Beefhide, Kentucky

Beefhide is an unincorporated community spanning across a county line between Letcher County and Pike County, Kentucky, United States.

Beefhide, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Beefhide
Location in Kentucky
Beefhide
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°14′23″N 82°37′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyLetcher and Pike
Elevation
1,214 ft (370 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID507483[1]

History

A post office was established at Beefhide in 1901, and remained in operation until 1956.[2] The community takes its name from nearby Beefhide Creek.[3]

Geography

Beefhide is located along Beefhide Creek which runs east and north out of Letcher County, into Pike County. The post office location per GNIS (37.2367436°N 82.6357730°W / 37.2367436; -82.6357730 (Beefhide Post Office (historical)))[2] is in Pike County, Kentucky and the populated place location per GNIS [4] is in both Letcher County and Pike County (37.2398277°N 82.6273777°W / 37.2398277; -82.6273777 (Beefhide (map: Jenkins West)) and 37.2414945°N 82.6218220°W / 37.2414945; -82.6218220 (Beefhide (map: Jenkins East))).[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beefhide, Kentucky
  2. "Beefhide Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 12.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beefhide
  5. topoquest map


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