Relief, Morgan Co., KY
RELIEF
Relief is a small community centered by the Relief Post Office and the Paint
Valley Church. The Post Office was established in 1878 by Edward W. Brown, Captain
in the Union Army during the Civil War. The name "relief" was given to the Post
Office because it was a relief for the people not having to go so far to get their
mail.
Following is a list of Relief Postmasters up until 1956:
Edward W. Brown - February 11, 1878
Mrs. Amanda Pelfrey - May 23, 1884
James C. Todd - May 5, 1885
Clayborn F. Ward - June 133, 1889
John L. Pelfrey - March 26, 1891
Francis M. Pelfrey - November 22, 1894
Stella Sherman - April 19, 1895
James M. Ferguson - June 25, 1897
Nannie Maggard - July 5, 1906
Effie Maggard - December 10, 1913
John A. Cox - April 10, 1917
Albert Bailey - May 21, 1919
Nora F. Dorton - November 26, 1923
Etta S. Brown - December 24, 1930
There are 2 churches in Relief. One is the old Paint Church of Regular Primitive
Baptists near the upper border of the Relief community. The other is the Paint Valley
Regular Baptist (Enterprise) Church near the Johnson County line. The old Paint Church
was established in 1820 and the Paint Valley Church in 1910.
Relief is located on Paint Creek near a small tributary of Paint called Smith Creek.
This creek is about 4 miles long and empties into Paint at Relief.
(Information from Early Morgan County by Arthur C. Johnson, published in 1974)
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