On August 5, 1977, Robert Rennick interviewed historian Lon Carter Barton at his home in Mayfield for over four hours discussing the history of community names in Graves County and the Jackson Purchase. Rennick was touring Kentucky researching the place names of villages, towns, and cities throughout the Commonwealth for a forthcoming publication. Below is the transcription of the first of six audio cassettes recorded that day. Rennick: My next scheduled meeting will be with Lon Carter Barton on Friday evening on August 5th in Mayfield. I’m scheduled to meet with him at a restaurant to go over the…