Pine Knob | |
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  Pine Knob Location within the state of Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 37°31′40.19″N86°28′27.93″W / 37.5278306°N 86.4744250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Grayson |
| Settled | circa 1777 [1] |
| Elevation | 525 ft (160 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| Area code(s) | 270 and 364 |
| GNIS feature ID | 500697 [2] |
| Website | www |
Pine Knob is an unincorporated community in Grayson County, Kentucky, United States. [2]
Pine Knob was settled around 1777 for its wildlife and an abundant spring water supply. [1]
In 1987, Pine Knob Diner and Amphitheatre, an open air dinner theater, accompanied with a 1950s-era diner, opened for live performances. [3]
Many of the community's original buildings, such as the Pine Knob School and an old general store building have been well-preserved. [4]
Pine Knob is located about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Caneyville. It is situated along a locally maintained road off of Kentucky Route 79 between Caneyville and Short Creek. [5]
Grayson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,420. Its county seat is Leitchfield. The county was formed in 1810 and named for William Grayson (1740-1790), a Revolutionary War colonel and a prominent Virginia political figure. Grayson County was formerly a prohibition or dry county, but Leitchfield allowed limited alcohol sales in restaurants in 2010 and voted "wet" in 2016.
Caneyville is a home rule-class city in Grayson County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 608 at the 2010 census. Named for its location on Caney Creek, Caneyville had a post office by 1837 and a town charter by 1840 and was incorporated by the state legislature in 1880.
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Kentucky Route 79 (KY 79) is a 102-mile-long (164 km) north–south state highway that traverses five counties in west-central Kentucky. It can be seen as an extension of U.S. Route 79 (US 79), as they have the same number and once intersected; KY 79 begins in the same city that US 79 ends, and both travel on a northeast–southwest diagonal path.
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Short Creek is an unincorporated community in Grayson County, Kentucky, United States.
Claymour is an unincorporated community in Todd County, Kentucky, United States.
Chaumont is a ghost town in far eastern Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States. Located on the county's eastern boundary with Barren County, it was one of several communities that dissolved for their area to become a portion of Mammoth Cave National Park.
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