Paoli
A historical populated place in Clinton County, Kentucky, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.
Location Record
Names and historical notes
Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.
GNIS historical note
Was once in the running for the county seat when it was defeated by the more recent county seat Albany.
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 2742101. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.
GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.
- Map Rennick, Robert M. 1973-12-31 00:00:00 Geographic Names Field Research Rennick, Robert M. Geographic names field research conducted over a span of approximately 40 years, and annotated on USGS 1:24,000 scale topographic maps which date from 1938 to 1973. This data was also used in several published works by the author that were published during and after the field research was conducted.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.