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Glen Dean, Kentucky

Glen Dean, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Glen Dean is located in Kentucky
Glen Dean
Glen Dean
Glen Dean is located in the US
Glen Dean
Glen Dean
Coordinates: 37°39′12″N 86°32′28″W / 37.65333°N 86.54111°W / 37.65333; -86.54111Coordinates: 37°39′12″N 86°32′28″W / 37.65333°N 86.54111°W / 37.65333; -86.54111
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Breckinridge
Elevation 479 ft (146 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 270
GNIS feature ID 492886

Glen Dean is an unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. Glen Dean is located at the west end of Kentucky Route 108, 9.8 miles (15.8 km) south-southwest of Hardinsburg. Glen Dean had a post office until it closed on June 22, 1991.

The place name Glen Dean comes from the Scottish words glen, meaning a narrow valley, and dean, also meaning valley.

It has also been reported that Glen Dean was named for William Johnson Dean, who was the owner of 2,700 acres.

The last wild turkey in Breckinridge County was killed in the late 1800s near the site of the first Goshen Baptist Church, located in Glen Dean.



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