Map of Allensville CDP, Kentucky

Allensville is a census-designated place and former city in Todd County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 189 at the 2000 census. Settled in the 19th century and formally incorporated in 1867, the city was named for a pioneer family in the area. The city government was officially dissolved in 2017 after years of inactivity.

Allensville CDP overview:
Name:	Allensville CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Kentucky
County:	Todd County
Elevation:	591 ft (180 m)
Total Area:	1.15 sq mi (2.97 km²)
Land Area:	1.14 sq mi (2.96 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	175
Population Density:	153.11/sq mi (59.10/km²)
ZIP code:	42204
Area code:	270
FIPS code:	2101000
GNISfeature ID:	0485878

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History

Allensville was settled in the early 1800s, and was originally a crossroads community concentrated around the intersection of two early stagecoach coach roads (these roads roughly followed the paths of modern US 79 and KY 102). This crossroads was about a mile northwest of the community’s present location. By the late 1830s, Allensville included a post office, two general stores, and a blacksmith shop. The community is believed to have been named for a family of early settlers.

In 1860, the L&N established a depot just south of the old Allensville community as part of its branch line from Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Memphis, Tennessee. Within a few years, most of the community’s merchants had relocated from the crossroads to the community’s current location, which was closer to the depot. After the Civil War, the city incorporated, and thrived for several decades as one of the primary agricultural shipping points between Bowling Green and Memphis. Kentucky’s first Rural Free Delivery service was established at the Allensville post office in 1897. In 1915, the L&N built a newer, larger depot (this second depot was located where the Quonset hut now stands).

Allensville began to decline after World War II, as automobile traffic began to replace rail traffic, and the L&N closed the depot in 1947. By the 1970s, most major businesses had moved away, and the city’s economy had again become primarily agrarian. The city government stopped functioning in the late 1970s, and the city was finally dissolved by the state court in 2017.

In 1988, several buildings and houses in Allensville were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Allensville Historic District.

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Geography

Allensville is located at 36°42′57″N 87°4′12″W / 36.71583°N 87.07000°W / 36.71583; -87.07000 (36.715842, -87.069909). It is concentrated along Kentucky Route 102, just east of its intersection with U.S. Route 79. The community lies southeast of Elkton, southwest of Russellville, and a few miles north of the Kentucky-Tennessee state line.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km), all land, in 2000.