Rocky Hill, Barren County, Kentucky facts for kids

Rocky Hill is a small place in Barren County, Kentucky. It's called an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that don't have their own local government, like a city or town does. Instead, it's part of the larger county area.

The Story of Rocky Hill

Rocky Hill has a long history! It was started way back in 1798 by a person named William Settles. He was known as a rifle maker. Imagine, that was over 200 years ago!

A place for mail, called a post office, was opened in Rocky Hill in 1825. This post office helped people send and receive letters and packages. It stayed open for many years, until 1911.

The name "Rocky Hill" likely came from another place called Fauquier County, Virginia. Many of the first people who settled in Rocky Hill came from there. It was common for settlers to name new places after their old homes.