Right Fork of Meathouse, Kentucky

Right Fork of Meathouse, Kentucky
Right Fork of Meathouse, Kentucky
	Unincorporated community
	Right Fork of Meathouse, Kentucky
	Coordinates: 37°33′47″N82°18′48″W / 37.56306°N 82.31333°W Coordinates: 37°33′47″N82°18′48″W / 37.56306°N 82.31333°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Pike
Elevation	1,106 ft (337 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	606
GNIS feature ID	2337006 [1]

Last updated February 18, 2019

Right Fork of Meathouse is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. Right Fork of Meathouse is located on Pigpen Branch, the right fork of Meathouse Fork, 12.7 miles (20.4 km) east-northeast of Pikeville.^[2]

Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,024. Its county seat is Pikeville. The county was founded in 1821.

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.

The Meathouse Fork is a tributary of Middle Island Creek, 19.7 miles (31.7 km) long, in north-central West Virginia in the United States. Via Middle Island Creek and the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 64.6 square miles (167 km²) in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.

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The Tug Fork is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, 159 miles (256 km) long, in southwestern West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, and eastern Kentucky in the United States. Via the Big Sandy and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.

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Stone is an unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1912. Stone was a mining community named for Galen Stone, head of the Pond Creek Coal Company which was based in Stone. In 1922 the Pond Creek Coal Company was sold to Fordson Coal Company, which was a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. In 1936 Fordson sold the mine at Stone to Eastern Coal Company.

New Milton is an unincorporated community in central Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States. The community is located along Meathouse Fork, southeast of the town of West Union, the county seat of Doddridge County. Its elevation is 833 feet (254 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 26411.

The Russell Fork is a 51.9-mile-long (83.5 km) tributary of the Levisa Fork in southwestern Virginia and southeastern Kentucky in the United States. Known for its whitewater, it rises in the Appalachian Mountains of southwest Virginia, in southern Dickenson County, and flows north through the town of Haysi, Virginia, the Breaks Interstate Park, and the town of Elkhorn City, Kentucky, in Pike County, where it flows into the Levisa Fork which, together with the Tug Fork, form the Big Sandy River.

Big Isaac is an unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States. Big Isaac is 6 miles (9.7 km) south-southeast of Salem, along Laurel Run, a headwaters tributary of Meathouse Fork. The Big Isaac Post Office closed on December 31, 1962.

Blandville is an unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States. Blandville is located along West Virginia Route 18 and Meathouse Fork 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of West Union. Blandville had a post office, which closed on November 9, 2002.

Sugar Camp is an unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States. The community is located along West Virginia Route 18 at the confluence of Toms Fork and Meathouse Fork.

Left Fork of Blackberry is an unincorporated community located in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.

Meathouse is an unincorporated community located in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.

Right Fork of Long Fork is an unincorporated community located in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.

Little Floyd County is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. Little Floyd County is located on Mare Creek 7.3 miles (11.7 km) northwest of Pikeville.

Upper Dick is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky. Upper Dick is located on Dix Fork 11.5 miles (18.5 km) northeast of Pikeville.

Meta is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky. Meta is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 1426 and Kentucky Route 2169 7.7 miles (12.4 km) northeast of Pikeville. The community had a post office from 1896 to 1959.

Toms Fork is a tributary of the Meathouse Fork, 9.3 miles (15.0 km) long, in north-central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Meathouse Fork, Middle Island Creek, and the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 15.5 square miles (40 km²) in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.

References

↑ "Right Fork of Meathouse". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
↑ State Primary Road System: Pike County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.

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[1] "Right Fork of Meathouse". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.

[2] State Primary Road System: Pike County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Pike County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Pikeville
Cities	Coal Run Village Elkhorn City Pikeville	Location of Pike County, Kentucky
CDPs	Dorton Freeburn McCarr Phelps South Williamson Virgie
Other unincorporated communities	Aflex Argo Arrow Ashcamp Beefhide Belcher Belfry Big Card Big Creek Big Shoal Biggs Burnwell Canada Coal Run Village Dunleary Esco Fedscreek Fishtrap Fords Branch Garden Village Goody Greasy Creek Hamlack Hardy Hatfield Hellier Henry Clay Huddy Jonancy Kewanee Kimper Left Fork of Blackberry Lick Creek Little Dixie Little Floyd County Lookout Majestic Marrowbone McAndrews McVeigh Meathouse Meta Mossy Bottom Mouthcard Myra New Alma Coal Camp Pauley Paw Paw Penny Phyllis Pinsonfork Piso Raccoon Ransom Right Fork of Long Fork Right Fork of Meathouse Robinson Creek Rockhouse Sharondale Shelbiana Shelby Gap Railroad Station Sidney Steele Stone Stopover Toler Toonerville Turkey Creek Upper Dick Varney Wolfpit Yeager
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