Rosewood, Kentucky

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Rosewood, Kentucky
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Coordinates: 37°5′12″N87°5′22″W / 37.08667°N 87.08944°W / 37.08667; -87.08944
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Muhlenberg
Elevation
600 ft (200 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID502355 [1]

Rosewood is an unincorporated community located in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States.

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History

The community was named for the abundance of rosewood. [2]

Geography

The community is located along Kentucky Route 973 in southern Muhlenberg County.

A fictitious Louisville suburb also named Rosewood, along with real towns in the Louisville area such as Muldraugh, West Point, and Louisville itself are the main setting of the open-world survival horror game Project Zomboid.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosewood, Kentucky
  2. Anderson, Bobby (September 19, 2007). "Sandy Called These Names". Leader-News. pp. A12. Retrieved May 16, 2015.