Roaring Spring, Kentucky

Roaring Spring is an unincorporatit commonty in Trigg Coonty, Kentucky, Unitit States.

Roaring Spring
Roaring Spring is located in Kentucky
Roaring Spring
Roaring Spring
Location athin the state o Kentucky
Coordinates: 36°43′32″N 87°42′25″W / 36.72556°N 87.70694°W / 36.72556; -87.70694Coordinates: 36°43′32″N 87°42′25″W / 36.72556°N 87.70694°W / 36.72556; -87.70694
KintraUnitit States
StateKentucky
CoontyTrigg
Elevation
170 m (558 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS featur ID502041[1]

A post office cried Roaring Spring wis established in 1849, an remained in operation till 1909.[2] The community took its name from a nearby cave spring which produced a roar.[3]

References eedit

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geografic Names Information Seestem: Roaring Spring, Kentucky
  2. "Trigg County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 252. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.