Flat Fork is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

within Magoffin County,

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 ...

, United States. A post office was established in the community in 1934 and named for a fork in the nearby Little Paint Creek.

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Unincorporated communities in Magoffin County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{MagoffinCountyKY-geo-stub