Kyrock | |
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  Kyrock Location within the state of Kentucky  Kyrock Kyrock (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°15′48″N 86°15′24″W / 37.26333°N 86.25667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Edmonson |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 42285 |
| Area code(s) | 270 and 364 |
| GNIS feature ID | 508410[1] |
Kyrock is a ghost town in Edmonson County in south central Kentucky, United States.[1] The ghost town is located about 2.4 miles (3.9 km) east of Sweeden, or about 5 miles (8.0 km) north-northeast of the county seat of Brownsville.[2] It was once a referred to as a “company town” along the Nolin River during much of the first half of the 20th century, but the industrial town was disincorporated in 1966, about nine years after the closure of the company that created the town.[3][4][5]
Kyrock was one of several other central Edmonson County communities located near Mammoth Cave National Park.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kyrock, Kentucky
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
edco-37was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Story, Justin (September 2016). "Man publishing Kyrock History in Photos". Bowling Green Daily News. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Elmore, Ernie (July 20, 2016). Kyrock a Pictorial History. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1534881259.
- ^ Demunbrun, R.A. (June 16, 1957). "Kyrock to Liquidate: Stockholders vote to close out Edmonson industry". Park City Daily News. pp. 1, 8 – via Google Books.