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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States Not to be confused with 4 Mile, a community in nearby Baxter, Kentucky.

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Fourmile
Unincorporated community
Fourmile is located in KentuckyFourmileFourmile
Coordinates: 36°47′33″N 83°44′34″W / 36.79250°N 83.74278°W / 36.79250; -83.74278
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBell
Elevation1,001 ft (305 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
ZIP code40939

Fourmile is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky.

Fourmile appears on the Pineville U.S. Geological Survey Map.

Geography

Fourmile is located at 36°47′33″N 83°44′34″W / 36.79250°N 83.74278°W / 36.79250; -83.74278. Fourmile is along the Cumberland River.

History

A post office was established in the community in 1899. The origins of the name Fourmile are disputed: some hold it is because of hamlet's location four miles downriver from Pineville, while others believe it was named after the four-mile length of nearby Fourmile Creek.

References

  1. "Fourmile Populated Place Profile / Bell County, Kentucky Data". KY HomeTownLocator. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 107. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
Municipalities and communities of Bell County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Pineville
Cities
Location of Bell County, Kentucky
CDP
Other
unincorporated
communities
post offices
(and the creeks
they are on)
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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