Robinson Creek, Kentucky

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Robinson Creek
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Robinson Creek
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Robinson Creek
Robinson Creek (the US)
Coordinates: 37°23′13″N82°32′15″W / 37.38694°N 82.53750°W / 37.38694; -82.53750 Coordinates: 37°23′13″N82°32′15″W / 37.38694°N 82.53750°W / 37.38694; -82.53750
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Pike
Elevation 758 ft (231 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 41560
GNIS feature ID 502089 [1]

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

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Pike County, Kentucky county in Kentucky

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 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.

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History

A post office called Robinson Creek has been in operation since 1848. [2] The community took its name from nearby Robinson Creek. [3]

Robinson Creek is a stream located within Pike County, Kentucky. It is a tributary of Shelby Creek.

Notable people

Reuben May, He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. May, moved to Vernon County, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army, reaching the rank of colonel. Much of his family, however, remained in Kentucky and supported secession. His first cousin, Andrew Jackson May, was a colonel for the Confederate Army.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Robinson Creek, Kentucky
  2. "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 253. ISBN   0-8131-2631-2.
  4. Database-Reuben May