Marrowbone, Kentucky

Marrowbone
—  Unincorporated community  —
Marrowbone Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 36°45′44″N 85°0′37″W / 36.76222°N 85.01028°W / 36.76222; -85.01028Coordinates: 36°45′44″N 85°0′37″W / 36.76222°N 85.01028°W / 36.76222; -85.01028
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Cumberland
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	42759
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID	497558

Marrowbone is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 90 west of the city of Burkesville, the county seat of Cumberland County.^[1] Its elevation is 643 feet (196 m), and it is located at about (36.8288889, -85.5030556).^[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 42759.^[3]

In March 2010, nine congregants (and two other victims) of the Marrowbone Christian Brotherhood Mennonite Church were killed on Interstate 65 near Bowling Green and Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky's deadliest vehicle wreck in 20 years.

References

1. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 42.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marrowbone, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2007-12-31.
3. ^ Zip Code Lookup