Avawam
Big Creek is a stream in Perry County, Kentucky in the United States. It a tributary of the North Fork Kentucky River that joins it 1 mile upstream of Typo and 5 miles downstream of Hazard, at an altitude of 810 feet.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: community in Perry County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Avawam, Kentucky”, “Avawam, KY”, and “Big Creek”
- Postal code: 41713
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frew and Wooton.
Frew
Hamlet
Frew is an unincorporated community located in Leslie County, Kentucky, United States. Frew is situated 3½ miles southeast of Avawam.
Wooton
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.Busy
Hamlet
Busy is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. Busy is situated 4 miles north of Avawam.
Avawam
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Perry, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.22454° or 37° 13′ 28″ north
Longitude
-83.27518° or 83° 16′ 31″ west
Elevation
974 feet (297 metres)
Open location code
869R6PFF+RW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Avawam” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿瓦沃姆”
- French: “Avawam”
- Irish: “Avawam”
- Persian: “آواوام”
- South Azerbaijani: “آواوام، کنتاکی”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Browns Fork and Typo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Big Creek Church and Avawam Volunteer Fire Department.
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