Glomawr, Kentucky

Glomawr is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.

Glomawr
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°13′36″N 83°9′26″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Perry
Elevation	906 ft (276 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	512332[1]

Glomawr is the site of a former coal mine owned by the East Tennessee Coal Co. A post office was established in 1915, and supposedly named for the old Welsh word for high coal.^[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glomawr, Kentucky
2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 118. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.