Marrowbone, Kentucky | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location within the state of Kentucky | |
Coordinates: 36°49′39″N 85°30′24″W / 36.82750°N 85.50667°WCoordinates: 36°49′39″N 85°30′24″W / 36.82750°N 85.50667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Cumberland |
Area | |
• Total | 1.29 sq mi (3.34 km2) |
• Land | 1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 217 |
• Density | 170/sq mi (65.7/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes | 42759 |
FIPS code | 21-50124 |
GNIS feature ID | 497558 |
Marrowbone is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 217. It has a post office, with the ZIP code of 42759.
It lies along Route 90 west of the city of Burkesville, the county seat of Cumberland County. Its elevation is 643 feet (196 m), and it is located at about (36.8288889, -85.5030556).
In March 2010, nine congregants of the Marrowbone Christian Brotherhood Mennonite Church were among eleven killed on Interstate 65 near Bowling Green and Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky's deadliest vehicle wreck in 20 years.