Dekoven, Kentucky
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Dekoven is an unincorporated community and coal town in Union County, Kentucky, United States.
In 1843 a native of Flanders, Belgium started a coal mining operation. He named the community DeKoven,
Flemish for "a camp or village among the hills". A post office was established in 1871 and discontinued after 1938.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dekoven, Kentucky
- ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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