Glomawr, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
37°13′36″N 83°9′26″W / 37.22667°N 83.15722°W / 37.22667; -83.15722CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyPerryElevation
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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