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Melbourne, Kentucky
Melbourne, Kentucky

Melbourne is a Campbell county city on the Ohio River about six miles north of Alexandria. It was established in 1890 and named for the city in Australia, although the reasons are obscure.

Melbourne was incorporated in 1912.

The post office opened in 1891.

The population in 2010 was 401.

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