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Rockybranch, Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°44′06″N 84°44′00″W / 36.73500°N 84.73333°W / 36.73500; -84.73333
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Rockybranch
Rockybranch is located in Kentucky
Rockybranch
Rockybranch
Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 36°44′06″N 84°44′00″W / 36.73500°N 84.73333°W / 36.73500; -84.73333
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyWayne
Elevation955 ft (291 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID515082[1]

Rockybranch is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.[1]

History

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Rockybranch once had its own post office and school.[2] The community took its name from nearby Rocky Branch.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockybranch, Kentucky
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockybranch Post Office (historical)
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 254. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.