Vest, Kentucky

	Vest, Kentucky Vest is a post office in Knott County, Kentucky, United States, at the mouth of the Trace Branch of Balls Fork. It serves a store, a crafts centre, and a school. Geography Vest is located at Lat: 37.39667, Lon: -83.00667. It sits at 1,090 feet (332.232 meters) above sea level. Vest, Kentucky is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST) and observes Daylight Savings Time. Population and Demographics Infrastructure Transportation and Roads The main road that runs through Vest is KY-1087. From its start at the junction of KY-1087 and KY-550 to its end where it splits into KY-476, it runs about 20 miles long. The second road that runs from just in front of the Vest building is KY-160. It leads out to the "Double Kwik" Convenience Store on interstate 80. Public and Private Education Beckham Combs Elementary School, named after Beckham Combs (a former person in Knott County), was the elementary school near Vest until its closure in 2006. During its time open as a public elementary s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Post Office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional services, which vary by country. These include providing and accepting government forms (such as passport applications), and processing government services and fees (such as road tax, postal savings, or bank fees). The chief administrator of a post office is called a postmaster. Before the advent of postal codes and the post office, postal systems would route items to a specific post office for receipt or delivery. During the 19th century in the United States, this often led to smaller communities being renamed after their post offices, particularly after the Post Office Department began to require that post office names not be duplicated within a state. Name The term "post-office" has been in use since the 1650s, shortly after the legali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Troublesome Creek (North Fork Kentucky River Tributary) Troublesome Creek is a creek in Breathitt, Perry and Knott counties, Kentucky, a fork of the North Fork Kentucky River. It is long with a gradient of , normally free-flowing, and with banks that vary between tree-lined and open. Its headwaters are where its Left and Right Forks join at Hindman, the Knott County seat. The creek flows down to join the North Fork of the Kentucky River near Haddix in Breathitt County. Tributaries and other locations * Its major tributaries are: Lost Creek just over upstream at an altitude of Hayes Branch upstream at an altitude of Halfway Branch upstream at an altitude of Riley Branch upstream at an altitude of Barge Creek upstream at an altitude of * Right Fork upstream at an altitude of Lewis Branch upstream at an altitude of Russell Branch upstream at an altitude of * Andy Branch upstream at an altitude of * Right Fork upstream Millers Branch (also Nix Branch and Harvey's Branch) upstream a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Buckhorn, Kentucky Buckhorn is a home rule-class city in Perry County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 162 at the 2010 census. It is centered on the Buckhorn Presbyterian Church, a log structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Buckhorn Children's Center and Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park are also located here. The post office was established in 1902.Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names'. The University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1988. . Buckhorn was incorporated by the state legislature in 1996.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State: Land Office.Buckhorn". Accessed 14 July 2013. History According to local tradition, the name "Buckhorn" comes from an early settler, Jerry Smith, who had killed a large deer and had hung its antlers over an area spring. The name of the stream that flows through the area, Squabble Creek, is believed to have been named after a fight between Smith and his brothers. Geography Buckhorn is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Hindman Settlement School Hindman Settlement School is a settlement school located in Hindman, Kentucky in Knott County, Kentucky, Knott County. Established in 1902, it was the first rural settlement school in America.Hindman Settlement School Retrieved on 2010-05-29 Mission The mission of Hindman Settlement School is "to provide educational and service opportunities for the people of the mountains, while keeping them mindful of their heritage." Notable staff James Still James Still was a notable poet, folklore, folklorist, and novelist during his life, spanning 95 years from 1906 to 2001. James Still's friend, Don West (educator), Don West offered him a job organizing recreational programs for a settlement school in Knott County, Kentucky. James Still gladly accepted the invitation to teach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Knott County Central High School Knott County Central High School is a high school located in Hindman, Kentucky. It is home to the Knott County Central Patriots, who have claimed several regional titles in basketball, baseball, track, and other sports. History The school was founded in 1974 by a consolidation of three smaller county schools: Hindman High School, Carr Creek High School (both state basketball champions), and Knott County High School. This made the first graduating class, the class of 1975. At this time the school was not equipped with the space for a baseball team nor a football team. These extra-curricular activities came at a later time. The lower spot cleared off to the left of the school was only used to practice the marching band routines. The Marching Patriots earned several awards in marching and in stage band the first few years that the school was opened. Activities The school's speech team, which has 21 regional titles, has captured the KHSSL (Kentucky High School Speech League) State C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Hindman, Kentucky Hindman ()Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names''p. 141. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 30 July 2013. is a home rule-class town in, and the county seat of, Knott County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 777 at the 2010 U.S. census. Geography Hindman is located just west of the center of Knott County at (37.337174, -82.981147). It sits in the valley of Troublesome Creek, at the junction of its Left Fork and Right Fork. Kentucky Routes 160 and 550 pass through the center of town, and Kentucky Route 80, a four-lane highway, passes just north of the city limits. KY 80 leads northeast to Prestonsburg and southwest to the outskirts of Hazard. According to the United States Census Bureau, Hindman has a total area of , all land. Via Troublesome Creek, the city is within the watershed of the Kentucky River. History The land for the town was provided by local landowner and postmaster Peyton Duke,''The Kentucky Encyclopedia''pp. 433. "Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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James Still