Rosewood is an unincorporated community located in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States.

Rosewood, Kentucky
Rosewood is located in Kentucky
Rosewood
Rosewood
Rosewood is located in the United States
Rosewood
Rosewood
Coordinates: 37°5′12″N 87°5′22″W / 37.08667°N 87.08944°W / 37.08667; -87.08944
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMuhlenberg
Elevation
600 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID502355[1]

History

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The community was named for the abundance of rosewood.[2]

Geography

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The community is located along Kentucky Route 973 in southern Muhlenberg County.

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A fictitious Louisville suburb also named Rosewood, along with real towns in the Louisville area such as Muldraugh, West Point, and Louisville itself are the main setting of the open-world survival horror game Project Zomboid.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosewood, Kentucky
  2. ^ Anderson, Bobby (September 19, 2007). "Sandy Called These Names". Leader-News. pp. A12. Retrieved May 16, 2015.