Howe Valley, Kentucky

Howevalley, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Howevalley is located in Kentucky
Howevalley
Howevalley
Howevalley is located in the United States
Howevalley
Howevalley
Coordinates: 37°41′14″N 86°05′18″W / 37.68722°N 86.08833°W / 37.68722; -86.08833
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHardin
Elevation
682 ft (208 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)270 & 364
GNIS feature ID494687[1]

Howevalley is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. Howe Valley is located on Kentucky Route 86 12.3 miles (19.8 km) west of Elizabethtown.[2]

A post office operated in the community from 1852 to 1908. Howevalley (also historically spelled Howe's Valley and Howevalley) is situated in a valley of the same name, which in turn was named for John Howe, an early settler.[3] John Howe was in the American Revolutionary War and was given the land for his work.

References

  1. ^ "Howe Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ State Primary Road System: Hardin County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 146. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.


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