Visalia
A post village of Kenton county, and a station on the Central Railroad, situated on the Licking river, in the extreme northern part of the State, 6 miles from Independence, the capital of the county, 99 miles north north-east from Frankfort, and 15 miles from Covington. It contains a Baptist church, three general stores, one flouring mill, two hotels, one magistrate, two physicians, one blacksmith, one beef and pork packer, one broom manufactuer, one painter, one plow maker, one surveyor, two tobacconists, and several resident planters. Population 200. Post office established 1853. G. G. Watson, postmaster |
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| Adams, William | general merchant and planter |
| Caldwell, A. | planter |
| Canton House | T. Sanders, proprietor |
| Casey, B. F. | blacksmith and plow maker |
| Hodges, M. L. | general merchant |
| Mann, S. T. | planter |
| Mann, S. T. | tobacco, cigars, etc. |
| McQuestion, R. | agricultural implement manufacturer |
| McQuestion, R. | water flouring mill proprietor |
| Mulky, John | painter |
| Pond, Rev. David | pastor of Mount Vernon Baptist church |
| Sanders, T. | Canton House proprietor and justice of peace |
| Sanders, C. T. | planter |
| Stuart, L. | planter |
| Taber, William S. | surveyor and civil engineer |
| Threlkeld, William | beef and pork packer and dealer |
| Threlkeld, William | physician and surgeon |
| Topp, W. | physician and surgeon |
| Watson, G. G. | postmaster and general merchant |
| Winston, Joseph | planter |
| Zeltion, C. | broom manufacturer |
From George W. Hawes’ Kentucky State Gazetteer and Business Directory, for 1859 and 1860