Willow Grove, Kentucky

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Willow Grove, Kentucky
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Willow Grove, Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°47′18″N84°10′19″W / 38.78833°N 84.17194°W / 38.78833; -84.17194 Coordinates: 38°47′18″N84°10′19″W / 38.78833°N 84.17194°W / 38.78833; -84.17194
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Bracken
Elevation 538 ft (164 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 859
GNIS feature ID 509377 [1]

Willow Grove is an unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.

Bracken County, Kentucky County in the United States

Bracken County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,488. Its county seat is Brooksville. The county was formed in 1796.

Kentucky State of the United States of America

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, (because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used) Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.

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