Fancy Farm, Kentucky
Fancy Farm is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Graves County, Kentucky, United States, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the county seat, Mayfield. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 403.
Fancy Farm, Kentucky | |
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Street scene in Fancy Farm | |
Fancy Farm's location in Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 36°47′56″N 88°47′29″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Graves |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2) |
| • Land | 0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 430 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 403 |
| • Density | 460.05/sq mi (177.63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 42039 |
| Area code(s) | 270 & 364 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629613 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fancy Farm, Kentucky | |
Fancy Farm is on Kentucky Route 80 in the rural, far-western portion of the state called the Jackson Purchase. It was settled by Roman Catholics starting in 1829, and is known for being a strongly Catholic area. The community grew around St. Jerome Church, built in 1836. The first post office opened in 1843. The colorful name was apparently chosen when the post office opened, by a man who was applying to be postmaster. It was first mentioned in the U.S. Census in 1870 as a post office in Boswell Precinct; first mentioned as a town in Magisterial District 5 in the 1910 census; and finally enumerated as a town in its own precinct in the 1920 census.