Big Clifty, Kentucky | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Big Clifty |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Grayson |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.74 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.73 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 367 |
Population Density Km2: | 98.43 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CST |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 397 |
Coordinates: | 37.5456°N -86.1536°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 42712 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 21-06508 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 487153 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.44 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.44 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 254.86 |
Big Clifty is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grayson County, Kentucky, United States.
Clifty Creek crosses U.S. Highway 62 and the P & L railroad several miles to the southwest of Big Clifty. It is said that travelers named the town due to the limestone cliffs that arose on the sides of Clifty Creek.