Rowena, Kentucky

Rowena
Unincorporated community
Rowena Show map of Kentucky Rowena Show map of the US Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 36°52′40″N 85°6′23″W / 36.87778°N 85.10639°W / 36.87778; -85.10639Coordinates: 36°52′40″N 85°6′23″W / 36.87778°N 85.10639°W / 36.87778; -85.10639
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Russell
Elevation	981 ft (299 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	508982^[1]

Rowena is an unincorporated community located in Russell County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office called Rowena was established in 1847, and remained in operation until 1967.^[2] The community most likely was named after a local woman.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rowena, Kentucky
↑ "Russell County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
↑ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 257. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.

Municipalities and communities of Russell County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Jamestown

Cities	Jamestown Russell Springs

Unincorporated community	Bryan Crocus‡ Eli Esto Fonthill Freedom Gosser Ridge, Kentucky Gum Corners Helm Horntown Humble Jabez Jericho Karlus Olga Ono Ribbon Rowena Royville Sano Vinnie Whittle

Ghost town	Creelsboro

Footnotes	‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.

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