Lucky Fork, Kentucky
| Lucky Fork | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Lucky Fork Location within the state of Kentucky  Lucky Fork Lucky Fork (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′3″N 83°34′12″W / 37.36750°N 83.57000°WCoordinates: 37°22′3″N 83°34′12″W / 37.36750°N 83.57000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Owsley |
| Elevation | 928 ft (283 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| GNIS feature ID | 513727[1] |
Lucky Fork is an unincorporated community located in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States. Their Post Office [2] no longer exists, it closed in June 1972.[3]
According to tradition, Lucky Fork was so named on account of the area being a hunter's paradise.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucky Fork, Kentucky
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucky Fork KY post office
- ↑ http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postmasterfinder/welcome.htm
- ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 81.
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