Editing Gamaliel, Kentucky (section)

==History==
Around 1836, James Crawford and John Hayes saw that a town was springing up and donated {{convert|10|acre}} of land, at a point where their farms met, to be used for educational and religious purposes. On this property, a building was erected and used for school and church and, in 1844, a cemetery was added. In making the grant, the two men stipulated that seven trustees should be appointed to administer the property along the lines provided by the donors. The original trustees were William Crawford, Maston Comer, John Hayes, Robert Welch, James Crawford Jr., Charles Browning Jr., and John Meador. This act of incorporation was passed by the [[General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky]] on December 19, 1840.<ref>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Gamaliel, Kentucky". Accessed 28 July 2013.</ref>

Samuel DeWitt, a local preacher and teacher, said "[[Gamaliel]]" was a good [[Bible|biblical]] name for a good village. (In the [[Acts of the Apostles|Book of Acts]],<ref>[http://biblehub.com/acts/5-34.htm Acts 5:34].</ref> the [[Pharisee]] appears speaking in favor of recently arrested Christians.) The town took the name that he suggested. A post office was established in the community in 1870.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA113 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=1987 | accessdate=28 April 2013 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=113}}</ref>