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History · Lovelaceville

Lovelaceville’s post office opened in 1837, and 37% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Andrew Lovelace Jr. House. Below: maps from 1952 on.

1837first post office
1on the National Register
37%homes built before 1940
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How Lovelaceville began

When was Lovelaceville founded?

1837

The Lovelaceville post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 124189 years
Founding year: the first Lovelaceville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Lovelaceville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lovelaceville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1837: 189 years of Lovelaceville.Old housesHalf of Lovelaceville’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lovelaceville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Lovelaceville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lovelaceville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lovelaceville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 124 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Elias and Andrew Lovelace who settled and raised their families there back around 1830. The Lovelace family came from North and South Carolina, after immigrating from England.

Its first post office opened in 1837. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 148 to 124 (-16%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Lovelaceville on the map, 1952 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lovelaceville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lovelaceville on the 1952 USGS mapLovelaceville on the 1986 USGS map1952Fancy Farm sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lovelaceville.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Lovelaceville

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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first listed
1978
Andrew Lovelace Jr. House
Andrew Lovelace Jr. House
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Andrew Lovelace Jr. HouseGreek Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lovelaceville

Nobody well known was born in Lovelaceville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Rumer WillisAmerican actress · b. 1988
John T. ScopesAmerican schoolteacher · b. 1900
Boots RandolphAmerican musician · b. 1927
Oscar MicheauxAmerican writer and director · b. 1884
Caroline SmithAmerican diver · b. 1906
Irvin S. CobbAmerican writer · b. 1876

Questions about Lovelaceville’s history

What year was Lovelaceville founded?

The Lovelaceville post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Lovelaceville?

One place: the Andrew Lovelace Jr. House (listed 1978).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.