Hell for Certain, Kentucky
Hell for Certain, Kentucky
Dryhill | |
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![]() ![]() Hell for Certain Location in Kentucky | |
Coordinates: 37°13′19″N 83°22′38″W / 37.22194°N 83.37722°WCoordinates: 37°13′19″N 83°22′38″W / 37.22194°N 83.37722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Leslie |
Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 511937[1] |
Hell for Certain is an unincorporated community in Leslie County, Kentucky, United States. Also known as Dryhill,[2][1] the community is 7 miles (11 km) north of the small town of Hyden. The place became known as Hell for Certain because it is located near a creek of the same name.[3]
A mission church sits at the mouth of Hell for Certain Creek at the Middle Fork Kentucky River. The church was started in the early 1950s by the late Miss Evelyn Fuqua,[4] who was a licensed minister in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches.
The area has been extensively mined for coal.[5] The Geological Society of America has borrowed "Hell for Certain" as a name for the tonstein located in the area and throughout the Appalachian basin.
The Bluegrass Brewing Company of Louisville named one of their beers after Hell for Certain.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hell for Certain, Kentucky
- ^ "Dryhill (in Leslie County, KY) Populated Place Profile". KY HomeTownLocator. HTL, Inc. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "University of Kentucky" (PDF). March 2000.
- ^ "History of the Southern Ohio District Fellowship of Brethren Churches" by Historical Publication Committee, 1975
- ^ "Leslie County Historical". WMTH Corporation. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "Bluegrass Brewing Company". BreweryDB. SteadyServ Technologies. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
External links[]
- Hell For Certain — A Carboniferous Volcanic Ash in the Eastern USA, Geological Society abstract, Donald Chestnut.
- Unincorporated communities in Leslie County, Kentucky
- Unincorporated communities in Kentucky
- Leslie County, Kentucky geography stubs