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Bengal, Kentucky

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and Revolutionary War veterans James and Jonathan Cowherd established a school in the Bengal area, as churches were also being founded. Barbee served as a general during the
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The first settlers of Campbellsville and this part of the county arrived after the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bengal, Kentucky
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In 1911 the community was provided service by the Bengal Telephone Company.
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of Taylor County, it is served by Bengal Road from Campbellsville and by
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Unincorporated communities in Taylor County, Kentucky
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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
276:via Bengal, who first settled in Paris, Kentucky. 268:It may have been named after an early street in 265:. Its elevation is 722 feet (220 m). 287:to travel through the Appalachians. About 1802 253:, United States. Located west of the city of 639: 411: 8: 646: 632: 418: 404: 396: 23: 307: 190: 182: 148: 113: 41: 670:Unincorporated communities in Kentucky 224: 207: 170: 158: 69:Location within the state of Kentucky 7: 600: 598: 482:Location of Taylor County, Kentucky 341:, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2007-12-31. 339:Geographic Names Information System 618:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 426:Municipalities and communities of 14: 602: 353:Kentucky: A History of the State 88: 81: 55: 48: 89: 56: 1: 105:Show map of the United States 614:state location article is a 373:The Encyclopedia of Kentucky 691: 597: 281:American Revolutionary War 102:Bengal (the United States) 570: 475: 440: 283:. Many migrants used the 114: 42: 33: 675:Kentucky geography stubs 243:unincorporated community 187:722 ft (220 m) 36:Unincorporated community 612:Taylor County, Kentucky 429:Taylor County, Kentucky 483: 270:Shippingport, Kentucky 481: 210: • Summer ( 134:37.35917°N 85.45722°W 583:United States portal 72:Show map of Kentucky 316:The Road Atlas '06. 139:37.35917; -85.45722 130: /  484: 627: 626: 592: 591: 236: 235: 682: 648: 641: 634: 606: 599: 584: 577: 480: 452: 445: 435: 430: 420: 413: 406: 397: 390: 382: 376: 366: 360: 348: 342: 332: 326: 312: 215: 145: 144: 142: 141: 140: 135: 131: 128: 127: 126: 123: 106: 92: 91: 85: 73: 59: 58: 52: 24: 690: 689: 685: 684: 683: 681: 680: 679: 655: 654: 653: 652: 595: 593: 588: 582: 576:Kentucky portal 575: 566: 556: 492: 485: 473: 455: 450: 443: 436: 433: 428: 424: 394: 393: 386:Biennial Report 383: 379: 369:"Taylor County" 367: 363: 349: 345: 333: 329: 314:Rand McNally. 313: 309: 304: 209: 138: 136: 132: 129: 124: 121: 119: 117: 116: 110: 109: 108: 107: 104: 103: 100: 99: 98: 97: 93: 76: 75: 74: 71: 70: 67: 66: 65: 64: 60: 38: 29: 22: 17: 12: 11: 5: 688: 686: 678: 677: 672: 667: 657: 656: 651: 650: 643: 636: 628: 625: 624: 607: 590: 589: 587: 586: 579: 571: 568: 567: 564: 562: 558: 557: 555: 554: 549: 544: 539: 534: 529: 524: 519: 514: 508: 503: 497: 495: 491:Unincorporated 487: 486: 476: 474: 472: 471: 469:Campbellsville 465: 463: 457: 456: 451:Campbellsville 441: 438: 437: 425: 423: 422: 415: 408: 400: 392: 391: 377: 361: 343: 327: 325:, 2006, p. 42. 306: 305: 303: 300: 285:Cumberland Gap 255:Campbellsville 234: 233: 230: 223: 222: 216: 206: 205: 195: 189: 188: 185: 181: 180: 175: 169: 168: 163: 157: 156: 153: 147: 146: 112: 111: 101: 95: 94: 87: 86: 80: 79: 78: 77: 68: 62: 61: 54: 53: 47: 46: 45: 44: 43: 40: 39: 34: 31: 30: 27: 20: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 687: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 662: 660: 649: 644: 642: 637: 635: 630: 629: 623: 621: 617: 613: 608: 605: 601: 596: 585: 580: 578: 573: 572: 569: 563: 559: 553: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 538: 535: 533: 530: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 498: 496: 494: 488: 470: 467: 466: 464: 462: 458: 454: 453: 446: 439: 434:United States 431: 421: 416: 414: 409: 407: 402: 401: 398: 388: 387: 381: 378: 374: 370: 365: 362: 359: 355: 354: 347: 344: 340: 336: 331: 328: 324: 320: 317: 311: 308: 301: 299: 296: 294: 290: 286: 282: 277: 275: 271: 266: 264: 260: 256: 252: 248: 247:Taylor County 244: 240: 231: 228: 220: 217: 213: 203: 202:Eastern (EST) 199: 196: 194: 186: 179: 176: 174: 167: 164: 162: 155:United States 154: 152: 143: 115:Coordinates: 84: 51: 37: 32: 25: 19: 620:expanding it 609: 594: 505: 448: 384: 380: 372: 364: 357: 352: 346: 330: 323:Rand McNally 315: 310: 297: 289:Elias Barbee 278: 267: 238: 237: 18: 493:communities 444:County seat 293:War of 1812 259:county seat 137: / 659:Categories 532:Mannsville 511:Black Gnat 302:References 229:feature ID 125:85°27′26″W 122:37°21′33″N 561:Footnotes 263:Route 323 193:Time zone 184:Elevation 537:Merrimac 517:Elk Horn 274:Calcutta 251:Kentucky 166:Kentucky 527:Hatcher 319:Chicago 151:Country 547:Saloma 542:Romine 522:Finley 506:Bengal 257:, the 241:is an 239:Bengal 232:507494 178:Taylor 173:County 96:Bengal 63:Bengal 28:Bengal 610:This 501:Acton 221:(EDT) 219:UTC-4 198:UTC-5 161:State 616:stub 552:Yuma 461:City 227:GNIS 245:in 212:DST 661:: 447:: 432:, 371:, 337:, 321:: 249:, 647:e 640:t 633:v 622:. 513:‡ 419:e 412:t 405:v 214:) 204:) 200:(

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Unincorporated community
Bengal is located in Kentucky
Bengal is located in the United States
37°21′33″N 85°27′26″W / 37.35917°N 85.45722°W / 37.35917; -85.45722
Country
State
Kentucky
County
Taylor
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
GNIS
unincorporated community
Taylor County
Kentucky
Campbellsville
county seat
Route 323
Shippingport, Kentucky
Calcutta
American Revolutionary War
Cumberland Gap
Elias Barbee
War of 1812
Chicago
Rand McNally
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bengal, Kentucky

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