Curlew, Kentucky

Curlew is an unincorporated community and coal town in Union County, Kentucky, United States.

Curlew
Curlew
Location within the state of Kentucky
Curlew
Curlew (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°34′40″N 88°5′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyUnion
Elevation
381 ft (116 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID507799[1]

A post office was established in 1858 in the community, which was named for a local mine owner.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Curlew, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 76. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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