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 is located in Kentucky
Beefhide
Beefhide
Location in Kentucky
Beefhide is located in the United States
Beefhide
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, United States Department of the Interior.
  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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