Curlew, Kentucky
Appearance
Curlew | |
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Coordinates: 37°34′40″N 88°5′12″W / 37.57778°N 88.08667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Union |
Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
GNIS feature ID | 507799[1] |
Curlew is an unincorporated community and coal town in Union County, Kentucky, United States.
A post office was established in 1858 in the community, which was named for a local mine owner.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Curlew, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 76. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.