Howardstown, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°34′20″N 85°35′31″W / 37.57222°N 85.59194°W / 37.57222; -85.59194
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St. Ann Catholic Church.
St. Ann's Catholic Church in Howardstown

Howardstown, Kentucky is an

unincorporated community located on the Rolling Fork River in the southern portion of Nelson County, Kentucky, United States.[1]

A post office was established in Howardstown in 1893, and named for the local Howard family. A member of that family, William Howard, had first settled the area c. 1811.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ "Howardstown, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. . Retrieved April 28, 2013.

37°34′20″N 85°35′31″W / 37.57222°N 85.59194°W / 37.57222; -85.59194