Owingsville, Kentucky
| Owingsville, Kentucky | |
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Downtown Owingsville
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 Owingsville
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| Coordinates: 38°8′34″N 83°45′58″W / 38.14278°N 83.76611°WCoordinates: 38°8′34″N 83°45′58″W / 38.14278°N 83.76611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Bath |
| Incorporated | c. 1811 |
| Named for | a local landowner |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor and City Council |
| • Mayor | Gary M. Hunt |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.41 sq mi (6.24 km2) |
| • Land | 2.39 sq mi (6.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,530 |
| • Density | 641/sq mi (247.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 40360 |
| Area code(s) | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-58710 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0507358 |
Owingsville is a home rule-class city in Bath County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 1,530 during the year 2010 U.S. Census. It is the county seat and is located roughly at the county's center, at the junction of US 60 and Kentucky 36. It is part of the Mount Sterling micropolitan area.
In 1795, Colonel Thomas Dye Owings was sent from Maryland to Kentucky by his father to operate some of the first iron furnaces in the region. Within fifteen years, Owings had amassed a good deal of wealth and land. Along with Colonel Richard H. Menefee, Owings would found the community that took his name, Owingsville.
Owings and Menefee each owned significant parcels of land in what would become Owingsville. To select whose name the community would take, the two men wagered that the man who built the finer home the quickest would be the namesake of the town. For the sum of $60,000, Owings won the contest. Owingsville was then founded in 1811.
Owingsville was the birthplace of Civil War general John Bell Hood, Indiana governors Henry S. Lane and Claude Matthews, and Tennessee governor Alvin Hawkins.
Every year the county celebrates with the May Day Pageant, where high school seniors can compete for the title of "Miss Bath County". The pageant tradition started in 1954 and is beloved tradition of the community. The week consists of various activities including a cake auction and parade.
The town's mascot is the Wildcats with school colors being red and white.
Every year the town has their annual "March Against Drugs" march. Where student from the three schools located in town march from the school, uptown, and back to the school for an assembly.
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