Beefhide, Kentucky Explained

Beefhide, Kentucky
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label:Beefhide
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kentucky##Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Letcher and Pike
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1214
Coordinates:37.2397°N -82.6275°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:507483

Beefhide is an unincorporated community spanning across a county line between Letcher County and Pike County, Kentucky, United States.

History

A post office was established at Beefhide in 1901, and remained in operation until 1956. The community takes its name from nearby Beefhide Creek.[1]

Geography

Beefhide is located along Beefhide Creek which runs east and north out of Letcher County, into Pike County. The post office location per GNIS (37.2367°N -82.6358°W) is in Pike County, Kentucky and the populated place location per GNIS is in both Letcher County and Pike County (37.2398°N -82.6274°W and 37.2415°N -82.6218°W).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 12.
  2. http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=37.24211&lon=-82.62638&datum=nad83&zoom=8&map=auto&coord=d&mode=zoomout&size=m topoquest map