Country United States County Union GNIS feature ID 490789 Local time Sunday 4:06 PM | State Kentucky Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) Elevation 122 m | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind S at 24 km/h, 54% Humidity | ||
Dekoven is an unincorporated community and coal town in Union County, Kentucky, United States.
Map of Dekoven, Kentucky 42459, USA
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 the post office was discontinued after 1938.
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