Cains Branch
Cains Branch is a stream in Lawrence, Kentucky. Cains Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Five Forks, as well as near Hewlet.Places of Interest
Highlights include Big Sandy Power Plant.
Big Sandy Power Plant
Power station
Photo: FunksBrother, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Big Sandy Power Plant is a 268 megawatt, natural gas power plant owned and operated by Kentucky Power Company, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, on the shores of the Big Sandy River near Louisa, Kentucky. Big Sandy Power Plant is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cains Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Louisa and Fallsburg.
Louisa
Town
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Louisa is a home-rule class city in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States, of which it is the county seat. It is at the merger of the Levisa and Tug Forks into the Big Sandy River, which forms part of the state's border with West Virginia. Louisa is situated 3 miles southeast of Cains Branch.
Fallsburg
Hamlet
Fallsburg is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. Fallsburg was once the site of a busy mill. Fallsburg is situated 3 miles northwest of Cains Branch.
Fort Gay
Village
Fort Gay is a town in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy rivers. It is located within the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, and adjoins Louisa, Kentucky. The population was 677 at the 2020 census. Fort Gay is situated 3 miles southeast of Cains Branch.
Cains Branch
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Canes Branch Creek” and “McLaughlins Branch”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.1437° or 38° 8′ 37″ northLongitude
-82.63821° or 82° 38′ 18″ westElevation
548 feet (167 metres)Open location code
86CV49V6+FPGeoNames ID
4286489
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