Dekoven is an unincorporated community and coal town in Union County, Kentucky, United States.

Dekoven
Dekoven is located in Kentucky
Dekoven
Dekoven
Location within the state of Kentucky
Dekoven is located in the United States
Dekoven
Dekoven
Dekoven (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°34′29″N 88°4′20″W / 37.57472°N 88.07222°W / 37.57472; -88.07222
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyUnion
Elevation
400 ft (100 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID490789[1]

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

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dekoven, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 80. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.