Cullen, Kentucky

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Cullen, Kentucky
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Cullen, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°35′22″N87°52′41″W / 37.58944°N 87.87806°W / 37.58944; -87.87806
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Union
Elevation
463 ft (141 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 270
GNIS feature ID507792 [1]

Cullen is an unincorporated community in Union County, Kentucky, United States. [1]

A post office in the community was established in 1885, and named for the first postmaster Joseph Cullen. That post office closed in 1906. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cullen". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 75. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.