Fall Rock, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Fall Rock, Kentucky

Unincorporated community

Fall Rock, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°13′11″N 83°47′18″W﻿ / ﻿37.21972°N 83.78833°W﻿ / 37.21972; -83.78833
Country| United States
State| Kentucky
County| Clay
Elevation

| 1,024 ft (312 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

40932[1][2]

Area code| 606
GNIS feature ID| 512119[3]

Fall Rock is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky, United States.[4] They are located on the Morgan Branch tributary of Laurel Creek, just under 1 mile upstream from the branch mouth, on United States Highway 421, the school across the road from the post office.[4]

Fall Rock post office was established on 1924-05-22 by postmaster John Campbell, and named after the original name of Morgan Branch which was Falls Branch or Fall Rock Branch.[4] This in turn came from the name of the 10 feet (3.0 m) high waterfall that powered a local grist mill and was also used for social events.[4]

However, the village and school were originally named Pinhook, local oral histories stating that this was after a local fisherman who made fishing hooks out of safety pins bought in the local store.[4] Named John Campbell (not the aforementioned postmaster) he gained the name "Pinhook" Campbell.[4] The village and school were renamed after the post office when schooling was consolidated in the county in the 20th century.[4]

## Cross-reference

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1. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
2. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
3. ^ "Fall Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. ^ a b c d e f g Rennick 2000c, p. 16.

## Sources

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* Rennick, Robert M. (2000c). "Clay County -- Post Offices". County Histories of Kentucky (176). Morehead State University.

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Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Manchester

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Location of Clay County, Kentucky

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* Littleton
* Oneida

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* Burning Springs
* Fall Rock
* Garrard
* Ogle
* Sibert

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* Goose Creek (inc. Goose Rock, Henseley, Treadway, Seeley, and Brightshade)
* Little Goose Creek (inc. Grace, Hooker, Rockgap, Sory, Tinker, and Urban)
* Horse Creek (inc. Crawfish/Hima and Pigeonroost)
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* Martins Creek (inc. Plank and Wages)
* Peabody
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* Sextons Creek (inc. Alger, Chesnut, Chesnutburg, Choice, Ethel, Malcom, Muncy Fork, Sacker Gap, Sourwood, and Vine)

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