Fourmile, Kentucky

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Fourmile
Coordinates: 36°47′33″N83°44′34″W / 36.79250°N 83.74278°W / 36.79250; -83.74278
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Bell
Elevation
1,001 ft (305 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern)
ZIP code
40939

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

Contents

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

Geography

Fourmile is located at 36°47′33″N83°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]

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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.