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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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. Its post office closed in 1984. Frew is situated 3½ miles southeast of Avawam.
Wooton
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Wooton is an unincorporated community located in Leslie County, Kentucky, United States. Wooton was home to the first Works Progress Administration pack horse library in Kentucky in 1934. The library was located in the Wooton Community Center. Wooton is situated 3½ miles southwest of Avawam.
Busy
Hamlet
Busy is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. A post office called Busy was established in 1924. The community was so named on account of its enterprising citizens. Busy has been noted for its unusual place name. Busy is situated 4 miles north of Avawam.
Avawam
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Perry, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.22454° or 37° 13′ 28″ northLongitude
-83.27518° or 83° 16′ 31″ westElevation
974 feet (297 metres)Open location code
869R6PFF+RWOpenStreetMap ID
node 153870707OpenStreetMap 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، کنتاکی”
- Persian: “آواوام”
- South Azerbaijani: “آواوام، کنتاکی”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Big Creek Church and Little Willard Church.
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