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Gypsy, Kentucky

Gypsy is an unincorporated community within Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States.

History

Gypsy was named for a daughter of the local schoolteacher who had successfully led the effort to get the community a post office in 1883. The post office there remained in operation from 1883 until it was discontinued in 1994.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gypsy, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 127. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Magoffin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 2, 2015.