Editing Greenup, Kentucky (section)

==History==
Greenup was laid out in 1803 and 1804 by Robert Johnson, a pioneer and legislator who owned the land. Upon the formation of Greenup County (named for the former [[list of U.S. representatives from Kentucky|congressman]]  [[Christopher Greenup]], who later served as [[list of Kentucky governors|governor]]) out of land separated from [[Mason County, Kentucky|Mason County]], Johnson's settlement was chosen to be the seat of government and adopted the name "Greenupsburg". Its post office was erected on July 1, 1811.<ref name=kye>{{cite book |author=Rennick, Robert M. |title=Kentucky Place Names |year=1988 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |location=[[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] |isbn=0-8131-0179-4 |chapter=Place Names}} Accessed 17 April 2009.</ref> The [[Kentucky Assembly|state assembly]] formally established the town on February 4, 1818, and incorporated the city thirty years later on February 29, 1848. The name was shortened to "Greenup" on March 13, 1872, partially to avoid confusion with [[Greensburg, Kentucky|Greensburg]].<ref>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "[http://apps.sos.ky.gov/land/cities/citydetail.asp?id=166&city=Greenup&idctr=166 Greenup, Kentucky] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203225848/http://apps.sos.ky.gov/land/cities/citydetail.asp?id=166&city=Greenup&idctr=166 |date=2014-02-03 }}". Accessed 28 July 2013.</ref><ref>Greenup County Postcard History (2021, Baldridge, Terry L.)</ref>

Around 1865 the [[Eastern Kentucky Railway]] Company established its headquarters, [[rail yard]], and depot at Riverton or eastern Greenup.<ref>Eastern Kentucky Railway (2007, Baldridge, Terry L.)</ref>

The [[Ohio River flood of 1937]] brought devastation to Greenup and many other towns along the river.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IuGCoLRCN-kC&pg=PA234 | title=The WPA Guide to Kentucky | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | date=1996 | access-date=24 November 2013 | author=Federal Writers' Project | pages=234| isbn=0813108659 }}</ref> Some people left the area permanently, with the population of Greenup showing a decline of 5.5% in the 1940 census.

Greenup is one of three [[county seat]]s in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to share its name with its county; the other two being [[Harlan, Kentucky|Harlan]] and [[Henderson, Kentucky|Henderson]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref>