Gray Hawk, Kentucky

Gray Hawk, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Flat Lick Falls, located in the community
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Coordinates: 37°23′42″N83°56′25″W / 37.39500°N 83.94028°W / 37.39500; -83.94028
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Jackson
Elevation	1,273 ft (388 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes	40434
GNIS feature ID	[1]

Gray Hawk is an unincorporated community in eastern Jackson County, Kentucky, United States. The community is located along US Route 421.

Gray Hawk has a post office, gas station, restaurant, community park, and two waterfalls: McCammon Branch Falls and Flat Lick Falls. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The Gray Hawk Post Office was established in 1853 and remains open to this day. ^[4] The origins of the name Gray Hawk remain unclear. It could have been named for the many gray colored hawks seen in the area, or its namesakes could be the original landholding Gray and Hawk families. ^[5]

The Women's Board of Domestic Missions of the Reformed Church in America opened a church and Sunday Schools in Gray Hawk in the early 1900s. ^[6] The church is now called the Gray Hawk Community Church. ^[7]

References

1. "Gray Hawk, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Restaurants". Jackson County Kentucky Tourism. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
3. "Public Parks". Jackson County Kentucky Tourism. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
4. "Gray Hawk, Kentucky post office". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
5. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 123. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.
6. Heideman, Eugene (1984). A People in Mission: Their Expanding Dream. New York: Reformed Church Press. p.  https://www.kyhistory.com/digital/collection/Morgan/id/669 . Retrieved August 1, 2025.
7. "The Church in Dialogue". Facebook.com. Retrieved August 3, 2025.