Dekoven, Kentucky

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

Dekoven
Dekoven
Location within the state of Kentucky
Dekoven
Dekoven (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°34′29″N 88°4′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyUnion
Elevation
400 ft (100 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID490789[1]

In 1843 a native of Flanders, Belgium started a coal mining operation. He named the community DeKoven, Flemish for "a camp or village among the hills". A post office was established in 1871 and discontinued after 1938.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dekoven, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 80. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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