Fourmile, Kentucky Explained

Official Name:Fourmile
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Kentucky
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bell
Timezone:Eastern
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:36.7925°N -83.7428°W
Elevation Ft:1001
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:40939

Fourmile is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky.

Fourmile appears on the Pineville U.S. Geological Survey Map.[1]

Geography

Fourmile is located at 36.7925°N -83.7428°W. Fourmile is along the Cumberland River.

History

A post office was established in the community in 1899. The origins of the name Fourmile are disputed: some hold it is because of hamlet's location four miles downriver from Pineville, while others believe it was named after the four-mile length of nearby Fourmile Creek.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fourmile Populated Place Profile / Bell County, Kentucky Data . KY HomeTownLocator . 2012-08-20.
  2. Book: Kentucky Place Names . University Press of Kentucky . 1987 . 2013-04-28 . Rennick, Robert M. . 107. 0813126312 .