Fall Rock, Kentucky
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
37°13′11″N 83°47′18″W / 37.21972°N 83.78833°W / 37.21972; -83.78833Fall Rock is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky, United States.[4] They are located on the Morgan Branch tributary of Laurel Creek, just under 1 mile upstream from the branch mouth, on United States Highway 421, the school across the road from the post office.[4]
Fall Rock post office was established on 1924-05-22 by postmaster John Campbell, and named after the original name of Morgan Branch which was Falls Branch or Fall Rock Branch.[4] This in turn came from the name of the 10 feet (3.0 m) high waterfall that powered a local grist mill and was also used for social events.[4]
However, the village and school were originally named Pinhook, local oral histories stating that this was after a local fisherman who made fishing hooks out of safety pins bought in the local store.[4] Named John Campbell (not the aforementioned postmaster) he gained the name "Pinhook" Campbell.[4] The village and school were renamed after the post office when schooling was consolidated in the county in the 20th century.[4]
Cross-reference
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ "Fall Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c d e f g Rennick 2000c, p. 16.
Sources
- Rennick, Robert M. (2000c). "Clay County — Post Offices". County Histories of Kentucky (176). Morehead State University.
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Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Manchester
unincorporated
communities
- Burning Springs
- Fall Rock
- Garrard
- Ogle
- Sibert
(and the creeks
they are on)
- Bear Creek (includes Barcreek and Spurlock)
- Big Creek (inc. Bear Branch, Jason, and Obed)
- Collins Creek (inc. Willowdale, Lincoln, Abel, Williams, Sprule/Hemlock, Safe, Cottongim, Dallas, Green Road, Bluehole, 2 Hoppers, Fount, and 2 Girdlers)
- Goose Creek (inc. Goose Rock, Henseley, Treadway, Seeley, and Brightshade)
- Little Goose Creek (inc. Grace, Hooker, Rockgap, Sory, Tinker, and Urban)
- Horse Creek (inc. Crawfish/Hima and Pigeonroost)
- Laurel Creek (inc. Caution and Millpond)
- Martins Creek (inc. Plank and Wages)
- Peabody
- Red Bird River (inc. Red Bird, Jacks Creek, Hector, Eriline, Spring Creek, Marcum, Antepast, and Gardner)
- Sextons Creek (inc. Alger, Chesnut, Chesnutburg, Choice, Ethel, Malcom, Muncy Fork, Sacker Gap, Sourwood, and Vine)
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