Straw is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either hav ...

located in

Edmonson County Edmonson County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,126. Its county seat is Brownsville. The county was formed in 1825 and named for Captain John "Jack" ...

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virgini ...

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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 Nolin Lake State Park is a park located in Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States. The park encompasses while Nolin Lake, the park's main feature, covers . The park is located on the northern perimeter of Mammoth Cave National Park Mammoth ...

. It is also one of several communities in Edmonson County with close proximity to

Mammoth Cave National Park Mammoth Cave National Park is an American national park in west-central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system known in the world. Since the 1972 unification of Mammoth Cave with the even-longer system under F ...

References

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