| Official Name: | Paoli, Kentucky |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Kentucky#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | List of counties in Kentucky |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clinton County, Kentucky |
| Elevation Ft: | 965 |
| Elevation M: | 294 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 36.6786°N -85.1381°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 42602 |
Paoli is an unincorporated historical community in Clinton County, Kentucky in the United States that served as the first county seat when the county was organized in 1835.[1] [2] The name derives from Corsican patriot, statesman and military leader Pasquale Paoli, who inspired the American Sons of Liberty movement. Many of the town's settlers had come from Paoli, Pennsylvania, which had been the site of a massacre during the Revolutionary War.
Paoli was a contender in 1837 to become the permanent county seat, but lost to Albany, two miles to its north.[1] A post office established at Paoli in 1833 was also moved to Albany in 1837.[3]
Paoli's location is shown on the USGS's Albany, Kentucky topographical map.[4] [5]