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Laurel Creek (Kentucky)
Laurel Creek is a tributary of Goose Creek river in Clay County in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is long. The name comes from the proliferation of mountain laurel on its riverbanks. Tributaries and post offices Its eponymous post office was established by Joseph Hubbard on 1865-04-21, lasting until 1968. It was originally located at the mouth of what is now named Morgan Branch, a tributary of Laurel Creek that used to be named Falls Branch, and primarily served the area of Hubbardsville. It moved 3 miles downstream to the mouth of Collins Fork, another Laurel tributary, some time before 1902. It was a rural branch of Manchester post office from 1966 until its closure. Morgan Branch is also the location of the village, school, and postoffice of Fall Rock. Hubbardsville's second post office was named Caution, from 1902 to 1918, although postmaster George Hall wanted to call it Clio after his 5-year-old daughter. That clashed with an existing post office of the same name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to the east; Tennessee to the south; and Missouri to the west. Its northern border is defined by the Ohio River. Its capital is Frankfort, and its two largest cities are Louisville and Lexington. Its population was approximately 4.5 million in 2020. Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the 15th state on June 1, 1792, splitting from Virginia in the process. It is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on Kentucky bluegrass, a species of green grass found in many of its pastures, which has supported the thoroughbred horse industry in the center of the state. Historically, it was known for excellent farming conditions for this reason and the development of large tobacco plantations akin to those in Virginia and North Carolina i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay County, Kentucky
Clay County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county population was 20,345. Its county seat is Manchester, Kentucky, Manchester. The county was formed in 1807 and named in honor of Green Clay (1757–1826). Clay was a member of the Virginia and Kentucky State legislature (United States), State legislatures, first cousin once removed of Henry Clay, United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State, Secretary of State in the 19th century. History Clay County was established in 1807 from land given by Floyd, Knox and Madison counties. The courthouse burned in January 1936. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.4%) is water. Adjacent counties * Owsley County, Kentucky, Owsley County (north) * Perry County, Kentucky, Perry County (northeast) * Leslie County, Kentucky, Leslie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goose Creek (Oneida, Kentucky)
Goose Creek is a stream in Clay County in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is one of two tributaries at the head of the South Fork of the Kentucky River, the other being the Red Bird River. It is long. Tributaries and post offices There have been 48 postoffices on Goose Creek and its tributaries (including the postoffice at Manchester) up to the turn of the 21st century. The tributaries are: * Little Goose Creek whose post offices and tributaries are in its article * Horse Creek whose post offices and tributaries are in its article * Wildcat Creek, location of Wildcat post office * Laurel Creek whose post offices and tributaries are in its article * Collins Creek whose post offices and tributaries are in its article * Grannies Branch * Billys Branch, long and reportedly named for a member of the local Sevier family * Martins Creek whose post offices and tributaries are in its article * Lockards Creek was named Lockhart Creek on late 19th and early 20th century geological sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. PhysicalGeography.net, Michael Pidwirny & S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalmia Latifolia
''Kalmia latifolia'', the mountain laurel, calico-bush, or spoonwood, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, that is native to the eastern United States. Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana. Mountain laurel is the state flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. It is the namesake of Laurel County in Kentucky, the city of Laurel, Mississippi, and the Laurel Highlands in southwestern Pennsylvania. Growth ''Kalmia latifolia'' is an evergreen shrub growing tall. The leaves are 3–12 cm long and 1–4 cm wide. The flowers are hexagonal, sometimes appearing to be pentagonal, ranging from light pink to white, and occur in clusters. There are several named cultivars that have darker shades of pink, red and maroon. It blooms in May and June. All parts of the plant are poisonous. The roots are fibrous and matted. The plant is naturally found on rocky slopes and mountainous forest areas. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collins Creek (Kentucky)
Collins Creek, also known as Collins Fork, is a tributary of Goose Creek in Clay County in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is long; is named for its first settler James Collins, a salt maker and hunter; joins Goose just south of Garrard; and is paralleled by (Kentucky Route 11) road and ( Cumberland and Manchester Railroad) railway for most of its course. Tributaries and post offices The tributaries are: * Buzzard Creek, long **Saplings Fork, previously known as Furnace Branch, whose mouth is along Buzzard * Engine Branch * Whites Branch On Buzzard Creek Willowdale postoffice was established on 1901-09-07 by postmaster Ella White. She named it for the preponderance of willow trees in the area, which was likely at the mouth of Furnace Branch/Saplings Fork. Lincoln postoffice was established on 1923-05-26 by postmaster Hughey L. Tanksley. His original choice of name was Harding, which clashed with an already existing ''Hardin'' postoffice in Marshall County, his choices of n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester, Kentucky
Manchester is a home rule-class city in Clay County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county and the home of a minimum- and medium-security federal prison. The city's population was 1,255 at the 2010 census. History The town was founded to be the seat of the newly formed Clay Co. in 1807 on a parcel near the Lower Goose Creek Salt Works. The county court stipulated that the town be named Greenville in honor of the War-of-1812 general who gave the county its name.Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names''p. 186 University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 1 August 2013. The Greenville in Muhlenberg County had already preëmpted that name, however, and it was changed to "Manchester" in December. There was a local legend in the town that this was in honor of the hometown of Gen. Garrard's second wife Lucy Lees, but a prominent local family, the Hollingsworth, were originally from Manchester, England. Rennick points out that Lucy Lees was born we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall Rock, Kentucky
Fall Rock is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky, United States. They are located on the Morgan Branch tributary of Laurel Creek Laurel Creek is a river in Delaware County, New York. It flows into the Roods Creek Roods Creek is a river in Delaware County, New York. It begins just south of Cannonsville Reservoir and flows south into Crystal Lake. After exiting Crystal Lak ..., just under 1 mile upstream from the branch mouth, on United States Highway 421, the school across the road from the post office. Fall Rock post office was established on 1924-05-22 by postmaster John Campbell, and named after the original name of Morgan Branch which was Falls Branch or Fall Rock Branch. This in turn came from the name of the high waterfall that powered a local grist mill and was also used for social events. However, the village and school were originally named Pinhook, local oral histories stating that this was after a local fisherman who made fishing hooks out of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitley County, Kentucky
Whitley County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,712. Its county seat is at Williamsburg, though the largest city is Corbin, and the county's District Court (a trial court of limited jurisdiction) sits in both cities. Whitley County is included in the London, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The area now encompassed by Kentucky's Whitley County was first bounded in 1772, when all of what is now the state of Kentucky was in the frontier county of Fincastle County, Virginia. Fincastle was divided in 1776, with the western portion named Kentucky County, Virginia. In 1780, Virginia set aside all land in Kentucky County for soldiers who had served in the Revolutionary War. Kentucky County was divided into 3 counties, Jefferson, Fayette, and Lincoln. Lincoln County was divided in 1799, with part of becoming Knox County. On January 17, 1818, the Legislature removed the southwest portion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Kentucky
List of rivers in Kentucky (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Kentucky flow to the Mississippi River, nearly all by virtue of flowing to its major tributary, the Ohio River. Also listed are some important tributaries to the few Kentucky rivers that originate in, or flow through, other states. *Mississippi River ** Obion Creek ** Mayfield Creek **Ohio River *** Goose Creek *** Massac Creek ***Tennessee River ****Clarks River ****Blood River ***Cumberland River ****Little River **** Red River **** Obey River (Tennessee) ***** Wolf River **** Big South Fork of the Cumberland River ****Rockcastle River ****Laurel River **** Clear Fork ***Tradewater River ***Green River **** Panther Creek ****Pond River ****Rough River **** Mud River ****Barren River *****Gasper River **** Little Reedy Creek **** Big Reedy Creek **** Bear Creek **** Nolin River **** Little Barren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
