Bluehole

Collins Creek, also known as Collins Fork, is a creek that is a fork of in and . It is 19 miles long; is named for its first settler James Collins, a salt maker and hunter; joins Goose just south of ; and is paralleled by road and railway for most of its course.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky
  • Also known as: Bluehole, Kentucky” and “Bluehole, KY

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garrard and Hima.

Hamlet
is a coal town in , , United States on the junction of United States Highway 421 and Kentucky Highway 80, 2.5 miles south of . is situated 1½ miles north of Bluehole.

Hamlet
Horse Creek is a creek a tributary of river in . It is 1.5 miles upstream of on Goose at an altitude of 800 feet. is situated 2 miles northwest of Bluehole.

Hamlet
is a coal town and rail depot, and was a , in , United States located below the mouth of the Paw Paw Branch of the tributary of the river, half a mile above . is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bluehole.

Bluehole

Latitude
37.10037° or 37° 6′ 1″ north
Longitude
-83.75631° or 83° 45′ 23″ west
Elevation
860 feet (262 metres)
Open location code
869R462V+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153844641
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4284983
Wiki­data ID
Q4930364
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In Other Languages

From French to Irish—“Bluehole” goes by many names.
  • French: Bluehole
  • Irish: Bluehole

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