Suwanee, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°03′01″N 88°09′55″W / 37.05028°N 88.16528°W / 37.05028; -88.16528
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Suwanee, Kentucky
Suwanee is located in Kentucky
Suwanee
Suwanee
Location in Kentucky
Suwanee is located in the United States
Suwanee
Suwanee
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°03′01″N 88°09′55″W / 37.05028°N 88.16528°W / 37.05028; -88.16528
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyLyon
Elevation433 ft (132 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID509168[1]

Suwanee is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States.

History[edit]

Significant deposits of iron ore were found at Suwanee. Suwanee contained a blast furnace until about 1860.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Suwanee, Kentucky
  2. ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 490.