Rock Haven, Kentucky

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Rock Haven is an unincorporated community in Meade County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. [1]

History

A post office called Rock Haven was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1956. [2] The community most likely was named for nearby rock outcroppings. [3]

Rock Haven is mentioned in 1948 as town of forty people with a falling population in Harland Hubbard’s Shantyboat, A River Way of Life. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Haven, Kentucky
  2. ↑ "Meade County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 254. ISBN   0-8131-2631-2.
  4. ↑ Hubbard, Harland. Shantyboat, A River Way of Life. The University Press of Kentucky. p. 156.

37°56′49″N86°03′17″W / 37.94694°N 86.05472°W / 37.94694; -86.05472


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