Ginseng, Kentucky

Ginseng is an unincorporated community located in LaRue County, Kentucky, United States. The town was named for the crop ginseng, which was harvested by locals to be sold at market in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.^[2] Its post office, opened in 1898 with Charles Merrill as its postmaster was closed in 1957.^[3]

Ginseng, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°30′17″N 85°34′52″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	LaRue
Elevation	554 ft (169 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	508091[1]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ginseng, Kentucky
2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 116. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ginseng, Kentucky