Stony Fork Junction, Kentucky

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Stony Fork Junction
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Stony Fork Junction
Stony Fork Junction (the US)
Coordinates: 36°36′6″N83°45′8″W / 36.60167°N 83.75222°W / 36.60167; -83.75222 Coordinates: 36°36′6″N83°45′8″W / 36.60167°N 83.75222°W / 36.60167; -83.75222
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Bell
Elevation 1,181 ft (360 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
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GNIS feature ID 504509 [1]

Stony Fork Junction is an unincorporated community located in Bell 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.

Bell County, Kentucky county in Kentucky, United States

Bell County is a county located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,691. Its county seat is Pineville. The county was formed in 1867, during the Reconstruction era from parts of Knox and Harlan counties and augmented from Knox County in 1872. The county is named for Joshua Fry Bell, a US Representative. It was originally called "Josh Bell", but on January 31, 1873, the Kentucky legislature shortened the name to "Bell",

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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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stony Fork Junction, Kentucky


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