Flat Fork, Kentucky

Flat Fork
Unincorporated community
Flat Fork
Flat Fork

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°50′16″N 83°1′43″W / 37.83778°N 83.02861°W / 37.83778; -83.02861Coordinates: 37°50′16″N 83°1′43″W / 37.83778°N 83.02861°W / 37.83778; -83.02861
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Magoffin
Elevation 919 ft (280 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 41427
GNIS feature ID 508006[1]

Flat Fork is an unincorporated community within Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1934 and named for a fork in the nearby Little Paint Creek.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Fork, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 102. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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