Blue Heron
Blue Heron, also known as Mine 18, is a former coal mining community or coal town on the banks of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States, that has been recreated and is maintained as an interpretive history area in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: coal town in Kentucky, United States
- Also known as: “Blue Heron, Kentucky”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Comargo and Barthell.
Barthell
Hamlet
Barthell is a former coal town in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1902 and was the first of 18 mining camps to be built by the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company. Barthell is situated 1½ miles northeast of Blue Heron.
Worley
Hamlet
Worley is an unincorporated community and coal town in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office closed on October 31, 1953. Worley is situated 2 miles north of Blue Heron.
Blue Heron
- Categories: museum and locality
- Location: McCreary, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.67129° or 36° 40′ 17″ northLongitude
-84.54779° or 84° 32′ 52″ westElevation
1,030 feet (314 metres)Open location code
868QMFC2+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 153869891OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Blue Heron” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布盧希倫 (肯塔基州)”
- Chinese: “布盧希倫”
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