Morris Fork, Kentucky

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Morris Fork, Kentucky
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Morris Fork, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°22′57″N83°30′58″W / 37.38250°N 83.51611°W / 37.38250; -83.51611 Coordinates: 37°22′57″N83°30′58″W / 37.38250°N 83.51611°W / 37.38250; -83.51611
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Breathitt
Elevation 860 ft (260 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 606
GNIS feature ID 514068 [1]

Morris Fork is an unincorporated community in Breathitt County, Kentucky. Morris Fork is 3.2 miles (5.1 km) northwest of Buckhorn. The Morris Fork Presbyterian Church and Community Center, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Morris Fork. [2]

Breathitt County, Kentucky County in the United States

Breathitt County is a county located in the eastern Appalachian portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,878. Its county seat is Jackson, Kentucky. The county was formed in 1839 and was named for John Breathitt, who was Governor of Kentucky from 1832 to 1834. Breathitt County was a prohibition or dry county, until a public vote in July 2016 that allowed alcohol sales.

Kentucky State of the United States of America

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, (because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used) Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.

Buckhorn, Kentucky City in Kentucky, United States

Buckhorn is a home rule-class city in Perry County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 144 at the 2000 census. It is centered on the Buckhorn Presbyterian Church, a log structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Buckhorn Children's Center and Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park are also located here.

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