Burning Fork, Kentucky

Burning Fork is an unincorporated community located in Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States. The etymology of Burning Fork refers to a natural gas vein that was ignited and eventually extinguished by 1865.[2][3]

Burning Fork, Kentucky
Burning Fork is located in Kentucky
Burning Fork
Burning Fork
Burning Fork is located in the United States
Burning Fork
Burning Fork
Coordinates: 37°44′0″N 83°1′24″W / 37.73333°N 83.02333°W / 37.73333; -83.02333
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMagoffin
Elevation
899 ft (274 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41405
GNIS feature ID507625[1]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burning Fork, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813144016.
  3. ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 536.