Mattingly is an unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. Mattingly is located around the intersection of Kentucky Route 992 and Kentucky Route 629, west of Hardinsburg.
History Its original name was Balltown, prior to the post office opening there in 1881. Some of the early settlers were the Balls, Bateses, Franks, Harrises, McQuadys, Mullens and Pates.Breckinridge Bicentennial Committee Program. Accessed from Breckinridge Historical Archives. The name Mattingly probably comes from the name of its first post master.
References