Beefhide is an unincorporated community spanning across a county line between Letcher County and Pike County, Kentucky, United States.
Beefhide, Kentucky | |
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  Beefhide Location in Kentucky  Beefhide Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°14′23″N 82°37′39″W / 37.23972°N 82.62750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Letcher and Pike |
| Elevation | 1,214 ft (370 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 507483[1] |
History edit
A post office was established at Beefhide in 1901, and remained in operation until 1956.[2] The community takes its name from nearby Beefhide Creek.[3]
Geography edit
Beefhide is located along Beefhide Creek which runs east and north out of Letcher County, into Pike County. The post office location per GNIS (37°14′12″N 82°38′09″W / 37.2367436°N 82.6357730°W)[2] is in Pike County, Kentucky and the populated place location per GNIS [4] is in both Letcher County and Pike County (37°14′23″N 82°37′39″W / 37.2398277°N 82.6273777°W and 37°14′29″N 82°37′19″W / 37.2414945°N 82.6218220°W).[5]
References edit
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beefhide, Kentucky
- ^ a b "Beefhide Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 12.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beefhide
- ^ topoquest map
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