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Three neighboring places
Nihizertown belongs to the linked Pricetown–Nihizertown–Centerville group in eastern Fayette County. The rural settlement study explicitly identifies three settlements, so the grouped name should not be treated as a single alias or as evidence that all three histories are identical.
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A place recognized in planning
LFUCG lists Nihizertown separately among its rural settlements. Its recognition in a land-use inventory is a useful location and preservation record, but it supplies no verified founder or founding date.
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Sources and further reading
- LFUCG rural settlement study, 1999 draft ↗
- LFUCG rural settlements presentation (January 2026) ↗
- Segregated Lexington: African American communities ↗
- Map reference source ↗
- Nihizertown GNIS-derived reference point ↗
Location note: Nihizertown general GNIS-derived gazetteer reference near Pricetown and Centerville; not the historic community boundary.
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