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Gray Hawk is a small, unincorporated community in eastern Jackson County, KY. The community is located along US Route 421. Services in the community include a post office, gas station, and restaurant.[2] Gray Hawk has a community park and two waterfalls: McCammon Branch Falls and Flat Lick Falls.[3]

Flat Lick Falls, located in the community
Flat Lick Falls, located in the community
Gray Hawk, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Gray Hawk
Gray Hawk
Coordinates: 37°23′42″N 83°56′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyJackson
Elevation
1,273 ft (388 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
40434
GNIS feature ID[1]

The Gray Haw Post Office was established in 1853 and remains open to this day.[4] The origins of the name Gray Hawk remain unclear. It could have been named for the many gray colored hawks seen in the area, or its namesakes could be the original landholding Gray and Hawk families.[5]


References


  1. "Gray Hawk, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Restaurants". Jackson County Kentucky Tourism. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. "Public Parks". Jackson County Kentucky Tourism. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. "Gray Hawk, Kentucky post office". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 123. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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