Browder, Kentucky

Browder
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°11′50″N 87°2′11″W / 37.19722°N 87.03639°W / 37.19722; -87.03639Coordinates: 37°11′50″N 87°2′11″W / 37.19722°N 87.03639°W / 37.19722; -87.03639
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Muhlenberg
Elevation	427 ft (130 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CST (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	42326
Area code(s)	270
GNIS feature ID	487977^[1]

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

History

A post office called Browder has been in operation since 1905.^[2] The community was named for W. F. Browder, a railroad official.^[3]

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browder, Kentucky
↑ "Muhlenberg County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
↑ Anderson, Bobby (Sep 19, 2007). "Sandy Called These Names". Leader-News. pp. A12. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Greenville

Cities	Bremen Central City Drakesboro Greenville Powderly South Carrollton

CDPs	Beechmont Dunmor Graham Moorman

Unincorporated communities	Beech Creek Belton Bevier Browder Brownie Cleaton Depoy Ebenezer Ennis Earles Gishton Gus Holt Knightsburg Luzerne Martwick McNary Midland Nelson Creek Nonnell Penrod Rosewood Skilesville Weir

Ghost town	Paradise

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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