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Lucky Fork is an unincorporated community located in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States. Their Post Office [2] no longer exists, it closed in June 1972.[3]

Lucky Fork
Unincorporated community
Lucky Fork
Location within the state of Kentucky
Lucky Fork
Lucky Fork (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°22′3″N 83°34′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyOwsley
Elevation
928 ft (283 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID513727[1]

According to tradition, Lucky Fork was so named on account of the area being a hunter's paradise.[4]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucky Fork, Kentucky
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucky Fork KY post office
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".
  4. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 81.



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