Roundstone is an

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Rockcastle County Rockcastle County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Mt. Vernon. The county was founded in 1810 and named for the Rockcastle River, which runs through it. The river, in turn, is named ...

, in the U.S. state of

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. It is located at the junction of

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, Kentucky Route 1786, and

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. The

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runs through Roundstone.

History

A post office called Roundstone was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1893. The community took its name from nearby Roundstone Creek.

References

Unincorporated communities in Rockcastle County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{RockcastleCountyKY-geo-stub