Martins Creek (Kentucky)
| Martins Creek | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Clay |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Goose Creek |
• coordinates | 37°04′33″N 83°41′13″W / 37.07582°N 83.68688°WCoordinates: 37°04′33″N 83°41′13″W / 37.07582°N 83.68688°W |
Martins Creek is a tributary of Goose Creek in Clay County in the U.S. state of Kentucky[1] that used to have a Martins Creek post office.[2] It is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long and named for early settler Salathiel Martin.[2]
Tributaries and post offices[]
Its eponymous postoffice was established on 1876-07-10 by postmasters Marshall Corum and George D. Mahan, and closed on 1878-09-20.[2] It was located just downstream on the Goose from the mouth of Martins.[2]
The Wages postoffice was established on 1884-02-06 by William Wages, and closed in November 1885.[2] It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) upstream along the creek from its mouth. His first choice of name had actually been Martins Creek.[2]
The Plank postoffice was established on 1906-12-07 by postmaster George W. Walker, and closed in September 1992.[3] It was located 2 miles (3.2 km) upstream along the creek from its mouth.[3] It served several lumber mills and the store of J. B. Walker, and local oral history is that its name was taken from a plank of wood propped against the wall of one of the aforementioned mills, a lumbermill practice that was used to boast that it had sawn the longest plank in the area.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Martins Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Rennick 2000c, p. 25.
- ^ a b c Rennick 2000c, pp. 25–26.
Sources[]
- Rennick, Robert M. (2000c). "Clay County — Post Offices". County Histories of Kentucky. Morehead State University (176).
Further reading[]
- Rennick, Robert M.; United States Geological Survey (January 1954). "Ogle Quadrangle (1954)". Robert M. Rennick Topographical Map Collection. Morehead State University (560).
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