Bearwallow, Kentucky

Bearwallow
Unincorporated community
Bearwallow is located in Kentucky
Bearwallow
Bearwallow
Location within the state of Kentucky
Bearwallow is located in the United States
Bearwallow
Bearwallow
Bearwallow (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°42′13″N 85°19′3″W / 37.70361°N 85.31750°W / 37.70361; -85.31750
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyWashington
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID507469[1]

Bearwallow is an unincorporated crossroads village in Washington County, Kentucky, United States. It lies at the intersection of roads from Bardstown, Cisselville, Fredericktown, Manton, and McIntyre.

The name comes from a small depression where bears came to wallow in a mud hole.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bearwallow, Kentucky
  • Compiled by the Washington County Bicentennial Book Committee. Washington County, Kentucky Bicentennial History, 1792-1992. Turner Publishing Company, 1991. ISBN 1-56311-014-8