Rosslyn, Kentucky

Rosslyn
Unincorporated community
Rosslyn is located in Kentucky
Rosslyn
Rosslyn
Location within the state of Kentucky
Rosslyn is located in the United States
Rosslyn
Rosslyn
Rosslyn (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°50′26″N 83°48′44″W / 37.84056°N 83.81222°W / 37.84056; -83.81222
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPowell
Elevation
669 ft (204 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID515119[1]

Rosslyn is an unincorporated community in Powell County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established at Rosslyn in 1898, and remained in operation until 1917.[2] The community most likely was named for the roses near the original town site.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosslyn, Kentucky
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosslyn, Kentucky
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 256. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.


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