Aspen Grove
 
 

A small post village of Pendleton county, situated on Wind Ridge, 12 miles from Falmouth, the capital of the county, 80 miles north east from Frankfort, 100 miles from Louisville, and by stage route 25 miles from Covington.

It contains one store, two churches, one water flouring, and one saw mill.  Population 200.  Post Office established in 1854.

V. F. Rouse, postmaster

Business Directory
 
Addis, Ben telegraph operator
Barnard, Wm grocer
Barnes, J. C. jewelry, watches, clocks, etc.
Barnes, J. C. harness and saddle maker
Bate, John patent right agent
Baymur, W. rope manufacturer
Beagle, C. lime manufacturer and stone dealer
Boggus, J. gunsmith
Bradberry, Jason edge tool manufacturer
Butler, T. J. cooper
Cary, W. druggist
Cesar, J. hats, caps, furs
Clark, F. shingle maker
Damron & Faris physicians and surgeons
Damurm, William sash, door and blind maker
Daniels, G. councilman
Daniels, M. dealer in tobacco and cigars
Davis, L. marble yard
Dicken, Barnard & Co. attorneys at law
Dicken, C. distiller
Dicken, N. surveyor
Drake, Pool, & Co. carriage and wagon makers
Drake, R. agricultural implement manufacturer and magistrate
Echard, L. blacksmith
Ellis, C. stationer and bookseller
Ellis, F. magistrate and marshal
Ellis, L. H. general store
Ellis, M. F. hotel proprietor
Ellis, P. baker and confectioner
Hart, A. C. nursery and seedsman
Hint, John painter
Jolly, Rev. J Baptist
Jolly, J. M. stone and brick mason
Jones, D. plow maker
Kidwell, J. M. insurance agent
Lancaster, E. dealer in tobacco and cigars
Lancaster, L. cooper
Lewis, D. watchman
Lewis, G. constable
Linker, G. boot and shoe maker
McDonald, A. carpenter and builder
Martin, T. watchman
Newkirk, G. councilman
Norris, J. P. school teacher
Pettit, J. clothing dealer
Phillips, M. turner
Pool, J. agricultural implement manufacturer
Powers, J. councilman
Pribble, J. broom manufacturer
Raridon L hide and leather dealer, tanner
Rekenour, J. hotel proprietor
Rouse, A.C. commission merchant and pump maker
Rouse, Alf. saw mill proprietor
Rouse, D. planter
Rouse, Dan. chair manufacturer and real estate agent
Rouse, H steamboat agent
Rouse, L. J. ambrotype and daguerrean artist
Rouse, J. W. railroad agent
Rouse, M brick yard proprietor and planter
Rouse, Marion dyer and scourer
Rouse, M. J. & Son water flouring mill proprietors
Rouse, N. tailor
Rouse, P. livery stable
Rouse, V. F. postmaster
Rouse, W. beef and pork packer
Shaw, C. planter
Shaw, C. fancy goods, Yankee notions, etc.
Swim, J. carpenter and builder
Swim, Mrs. millinery and dress maker
Tennant, R. blacksmith
Walker, Rev. D Methodist Episc.
Whitford B. woolen manufactory
Whitford, L. C. & Son
 
harness and saddle makers
 
 
From George W. Hawes’ Kentucky State Gazetteer and Business Directory, for 1859 and 1860