User:Zeb trevors/Briensburg, Kentucky

Briensburg, Marshall County, Kentucky

Briensburg, Kentucky is an unincorparated town, now a community, 4 miles NNE of Benton, Kentucky.

Demographics
Latitude  365413N Longitude  0881925W Elevation  492 F=ft above sea level

History
Briensburg was named after Charles Brien. It consisted of a millnery, blacksmith, other stores, a town hall as well. Later on a graded school was added in the 20's-40's: Briensburg Grade School. It once was considered that Briensburg would be the county seat, but a population difference beetween it and Benton - as well as some other complications - left this idea with no mercy. Benton ended up being the county seat and from there Briensburg became unincorporated. Although it was not incorporated any more, it still went on with business, with what known business there was present. Over the years it started to fade out of the scene along with nearby town a near by community Tatumsville - which wasn't as populus or busy as Briensburg was - although the stores left and other businesses, there was still a convieniet store/service station - "Jiffy Mart" - but the other cities and now townships sucked what was left of the business oppotunity out of Briensburg due to the economy and other things. There still remains the three churches - Briensburg Missionary Baptist Church, Briensburg Church of Christ, and Briensburg United Methodist Church. The Briensburg schoolhouse was in the late 70's made into the Marshall County Exceptional School - for mentally retarded and/or challenged people. (NOTICE: Mental Retardation is an actual condition/illness, no or humourous nor judgement is intended toward and/or about the use of this term and the people who are afflicted with this condition.)