Burnwell, Kentucky

Burnwell
Unincorporated community
Burnwell Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°37′44″N 82°13′23″W / 37.62889°N 82.22306°W / 37.62889; -82.22306Coordinates: 37°37′44″N 82°13′23″W / 37.62889°N 82.22306°W / 37.62889; -82.22306
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Pike
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	41518
GNIS feature ID	507626[1]

Burnwell is an unincorporated community located in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.

Burnwell meteorite

On 4 September 1990, at 3:45 PM, a meteorite fell through the porch of Arthur and Frances Pegg frightening a horse and a goat. The weight of the stone was 1504 grams and it was officially named "Burnwell". The meteorite was classified as an ordinary chondrite H4-an.^[2]

References

Municipalities and communities of Pike County, Kentucky, United States County seat: Pikeville Cities Coal Run Village Elkhorn City Pikeville CDPs Dorton Freeburn McCarr Phelps South Williamson Virgie Other unincorporated communities Aflex Argo Arrow Ashcamp Beefhide Belcher Belfry Big Card Big Creek Big Shoal Biggs Burnwell Canada Coal Run Village Dunleary Esco Fedscreek Fishtrap Fords Branch Garden Village Goody Greasy Creek Hamlack Hardy Hatfield Hellier Henry Clay Huddy Jonancy Kewanee Kimper Left Fork of Blackberry Lick Creek Little Dixie Little Floyd County Lookout Majestic Marrowbone McAndrews McVeigh Meathouse Meta Mossy Bottom Mouthcard Myra New Alma Coal Camp Pauley Paw Paw Penny Phyllis Pinsonfork Piso Raccoon Ransom Right Fork of Long Fork Right Fork of Meathouse Robinson Creek Rockhouse Sharondale Shelbiana Shelby Gap Railroad Station Sidney Steele Stone Stopover Toler Toonerville Turkey Creek Upper Dick Varney Wolfpit Yeager Ghost towns Allegheny Jonkan The Devils Bow