Rowletts, Kentucky

Rowletts is an unincorporated community in Hart County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1]

Rowletts, Kentucky
Rowletts is located in Kentucky
Rowletts
Rowletts
Rowletts is located in the United States
Rowletts
Rowletts
Coordinates: 37°14′27″N 85°53′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHart
Elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)270 & 364
GNIS feature ID495517[1]

History

Rowletts was a station on the railroad.[2] A post office called Rowlett's Depot was established in 1860, was renamed Rowletts in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1995.[3] The community was named for John W. Rowlett, a railroad official.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rowletts, Kentucky
  2. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 332.
  3. "Hart County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  4. Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 257. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.


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