Rowena, Kentucky

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

Rowena
Baptist church on U.S. Route 127
Rowena
Location within the state of Kentucky
Rowena
Rowena (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°52′40″N 85°6′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyRussell
Elevation
981 ft (299 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID508982[1]

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]

The community was flooded in 1951 and sank beneath the lake that was created on the Cumberland River by the construction of the Wolf Creek Dam by the TVA, the Tennessee Valley Authority.

References

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



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