Laurel Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | Laurel Creek headwaters |
• coordinates | 37°13′46″N 83°49′29″W / 37.22948°N 83.82465°W |
2nd source | Falls Branch headwaters |
• coordinates | 37°12′52″N 83°48′13″W / 37.21445°N 83.80351°W |
3rd source | Collins Fork headwaters |
• coordinates | 37°15′36″N 83°45′37″W / 37.26008°N 83.76038°W |
Mouth | Goose Creek [1] |
• coordinates | 37°12′59″N 83°43′03″W / 37.21632°N 83.71759°W |
• elevation | 756 feet (230 m) [2] |
Laurel Creek is a creek that is a tributary of Goose Creek river in Clay County, Kentucky. [1] It is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) long. [1] The name comes from the proliferation of mountain laurel on its riverbanks. [1]
The Creek mouth on Goose is 0.75 miles (1.21 km) upstream of the mouth of Beech Creek, [1] and 9.25 miles (14.89 km) upstream from Oneida. [2]
Laurel Creek's eponymous post office was established by Joseph Hubbard on 1865-04-21, lasting until 1968. [1] It was originally located at the mouth of what is now named Morgan Branch, that used to be named Falls Branch, and primarily served the area of Hubbardsville. [1] It moved 3 miles (4.8 km) downstream to the mouth of Collins Branch some time before 1902. [1] It was a rural branch of Manchester post office from 1966 until its closure. [1]
Morgan Branch is also the location of the village, school, and post office of Fall Rock. [4] Fall Rock post office was established on 1924-05-22 by postmaster John Campbell, and named after the original name of Morgan Branch which was Falls Branch or Fall Rock Branch. [4] This in turn came from the name of the 10 feet (3.0 m) high waterfall that powered a local grist mill and was also used for social events. [4]
However, the village and school were originally named Pinhook, local oral histories stating that this was after a local fisherman who made fishing hooks out of safety pins bought in the local store. [4] Named John Campbell (not the aforementioned postmaster) he gained the name "Pinhook" Campbell. [4] The village and school were renamed from Pinhook to Fall Rock after the post office when schooling was consolidated in the county in the 20th century. [4]
Hubbardsville's second post office was named Caution, from 1902 to 1918, although postmaster George Hall wanted to call it Clio after his 5-year-old daughter. [1] That clashed with an existing post office of the same name in Whitley County, however. [1]
The Millpond post office was originally named Bessie by postmaster John L. Campbell, who operated it between 1907-11-15 and 1909-06-15, possibly after his wife Elizabeth. [4] Its second postmaster Oscar Hornsby, who reëstablished it on 1921-05-14 in his own general store near to Lower Laurel School, wanted to retain the name; but the name Millpond was assigned instead. [4] Local oral histories disagree as to the origin of this name. [4] It was either named after the pond of Joe Hornsby's flour mill that was built in the 1880s, or it was named after the pond of an old sawmill. [4] Either way, the mill has long since vanished; and at the time of closure in August 1963 the postoffice was located just downstream of Mill Pond Hollow. [4]
In 1918, on Laurel itself John Coldiron had a mine 0.5 miles (0.80 km) upstream, [3] Joseph L. Hornsby had one 1 mile (1.6 km) upstream, [2] James Barnett one 2.175 miles (3.500 km) upstream, [5] Hannibal Morgan one 2.75 miles (4.43 km) upstream, [6] Daniel Baker one 3.25 miles (5.23 km) upstream, [6] and George Hall one 3.875 miles (6.236 km) upstream. [6]
Mrs Hounschell had one 0.75 miles (1.21 km) upstream on Chicken Branch. [2] John Howard's mine was 0.5 miles (0.80 km) upstream on Orchard Branch. [5] Elijah Campbell's was 1.25 miles (2.01 km) upstream on Falls Branch. [6]
Kentucky Route 11 mostly follows the course of the Creek. [1]
A gap at the head of Hogskin Branch connects to the Rader Branch of Little Goose Creek. [7]
Laurel Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | Laurel Creek headwaters |
• coordinates | 37°13′46″N 83°49′29″W / 37.22948°N 83.82465°W |
2nd source | Falls Branch headwaters |
• coordinates | 37°12′52″N 83°48′13″W / 37.21445°N 83.80351°W |
3rd source | Collins Fork headwaters |
• coordinates | 37°15′36″N 83°45′37″W / 37.26008°N 83.76038°W |
Mouth | Goose Creek [1] |
• coordinates | 37°12′59″N 83°43′03″W / 37.21632°N 83.71759°W |
• elevation | 756 feet (230 m) [2] |
Laurel Creek is a creek that is a tributary of Goose Creek river in Clay County, Kentucky. [1] It is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) long. [1] The name comes from the proliferation of mountain laurel on its riverbanks. [1]
The Creek mouth on Goose is 0.75 miles (1.21 km) upstream of the mouth of Beech Creek, [1] and 9.25 miles (14.89 km) upstream from Oneida. [2]
Laurel Creek's eponymous post office was established by Joseph Hubbard on 1865-04-21, lasting until 1968. [1] It was originally located at the mouth of what is now named Morgan Branch, that used to be named Falls Branch, and primarily served the area of Hubbardsville. [1] It moved 3 miles (4.8 km) downstream to the mouth of Collins Branch some time before 1902. [1] It was a rural branch of Manchester post office from 1966 until its closure. [1]
Morgan Branch is also the location of the village, school, and post office of Fall Rock. [4] Fall Rock post office was established on 1924-05-22 by postmaster John Campbell, and named after the original name of Morgan Branch which was Falls Branch or Fall Rock Branch. [4] This in turn came from the name of the 10 feet (3.0 m) high waterfall that powered a local grist mill and was also used for social events. [4]
However, the village and school were originally named Pinhook, local oral histories stating that this was after a local fisherman who made fishing hooks out of safety pins bought in the local store. [4] Named John Campbell (not the aforementioned postmaster) he gained the name "Pinhook" Campbell. [4] The village and school were renamed from Pinhook to Fall Rock after the post office when schooling was consolidated in the county in the 20th century. [4]
Hubbardsville's second post office was named Caution, from 1902 to 1918, although postmaster George Hall wanted to call it Clio after his 5-year-old daughter. [1] That clashed with an existing post office of the same name in Whitley County, however. [1]
The Millpond post office was originally named Bessie by postmaster John L. Campbell, who operated it between 1907-11-15 and 1909-06-15, possibly after his wife Elizabeth. [4] Its second postmaster Oscar Hornsby, who reëstablished it on 1921-05-14 in his own general store near to Lower Laurel School, wanted to retain the name; but the name Millpond was assigned instead. [4] Local oral histories disagree as to the origin of this name. [4] It was either named after the pond of Joe Hornsby's flour mill that was built in the 1880s, or it was named after the pond of an old sawmill. [4] Either way, the mill has long since vanished; and at the time of closure in August 1963 the postoffice was located just downstream of Mill Pond Hollow. [4]
In 1918, on Laurel itself John Coldiron had a mine 0.5 miles (0.80 km) upstream, [3] Joseph L. Hornsby had one 1 mile (1.6 km) upstream, [2] James Barnett one 2.175 miles (3.500 km) upstream, [5] Hannibal Morgan one 2.75 miles (4.43 km) upstream, [6] Daniel Baker one 3.25 miles (5.23 km) upstream, [6] and George Hall one 3.875 miles (6.236 km) upstream. [6]
Mrs Hounschell had one 0.75 miles (1.21 km) upstream on Chicken Branch. [2] John Howard's mine was 0.5 miles (0.80 km) upstream on Orchard Branch. [5] Elijah Campbell's was 1.25 miles (2.01 km) upstream on Falls Branch. [6]
Kentucky Route 11 mostly follows the course of the Creek. [1]
A gap at the head of Hogskin Branch connects to the Rader Branch of Little Goose Creek. [7]