Crane Nest
Crane Nest is an unincorporated community located in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was established in 1874. According to tradition, the town gets its name from a rare crane's nest discovered in the area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Knox County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Crane Nest, Kentucky”, “Crane Nest, KY”, and “Cranes Nest”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Girdler and Woollum.
Girdler
Hamlet
Collins Creek, also known as Collins Fork, is a creek that is a fork of Goose Creek in Knox County and Clay County, Kentucky. It is 19 miles long; is named for its first settler James Collins, a salt maker and hunter; joins Goose just south of Garrard; and is paralleled by road and railway for most of its course. Girdler is situated 4 miles southeast of Crane Nest.
Woollum
Hamlet
Collins Creek, also known as Collins Fork, is a creek that is a fork of Goose Creek in Knox County and Clay County, Kentucky. It is 19 miles long; is named for its first settler James Collins, a salt maker and hunter; joins Goose just south of Garrard; and is paralleled by road and railway for most of its course. Woollum is situated 4 miles northeast of Crane Nest.
Cannon
Hamlet
Cannon is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. The community was named for early resident Henry L. Cannon, who served as the first postmaster in 1901. Cannon is situated 5 miles south of Crane Nest.
Crane Nest
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Knox, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.98981° or 36° 59′ 23″ northLongitude
-83.87937° or 83° 52′ 46″ westElevation
1,024 feet (312 metres)Open location code
868RX4QC+W7OpenStreetMap ID
node 153948940OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Crane Nest” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “克內恩內斯特”
- French: “Crane Nest”
- Irish: “Crane Nest”
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