014 .
  2. News: Origins of place names are traced . Kentucky New Era . December 11, 1984 . 29 April 2015 . Bergstrom, Bill . 2B.
  3. Web site: Samuel Collins . American Institute of Physics . 9 June 2019.