Ilsley is an unincorporated community[disputed – discuss] and coal town located in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.
Ilsley, Kentucky | |
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Unincorporated community | |
![]() ![]() Ilsley ![]() ![]() Ilsley | |
Coordinates: 37°11′48″N 87°36′44″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Hopkins |
Elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
GNIS feature ID | 494887[1] |
An act of incorporation for the town was passed in 1890.[2] By 1902 the town had a post office.[3] In the 1920s the community was home to mining operations[4] with two pits each producing 500 tons a day of coal and a plant producing 650 tons of strip a day.[5]
The Paducah & Louisville Railroad passed through the community until the tracks were removed in 2001. As of 2003 a trail was planned to replace the removed track.[6]
In April 2020 a church in the community was at the centre of an outbreak of COVID-19 due to poor social distancing practises compounded by the claim that only influenza had been spreading at the church. A revival event at the Church on 14–15 March 2020 had led to 24 cases of COVID-19 and two deaths.[7][8]
Municipalities and communities of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States | ||
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County seat: Madisonville | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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