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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)
  • Prestonsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • West Liberty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elsie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elsie is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
  • Falcon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Falcon is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Hendricks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
  • Sublett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sublett is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
  • Edna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edna is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Ivyton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
  • Maggard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Maggard is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard

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.

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.