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Rockcastle, Kentucky

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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Rockcastle
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°53′59″N 87°59′14″W / 36.89972°N 87.98722°W / 36.89972; -87.98722
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyTrigg
Elevation394 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID508957

Rockcastle, formerly Rock Castle, is an unincorporated community in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States.

History

A post office was in operation at Rockcastle from 1839 until 1915. The community derives its name from a nearby rock formation called Castle Rock. for strategic reasons rockcastle was burned during the war. Old Rockcastle now lies under lake barkley

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockcastle, Kentucky
  2. "Trigg County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 253. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.
Municipalities and communities of Trigg County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Cadiz
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Location of Trigg County, Kentucky
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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