Forkton
Forkton is a hamlet in Monroe, Kentucky. Forkton is situated nearby to the hamlet Grandview, as well as near Rockbridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tompkinsville and Persimmon.
Tompkinsville
Town
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Tompkinsville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,309 at the 2020 census. The city was named after Vice President Daniel D. Tompkinsville is situated 3½ miles southeast of Forkton.
Persimmon
Hamlet
Persimmon is an unincorporated community located in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Persimon. Persimmon is situated 6 miles northeast of Forkton.
Gum Tree
Hamlet
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Gum Tree is an unincorporated community located in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. It is concentrated around the intersection of Kentucky Route 678, Kentucky Route 870, and Kentucky Route 1366, northwest of Tompkinsville, north of Gamaliel, west of Mud Lick, Kentucky, and east of Flippin, Kentucky. Gum Tree is situated 6 miles west of Forkton.
Forkton
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Monroe, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.74811° or 36° 44′ 53″ northLongitude
-85.7197° or 85° 43′ 11″ westElevation
928 feet (283 metres)Open location code
868PP7XJ+64OpenStreetMap ID
node 153504139OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4292054
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