| Jeffrey, Kentucky | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Jeffrey |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 36.7511°N -85.8406°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 42157 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 4296220 |
Jeffrey is an unincorporated community located near Peter/s Creek on Bethlehem Church Road, approximately 8mile northwest ofTompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States.
A post office was first established here, March 10, 1903, in the home of postmaster and namesake, Payton J. Jeffrey/s (1865–1926), and his wife, Ella (Arterburn) Jeffrey/s, which was later moved to their general store.[1] Their daughter, Nola (Jeffrey/s) Simmons, was the last postmaster and one of the schoolteachers at the local rural school known as "Mud Slash" (1911–1967).[2] Jeffrey's post office was discontinued March 31, 1937. Payton Jeffrey/s also operated a grist mill located across from his store on Peter/s Creek, succeeded as miller by his son-in-law, George Simmons.[3] [4]
Argil Black, Joe Bowman, William Joseph Burks, Finley Quinn, Leslie Samson, John Bedford Smith, and J. T. Turner were also merchants in this community. William T. Whitehead briefly operated a steam-powered sawmill on Kate Miller Branch of Peter/s Creek nearby. The Ulysses Quinn Family later operated another grist mill on Peter/s Creek located at the intersection of Stringtown-Flippin Road and Bethlehem Church Road nearby.[1] [5]
Jeffrey's general stores and Mud Slash School and mills are gone. Fairview/Mud Slash Baptist Church (est. 1890) remains an active local congregation.