Curlew, Kentucky

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Curlew
Unincorporated community
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Curlew
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Curlew
Curlew (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°34′40″N88°5′12″W / 37.57778°N 88.08667°W / 37.57778; -88.08667
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 ID507799 [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

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Curlew, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 76. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.


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