Cayce, Kentucky
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Cayce, Kentucky is a small town in western Kentucky.
The town was named for James Hardie Cayce, who established stores in Moscow, Clinton
, and Cayce. Cayce is centrally located in Kentucky's westernmost county, Fulton
. The name is a homophone of "Casey".
The community includes the area east and west from Willingham Bottom and Bayou de Chien Creek to Mud Creek and north and south from Moscow to the Middle Road (Ky. 166). Part of the town, known as the "junction" is at the junction of highways 94 and 293. This is the location of the service stations and cafe.
Also at that junction (on the northwest corner) is an old high school (now closed), with a monument out front identifying Cayce, Kentucky as the hometown of American cultural icon, railroad engineer Casey Jones
(1863–1900), who grew up in the area.
Jones began work in 1878 for the north-south Mobile and Ohio Railroad (later the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio, and since the early 1970s a part of the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad); by 1890 he had worked his way up to engineer on the Illinois Central Railroad. John Luther "Casey" Jones earned his place in American folklore and legend for remaining at the throttle in the 1900 crash in which he lost his life.
In that era, railroaders with common surnames were often referred to by their hometown. John Luther Jones's nickname thus became "Cayce" Jones ("Casey" would later become the accepted spelling).
In the late 19th century and early 20th century Cayce was a thriving southern business town. Today, however it is a residential small town.
The town was named for James Hardie Cayce, who established stores in Moscow, Clinton
Clinton, Kentucky
Clinton is a city in Hickman County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,415 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hickman County, and the site of a Federal Courthouse for the Western District of Kentucky....
, and Cayce. Cayce is centrally located in Kentucky's westernmost county, Fulton
Fulton County, Kentucky
Fulton County is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1845 from Hickman County, Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 7,752. Its county seat is Hickman. The county is named for American inventor Robert Fulton...
. The name is a homophone of "Casey".
The community includes the area east and west from Willingham Bottom and Bayou de Chien Creek to Mud Creek and north and south from Moscow to the Middle Road (Ky. 166). Part of the town, known as the "junction" is at the junction of highways 94 and 293. This is the location of the service stations and cafe.
Also at that junction (on the northwest corner) is an old high school (now closed), with a monument out front identifying Cayce, Kentucky as the hometown of American cultural icon, railroad engineer Casey Jones
Casey Jones
John Luther Jones was an American railroad engineer from Jackson, Tennessee, who worked for the Illinois Central Railroad...
(1863–1900), who grew up in the area.
Jones began work in 1878 for the north-south Mobile and Ohio Railroad (later the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio, and since the early 1970s a part of the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad); by 1890 he had worked his way up to engineer on the Illinois Central Railroad. John Luther "Casey" Jones earned his place in American folklore and legend for remaining at the throttle in the 1900 crash in which he lost his life.
In that era, railroaders with common surnames were often referred to by their hometown. John Luther Jones's nickname thus became "Cayce" Jones ("Casey" would later become the accepted spelling).
In the late 19th century and early 20th century Cayce was a thriving southern business town. Today, however it is a residential small town.