Curlew, Kentucky

Curlew
Curlew is located in Kentucky
Curlew
Curlew
Location within the state of Kentucky
Curlew is located in the United States
Curlew
Curlew
Curlew (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°34′40″N 88°5′12″W / 37.57778°N 88.08667°W / 37.57778; -88.08667
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyUnion
Elevation
381 ft (116 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID507799[1]

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

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

References[edit]

  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 April 28, 2013.