Editing Simpsonville, Kentucky (section)

==Post Civil War and 20th Century==
In the years following the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] Simpsonville remained a small village of 200 to 300 residents and was a school and church center.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Willis |first1=George Lee|date=1979 |orig-year=First published 1929|editor1-last=Willis |editor1-first=George Lee |title=The History of Shelby County|location=Utica, KY |publisher=Cook & McDowell Publications|url=https://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/H002188.pdf|page=249|isbn=0806346469|access-date=August 25, 2020 }}</ref> It was connected west to Louisville and east to Shelbyville by the Louisville & Eastern Railroad in 1910. An [[interurban]] railroad that would be purchased by the [[Louisville and Interurban Railroad]] in 1911 who would operate the line until 1934.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ringbrothershistory.com/alsprojects/stmfd/STMFD%20fire%2012%2010/Maps/Maps%20&%20Aerial%20Photos.pdf |title=St. Matthews Fire Protection District Maps & Aerial Photos |last=Ring |first=Al |year=2004  |website=www.ringbrothershistory.com |publisher= St. Matthews Fire Protection District |location= St. Matthews, KY |access-date=August 25, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826014329/http://www.ringbrothershistory.com/alsprojects/stmfd/STMFD%20fire%2012%2010/Maps/Maps%20&%20Aerial%20Photos.pdf |archive-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref> In the years following the [[World War I|First World War]] Midland trail would be converted into [[U.S. Route 60|U.S. 60]] providing Simpsonville with a direct link to the [[United States Numbered Highway System|U.S. Highway System]].<ref name="NickHughes"/> It was after the [[World War II|Second World War]] that Simpsonville's population started to grow. The completion of [[Interstate 64]] in 1965<ref>{{cite map |author =Kentucky Department of Highways |title =Official Kentucky Department of Highways Road Map|year =1965 |url =https://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Maps/1965KYF.pdf |publisher =Kentucky Department of Public Information; Travel Division |location =Frankfort, KY|type=Road Map |format =PDF |access-date =August 25, 2020 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200703135753/https://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Maps/1965KYF.pdf |archive-date =July 3, 2020 }}</ref> created an easy connection to Louisville which allowed Simpsonville to add acres of new residences, factories, warehouses, and retail.<ref name="NickHughes">{{cite AV media | people =Hughes, Nicky (Executive Director); Mulcahy, James | date = 2020-04-29 | title =Capt. John Simpson | url =https://vimeo.com/413207096 | access-date = 2020-08-25 | location = Simpsonville, KY | publisher = Shelby County Historical Society | df = mdy-all}}</ref>