Glomawr, Kentucky

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Glomawr
Unincorporated community
Glomawr
Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°13′36″N 83°9′26″W / 37.22667°N 83.15722°W / 37.22667; -83.15722Coordinates: 37°13′36″N 83°9′26″W / 37.22667°N 83.15722°W / 37.22667; -83.15722
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Perry
Elevation 906 ft (276 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 512332[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. Retrieved 2013-04-28. 
Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Kentucky, United States
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