Rowletts, Kentucky

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Rowletts, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Rowletts
Coordinates: 37°14′27″N85°53′39″W / 37.24083°N 85.89417°W / 37.24083; -85.89417
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Hart
Elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 270 & 364
GNIS feature ID495517 [1]

Rowletts is an unincorporated community in Hart County, Kentucky, in the United States. [1]

History

Rowletts was a station on the railroad. [2] A post office called Rowlett's Depot was established in 1860, was renamed Rowletts in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1995. [3] The community was named for John W. Rowlett, a railroad official. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rowletts, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 332.
  3. ↑ "Hart County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 257. ISBN   0-8131-2631-2.
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