Kinniconick, Kentucky | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Kinniconick |
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: | Lewis |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EST |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 686 |
Coordinates: | 38.5211°N -83.3381°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 495779 |
Kinniconick is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, Kentucky, United States, that sets along the bank of Kinniconick Creek, a prevalent creek which flows for nearly 100 miles through the county. Found listed on French explorer maps as “Connoconoque,” the name “Kinniconick” is believed to be of Shawnee origin, either meaning “willow bark,” or referring to the supposed Shawnee word for a kind of tobacco, a mixture of aromatic leaves and bark. However, this is not certain. As settlers followed and opened up the West, the creek became known as Kinniconick. The Kinniconick post office is closed. The Kinniconick School is also closed. It served grades 1st-8th and was closed in 1984. The Kinniconick mascot was the Eagles and their colors were yellow (maize), black, and white.