Orangeburg
A small post village of Mason county, in the north-eastern part of the State, situated on Stone Lick Creek, 8 miles from Maysville, the capital of the county, 80 miles east north-east from Frankfort, 65 miles from Covington, and by stage routes 8 miles from Maysville and 9 from Mount Carmel. It contains a Methodist Church, one lodge (I. O. O. F.) one water flouring and saw mill, several hotels, two general stores, three physicians, two attorneys, two magistrates, two bakers and confectioners, one private banker, two beef and pork packers, one weaver, two distilleries, several tanners, one lime manufactory, two milliners, two surveyors, various mechanical trades, and several resident planters. Population 100. Post office established about 1830. Johnson McKay, postmaster.
Business Directory
| Anno, E. | milliner |
| Ball, -- | physician |
| Ball, J. M. | hotel proprietor |
| Baugh, Joseph | blacksmith |
| Beckner, William | teacher |
| Boe, John D | beef and pork packer and dealer |
| Bradley, D. S. | magistrate |
| Bullock, Wm. G. | surveyor |
| Caldwell, A. | ambrotypist and daguerrean |
| Caldwell, A. | carriage and wagon maker |
| Collins, Thomas | magistrate |
| Cooper, R. | physician |
| Cooper, Dr. R. | surveyor |
| Cooper, R. L. | druggist |
| Corgell, C. | hide and leather dealer |
| Corgell, Joseph | beef and pork packer and dealer |
| Cox, H. H. | nurser and seedsman |
| Daniel, L. | boots and shoes |
| Debell, J. | coal dealer |
| Digman, Julius | attorney at law |
| Enix, Mrs. | milliner |
| Enix, Henry | blacksmith |
| Grant, G. | real estate agent |
| Hedges, --- | attorney at law |
| Howard, J. | saddle and harness maker |
| Howard, J. B. | general merchant |
| Howard, J. B. | physician and coroner |
| Howard, P. | baker and confectioner |
| Kennon, C. | dentist |
| Linsey, R. A. | woolen manufactory |
| Looman, -- | shingle maker |
| McKay, J. | hotel proprietor |
| McKay, J. | mason and builder |
| McCay, Johnson | postmaster |
| McCay, Johnson | general merchant |
| Parker, G. | water flouring and saw mill proprietor |
| Parsons, E. H. | tailor |
| Phillips, Wm. | distiller |
| Pollard, S. | coal dealer |
| Pollette, A. | druggist |
| Pollette, R. | carriage and wagon maker |
| Pollette, Wm. | geneal merchant |
| Queen, William | wine and liquor dealer |
| Queen, W. H. | livery stable proprietor |
| Ross, L. | pump maker |
| Ross, Thomas | carriage and wagon maker |
| Shipler, E. P. | ambrotypist and daguerrean |
| Skinner, R. | blacksmith |
| Stephenson, S. | mason and builder |
| Trestler, H. | cooper |
| Webster, J. | general merchant |
| Webster, J. | hotel proprietor |
| Webster, Joseph | baker and confectioner |
| Webster, Joseph | boots and shoes |
From George W. Hawes’ Kentucky State Gazetteer and Business Directory, for 1859 and 1860