Welcome to Lower Burning Fork ...
Lower Burning Fork is located in Magoffin County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Lower Burning Fork: Lower Burning Frk.
Lower Burning Fork is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lower Burning Fork lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Lower Burning Fork: 606
Communities near Lower Burning Fork ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lower Burning Fork.
- Paintsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
- Paintsville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <3>
- Prestonsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
- Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <3>
- West Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- West Liberty is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <3>
- Elsie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Falcon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Hendricks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Sublett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Edna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Ivyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Maggard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lower Burning Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lower Burning Fork.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lower Burning Fork. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lower Burning Fork.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lower Burning Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Lower Burning Fork.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lower Burning Fork ...
Looking for more information about Lower Burning Fork? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lower Burning Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lower Burning Fork.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lower Burning Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |