Straw is an unincorporated community located in Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States.

Straw, Kentucky
Straw is located in Kentucky
Straw
Straw
Location within the state of Kentucky
Straw is located in the United States
Straw
Straw
Straw (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°16′33″N 86°10′21″W / 37.27583°N 86.17250°W / 37.27583; -86.17250
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyEdmonson
Elevation804 ft (245 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
Area code(s)270 and 364
GNIS feature ID509145[1]

Geography

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Straw is located about 8.5 miles (13.7 km) northeast of Brownsville. It is at the western junction of KY 728 and KY 1827 near Nolin Lake State Park.[2] It is also one of several communities in Edmonson County with close proximity to Mammoth Cave National Park.

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Straw, Kentucky
  2. ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. p. 65. §§ C6. ISBN 0-89933-340-0.