Fourmile, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
36°47′33″N 83°44′34″W / 36.79250°N 83.74278°W / 36.79250; -83.74278CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyBellElevation
1,001 ft (305 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)ZIP code
40939

Fourmile is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky.

Fourmile appears on the Pineville U.S. Geological Survey Map.[1]

Geography

Fourmile is located at 36°47′33″N 83°44′34″W / 36.79250°N 83.74278°W / 36.79250; -83.74278. Fourmile is along the Cumberland River.

History

A post office was established in the community in 1899. The origins of the name Fourmile are disputed: some hold it is because of hamlet's location four miles downriver from Pineville, while others believe it was named after the four-mile length of nearby Fourmile Creek.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Fourmile Populated Place Profile / Bell County, Kentucky Data". KY HomeTownLocator. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 107. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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