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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Haven, Kentucky
- ↑ "Meade County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 254. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.
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Coordinates: 37°56′49″N86°03′17″W / 37.94694°N 86.05472°W
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