Hell for Certain, Kentucky

Hell for Certain is an unincorporated community in Leslie County, Kentucky, United States.

Hell for Certain, properly known as Dryhill, is located 7 miles (11 km) north of the small town of Hyden at 37.1546° North, 83.4157° West. Dryhill became known by this name because it is located near Hell for Certain Creek.[1]

A mission church sits at the mouth of Hell for Certain Creek at the Middle Fork Kentucky River. The church was started in the early 1950s by the late Miss Evelyn Fuqua,[2] who was a licensed minister in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches.

The area has been extensively mined for coal. The Geological Society of America has borrowed "Hell for Certain" as a name for the tonstein located in the area and throughout the Appalachian basin.

The Bluegrass Brewing Company of Louisville, Kentucky has named one of their beers after Hell for Certain.

References

  1. ↑ "University of Kentucky" (PDF). March 2000.
  2. ↑ "History of the Southern Ohio District Fellowship of Brethren Churches" by Historical Publication Committee, 1975

Coordinates: 37°9′16.6″N 83°24′56.5″W / 37.154611°N 83.415694°W / 37.154611; -83.415694


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