Glomawr, Kentucky

Glomawr
Unincorporated community
Glomawr is located in Kentucky
Glomawr
Glomawr
Location within the state of Kentucky
Glomawr is located in the United States
Glomawr
Glomawr
Glomawr (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°13′36″N 83°9′26″W / 37.22667°N 83.15722°W / 37.22667; -83.15722
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPerry
Elevation
906 ft (276 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID512332[1]

Glomawr is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.

Glomawr is the site of a former coal mine owned by the East Tennessee Coal Co. A post office was established in 1915, and supposedly named for the old Welsh word for high coal.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glomawr, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 118. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.


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