Straw is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
located in
Edmonson County,
Kentucky
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,
United States
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.
Geography
Straw is located about northeast of
Brownsville. It is at the western junction of
KY 728 and
KY 1827 near
Nolin Lake State Park.
It is also one of several communities in Edmonson County with close proximity to
Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park is a national park of the United States in south-central Kentucky. It encompasses portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest known cave system in the world. The park's are located primarily in Edmonson County, with sma ...
.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Edmonson County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities in Kentucky