Rosewood, Kentucky

Rosewood, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Rosewood is located in Kentucky
Rosewood
Rosewood
Rosewood is located in the United States
Rosewood
Rosewood
Coordinates: 37°5′12″N 87°5′22″W / 37.08667°N 87.08944°W / 37.08667; -87.08944
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMuhlenberg
Elevation
600 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID502355[1]

Rosewood is an unincorporated community located in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States.

History

The community was named for the abundance of rosewood.[2]

Geography

The community is located along Kentucky Route 973 in southern Muhlenberg County.

A fictitious Louisville suburb also named Rosewood, along with real towns in the Louisville area such as Muldraugh, West Point, and Louisville itself are the main setting of the open-world survival horror game Project Zomboid.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosewood, Kentucky
  2. ^ Anderson, Bobby (September 19, 2007). "Sandy Called These Names". Leader-News. pp. A12. Retrieved May 16, 2015.


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