Spring Station, Kentucky Explained

Spring Station
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Kentucky this is not correct. Woodford county is in bluegrass refion, around lexington
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Woodford
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (est)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CST
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:814
Coordinates:39.1539°N -84.7439°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:504150

Spring Station, Kentucky is an unincorporated community in the northern part of Woodford County, Kentucky located approximately three miles west of Midway. The area is believed to have been settled during the early part of the 19th century and it became a station stop on the Lexington and Ohio Railroad line when it was opened through the village in 1833.

According to the University of Kentucky, it "was named for several nearby springs and may also have been known as Big Spring Station."[1] A postal outlet operated at Spring Station from 1856 to 1973.

Spring Station was home to the Woodburn Stud, a thoroughbred and standardbred horse breeding operation built by Robert A. Alexander which became the birthplace of Kentucky's Thoroughbred industry.

In 1869, Daniel Swigert, who bred three Kentucky Derby winners, built a 300acres thoroughbred horse breeding business at Spring Station he named Stockwood Farm.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spring Station, Kentucky.