Curlew, Kentucky

Curlew
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°34′40″N 88°5′12″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Union
Elevation	381 ft (116 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID	507799[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

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.