Old Washington, Kentucky

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Maysville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41056. The Survey maps it on the Mays Lick quadrangle.

Old Washington within Mason County

On record in Old Washington

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 3 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Washington Historic Districtlisted 1970 · 0.1 miles away
Washington Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 1976 · 0.1 miles away
Tom Forman Houselisted 1987 · 0.7 miles away

Surveyed buildings and structures 12 of 14 shown

Bank of Kentucky, Main Street, Old Washingtonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
Collins-Davis House, Main Street, Old Washingtonfederal building survey, 7 photographs
Main Street (Row Houses), Old Washingtonfederal building survey, 15 photographs
Main Street (Stone House), Old Washingtonfederal building survey, 6 photographs
Marshall Key House, Main Street, Old Washingtonfederal building survey, 16 photographs
Marshall Key House, Outbuilding, Main Street, Old Washingtonfederal building survey, 3 photographs
Methodist Episcopal Church South, Main Street, Old Washingtonfederal building survey, 5 photographs
Murphy-Lashbrooke House, Main Street & Berry Alley, Old Washingtonfederal building survey, 12 photographs
Nathaniel Wilson House, Harold Street, Old Washingtonfederal building survey, 10 photographs
Taylor House & Store, Main & Williams Streets, Old Washingtonfederal building survey, 7 photographs
Thomas Marshall House, U.S. Highway 68, Old Washingtonfederal building survey, 21 photographs
Washington Hall, Corn Crib, Old Washingtonfederal building survey, 1 photograph

Every surveyed structure in Mason County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

1915 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:62500
1919 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:62500
1952 USGS Mays Lick quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
1986 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000
1991 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000

Photographs

8 of 26 photographs shown, 2020

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Often (mistakenly) called the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville, this was the house of a slaveholder whom the abolitionist visited in the early 19th Century
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Two old cabins, including one (left) turned into a U.S. post office, dating to 1794 in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

An old cabin turned U.S. post office, dating to 1794 in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Vintage barn in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Log cabins in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

The home of frontier Indian fighter, and later Kentucky governor (1824-1828), Joseph Desha in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

The Carousel Shoppe, an antiques-and-collectibles store in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

The 1870 Gothic-style Washigton Presbyterian Church in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Mason County

Fires near this place

1 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Old Washington in 2010, burning about 5 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
24 October 2010	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	FIELDS LANE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mason County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Old Washington: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	Buckeye Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
	Maysville Dredging, Inc.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Mason County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Simon Kenton Acres (historical)	1.1 miles	13
Shawnee Hill (historical)	1.1 miles	13
Country Club Heights	1.8 miles	13
Somo	3.7 miles	12
Moranburg	3.8 miles	13
Maysville	3.8 miles	15
Murphysville	4.5 miles	11
Dexter (historical)	4.8 miles	10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 517034. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.