Flat Fork is an unincorporated community within Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States.
Flat Fork, Kentucky | |
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Coordinates: 37°50′16″N 83°1′43″W / 37.83778°N 83.02861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Magoffin |
Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 41427 |
GNIS feature ID | 508006[1] |
A post office was established in the community in 1934 and named for a fork in the nearby Little Paint Creek.[2]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Fork, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 102. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.