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Stanley’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Stanley. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Stanley is an unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Stanley had a population of 309. Its zip code was 42375, but its post office closed in 1997.

Half of its homes were built before 1991.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Stanley yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stanley’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Stanley

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JDJohnny DeppOwensboro · 8 miNicky HaydenNicky HaydenOwensboro · 8 miTom EwellTom EwellOwensboro · 8 miWendell FordWendell FordOwensboro · 8 miSCStephen F. CohenOwensboro · 8 miBill PeetBill PeetGrandview · 16 mi
By decade

Stanley, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Stanley is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Stanley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Thomas Krahwinkel House in Stanley, 4.3 miles away.

Stanley and the nearest listed places

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Thomas Krahwinkel HouseMoorman HouseOwensboro ArmoryTrinity Episcopal ChurchConfederate Monument in OwensboroGillim House

Closest to Stanley

Thomas Krahwinkel HouseStanley · Building4.3miMoorman HouseOwensboro · Building6.1miOwensboro ArmoryOwensboro · Building7.4miTrinity Episcopal ChurchOwensboro · Building7.6miConfederate Monument in OwensboroOwensboro · Object7.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Thomas Krahwinkel House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Stanley?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Stanley’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Luce📜 Owensboro📜 Anderson📜 Ohio
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