Hardmoney, Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°56′41.97″N 88°34′55.15″W / 36.9449917°N 88.5819861°W / 36.9449917; -88.5819861
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36°56′41.97″N 88°34′55.15″W / 36.9449917°N 88.5819861°W / 36.9449917; -88.5819861

Hardmoney is an unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky, United States.[1]

A post office was established in the community in 1880 by John H. Ballance, but it closed in 1900. Hardmoney is named for the political controversy of the day over the gold standard.[2]

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  1. ^ "Hardmoney Populated Place Profile / McCracken County, Kentucky Data".
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987) [1984]. Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky (published 2013). p. 130. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2021-01-21.