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Grigsby Creek was named for a family of Grigsbys, descendants of a Thomas Grigsby who was a fellow settler with "Danger Nick" Combs. [7] A Grigsby post office was established on 1904-10-05 by Cora Grigsby, slightly upstream from the creek mouth and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of the church. [7] The post office closed in 1933. [7]
Hazard is a home rule-class city [5] in, and the county seat of, Perry County, Kentucky, United States. [6] The population was 5,263 at the 2020 census. [7] History
Perry County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,473. [1] Its county seat is Hazard. [2] The county was founded in 1820. [3] Both the county and county seat are named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval hero in the War of 1812.
James M. Grigsby's mine was on Old House Branch, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) upstream. [13] The Vest post office, an attempted Ball, was established on 1886-01-31 by postmaster William Grigsby. [26] Anecdotally, although there is no record of such a person, it was named after a USPS official who validated the requirement for a post office. [26]
The USGS gaging-station (number 3-2775) for the North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard is maintained at this bend, at on the right bank on the downstream side of Woodland Park Bridge, 150 feet (46 m) upstream from Hazard city waterworks and 4.0 miles (6.4 km) upstream from Lot
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The Battle of Hazard occurred the following year on the fourth court day, November 8, 1889. A supposedly inebriated Campbell was on Graveyard Hill and discharged his gun. A storekeeper saw him shooting, took aim, and killed Campbell with one shot. The people in the courthouse heard the shot, thought it was a result of the feud, and scattered.
Josiah was born on November 25, 1832, to Jesse Combs (1798–1874) and Mary 'Polly' (Boling) Combs (1801–1875) of Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.