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. On this recording, Barton reflects upon his years teaching local history at Mayfield High School, the creative process behind the “Sesquicentennial History of the Jackson Purchase” published in the Mayfield Messenger in 1969, and his weekly radio program “Remember When.” 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 fifth…

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 fourth of six audio cassettes recorded that day. Barton: …there’s a grocery I think and maybe a service station, but that’s about all there is at Kaler. It’s rather … it never was very large but it’s more or less a…