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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Rosslyn
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°50′26″N 83°48′44″W / 37.84056°N 83.81222°W / 37.84056; -83.81222
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPowell
Elevation669 ft (204 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID515119

Rosslyn is an unincorporated community in Powell County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established at Rosslyn in 1898, and remained in operation until 1917. The community most likely was named for the roses near the original town site.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosslyn, Kentucky
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosslyn, Kentucky
  3. Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 256. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.
Municipalities and communities of Powell County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Stanton
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