Halfway, Allen County, Kentucky

Halfway (or Half Way) is an unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky, United States.

Halfway
Unincorporated community
Halfway
Location within the state of Kentucky
Halfway
Halfway (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°47′44″N 86°17′45″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyAllen
Elevation
741 ft (226 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes
42150
GNIS feature ID508160[1]

A post office was established in the community in 1877. The place name Halfway (historically also spelled Half Way) is said to have referred to the town's location halfway between Bowling Green and the Tennessee state line on the horse-drawn mail route.[2] Though no Official Post Office had existed for many years there- owing in large part to the historical significance- the USPS would offer to make the owners of the local general store, the Halfway Trading Post, Honorary Postmasters. This allowed the owners of the store to operate a small letter drop inside the store, with postal boxes available only to residents of Halfway, giving the store the full federal protection of a building housing an official Post Office. In addition, the owners were entitled to a small stipend for their duties as "Postmaster", though they did not have official status as such. The Last honorary Postmaster of Halfway, Ky was Martha Shaddix. The Halfway Post Office closed in May 1997 upon Ms. Shaddix having sold the property.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Halfway, Allen County, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 128. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  3. "USPS - Postmasters by City". December 20, 2012.



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