Gays Creek, Kentucky
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
37°19′41″N 83°25′40″W / 37.32806°N 83.42778°W / 37.32806; -83.4277841745
Gays Creek is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. Gays Creek is 14 miles (23 km) west-northwest of Hazard.[2] Gays Creek has a post office, established in 1888, with ZIP code 41745.[3]
The community was named in honor of Henry Gay, a local Revolutionary War veteran who died in 1830.[4]
References
- ^ "Gays Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ State Primary Road System: Perry County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 114. ISBN 9780813126319.
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Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Hazard
unincorporated
communities
- Allock
- Beehive
- Blue Diamond
- Boat
- Bonnyman
- Busy
- Chavies
- Christopher
- Clemons
- Cornettsville
- Daisy
- Defiance
- Delphia
- Doorway
- Dow
- Dunraven
- Farler
- Fourseam
- Fusonia
- Gays Creek
- Glomawr
- Happy
- Happy Valley
- Harveyton
- Hilton
- Hurricane
- Johnson
- Jones
- Kodak
- Krypton
- Lamont
- Leatherwood
- Lead Branch
- Middle Fork
- Miller
- Napfor
- Olivers
- Otter Creek
- Red Hill
- Saul
- Scuddy
- Slemp
- Tilford
- Typo
- Vicco
- Viper
- Wentz
- Woodland Park
- Yerkes
(and the creeks
they are on)
- Lost Creek (includes Lost Creek, Dice, and Engle)
- Troublesome Creek (includes Troublesome, Dwarf, Ary, and Rowdy)
- Big Creek (includes Avawam, Catur, Begley, and Tug)
- North Fork tributaries at Hazard (includes Monos, Butterfly, Lotair, Allais, Airport Gardens, Lennut, Domino, and Combs)
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