The Red Bird River is one of two tributaries at the head of the South Fork of the Kentucky River, the other being the Goose Creek. It is located in the Daniel Boone National Forest in extreme southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is 34.3 miles (55.2 km) long and drains an area of 195.7 square miles (507 km2).
Saint Helens is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky, in the United States. It lies along Route 52 east of the city of Beattyville, the county seat of Lee County. Its elevation is 728 feet (222 m). It has a post office with the ZIP code 41368. This post office preëmpted the naming of a community in Jefferson County as Saint Helens; instead, it had to adopt the name "Shively" after an early settler.
Elkfork is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 172, northeast of the city of West Liberty, the county seat of Morgan County. Its elevation reaches up to 856 feet (261 m). Although the area is unincorporated, Elkfork contains a post office, with the ZIP code of 41421.
Five Forks is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 16 to the north of the town of Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun County. Its elevation is 1,106 feet (337 m). The Five Forks Post Office is closed.
Lucky Fork is an unincorporated community located in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States. Their Post Office no longer exists, it closed in June 1972.
Ulvah is an unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office has ceased to exist.
Etoile is an unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. The Etoile Post Office closed in 1988.
Cromona is a small unincorporated community located in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. The Cromona post office has operated since 1916. Cromona is actually known as Haymond by the local residents. However, for reasons that are obscure, the post office was given a different name, Cromona. It was built as a coal town in 1916, and was named for the president of the Elk Horn Coal Corporation, Thomas S. Haymond. The population of Haymond was 502 as of the 2010 census.
Farraday is an unincorporated community and coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. The now-defunct post office was located on Thornton Creek, a tributary of the North Fork of the Kentucky River.
Haddix is an unincorporated community and coal town in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States. It is located near the confluence of Troublesome Creek and the North Fork Kentucky River.
Oven Fork is an unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky. Oven Fork is located on U.S. Route 119 and the Cumberland River 4.2 miles (6.8 km) south of Whitesburg. Oven Fork had a post office from 1948 to 1993.
Ages is an unincorporated coal town and census-designated place (CDP) in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.
Coxton is an unincorporated coal town and census-designated place (CDP) in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office is closed. The community was listed as a CDP in 2014, so no population figures are available from the 2010 census.
Smith is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The community lies along Kentucky State Route 987 and the Martins Fork of the Cumberland River. Smith is also home to Martins Fork Lake. The lake was constructed by the US Army Corps of Engineers as part of several flood control projects along the Cumberland River. The dam was complete and functional in November 1978. Until the early 1970s the community was served by Smith Elementary School. When plans were being made for construction to Martins Fork Lake, the school was closed and students were sent to nearby Cawood Elementary. The community post office was closed in the early 1990s. The community today is served by four churches. Pace Chapel, New Riverside Baptist Church, Full-Gospel Pentecostal Church and Faith-Holiness Church.
Flat Fork is an unincorporated community within Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States.
Locust is an unincorporated community located in Carroll County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office is closed.
Big Creek is a 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long creek in Kentucky, United States whose headwaters are in Leslie County and that flows into the Red Bird River in Clay County. A postoffice and village are named for it. Its own name is likely purely descriptive of its frequent flooding and high water levels, as it is not otherwise one of the biggest tributaries of Red Bird River.
Speedwell is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office is closed. It is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 374 and Kentucky Route 499.
Broad Bottom is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.
Forks of Elkhorn is an unincorporated community within Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. It lies on US 460 where the north and south forks of Elkhorn Creek meet. It is believed to have been established in 1784. The town had a post office from 1848 to 1965. The town had a station on the Frankfort and Cincinnati Railroad that was known as Elsinore for unknown reasons.
