Ilsley, Kentucky

Ilsley is an unincorporated community^{[disputed – discuss]} and coal town located in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.

CountryUnited States

Elevation

486 ft (148 m)

TimezoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))

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Ilsley, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°11′48″N 87°36′44″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Hopkins
Elevation	486 ft (148 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID	494887[1]

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An act of incorporation for the town was passed in 1890.^[2] By 1902 the town had a post office.^[3] In the 1920s the community was home to mining operations^[4] with two pits each producing 500 tons a day of coal and a plant producing 650 tons of strip a day.^[5]

The Paducah and Louisville Railroad passed through the community until the tracks were removed in 2001. As of 2003 a trail was planned to replace the removed track.^[6]