Marrowbone, Cumberland County, Kentucky

Marrowbone, Kentucky
Census-designated place
Marrowbone Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 36°49′39″N 85°30′24″W / 36.82750°N 85.50667°WCoordinates: 36°49′39″N 85°30′24″W / 36.82750°N 85.50667°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Cumberland
Area
• Total	1.29 sq mi (3.34 km^2)
• Land	1.27 sq mi (3.30 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km^2)
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	217
• Density	170/sq mi (65.7/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	42759
FIPS code	21-50124
GNIS feature ID	497558

Marrowbone is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 217.^[1] It has a post office, with the ZIP code of 42759.^[2]

Geography

It lies along Route 90 west of the city of Burkesville, the county seat of Cumberland County.^[3] Its elevation is 643 feet (196 m), and it is located at about (36.8288889, -85.5030556).^[4]

History

In March 2010, nine congregants of the Marrowbone Christian Brotherhood Mennonite Church were among eleven killed on Interstate 65 near Bowling Green and Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky's deadliest vehicle wreck in 20 years.

References

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Marrowbone CDP, Kentucky". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
2. Zip Code Lookup
3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 42.
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marrowbone, Cumberland County, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2007-12-31.