Grassy Creek, Kentucky

Grassy Creek
Unincorporated community
Grassy Creek
Grassy Creek

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°52′1″N 83°20′43″W / 37.86694°N 83.34528°W / 37.86694; -83.34528Coordinates: 37°52′1″N 83°20′43″W / 37.86694°N 83.34528°W / 37.86694; -83.34528
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Morgan
Elevation 787 ft (240 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 41435
GNIS feature ID 508121

Grassy Creek is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 460, southwest of the city of West Liberty, the county seat of Morgan County.[1] Its elevation is 787 feet (240 m).[2]

A post office was established in the community in 1858, and named for an early settler's hometown of Grassy Creek, North Carolina.[3]

References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grassy Creek, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
  3. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 122. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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