Lair, Kentucky Explained

Official Name:Lair, Kentucky
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label:Lair
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Harrison
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:738
Coordinates:38.3419°N -84.3078°W
Area Code:859
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:495908

Lair is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States. Lair is located on U.S. Route 27, 3.4miles south of Cynthiana.[1]

History

The community was named after Isaac Newton Lair, an early settler.[2] A post office was established as Lair's Station in 1860, was renamed Lair in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1920.[3] In the 1870s, the community contained a store, two gristmills, and two distilleries.[4]

Notes and References

  1. . State Primary Road System: Harrison County . PDF . 2013 . April 30, 2013 .
  2. Book: History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. 1915. B.F. Bowen. 397.
  3. Web site: Harrison County . Jim Forte Postal History . 10 January 2015.
  4. Book: Collins, Lewis. History of Kentucky. 1877. 322.