Dekoven, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
37°34′29″N 88°4′20″W / 37.57472°N 88.07222°W / 37.57472; -88.07222CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyUnionElevation
400 ft (100 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)GNIS feature ID490789[1]

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

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 April 28, 2013.
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