South Shore, Kentucky
| South Shore, Kentucky | |
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| City | |
 Location of South Shore, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates: 38°43′18″N 82°57′49″W / 38.72167°N 82.96361°WCoordinates: 38°43′18″N 82°57′49″W / 38.72167°N 82.96361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Greenup |
| Incorporated | July 2, 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Commission |
| • Mayor | Cheryl Moore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,122 |
| • Density | 1,697/sq mi (655.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Code | 41175 |
| Area code(s) | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-72210 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0503976 |
South Shore is a home rule-class city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,122 at the 2010 census, down from 1,226 at the 2000 census. It is located along the Ohio River across from Portsmouth, Ohio, at the mouth of Tygarts Creek. South Shore is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
The South Portsmouth–South Shore station serves Amtrak's Cardinal Trains 50 & 51.
South Shore was first settled in 1890 by the Fullerton, Warnock, and the Morton families from the nearby Tygarts Valley. Significant development occurred after the coming of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and George D. Winn's ferry to Portsmouth, Ohio, in the 1890s. Winn began to petition for a post office in 1893, and on July 21 the post office was established as "Fullerton", after his brothers Harvey and Harrison Fullerton. The town was incorporated for a short period during 1919.
In 1895, the Taylor brickyard was established near Fullerton by Clyde King and became the area's top employer. The Taylor name was applied to both the local railway station and the nearby McCall post office on January 16, 1930. This post office was then renamed "South Shore" on February 4, 1940. Shortly after the city of South Shore was incorporated on July 2, 1957, the Fullerton and South Shore post offices were consolidated under the South Shore name. South Shore eventually annexed the entire city of Fullerton, significantly expanding its boundaries.
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