Marcum
The Red Bird River is one of two tributaries at the head of the South Fork Kentucky River, the other being the Goose Creek. It is located in the Daniel Boone National Forest, in the southeast of the U.S. state of Kentucky.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Marcum, Kentucky” and “Marcum, KY”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peabody and Big Creek.
Peabody
Hamlet
Peabody was a post office in Clay County, Kentucky, United States that served coal mining and lumber company lands bought by Francis Peabody of Peabody Energy and eventually ended up as part of a national forest. Peabody is situated 2½ miles northwest of Marcum.
Big Creek
Hamlet
Big Creek is a 4.5 miles long creek in Kentucky, United States whose headwaters are in Leslie County and that flows into the Red Bird River in Clay County. Big Creek is situated 3½ miles north of Marcum.
Bear Branch
Hamlet
Big Creek is a 4.5 miles long creek in Kentucky, United States whose headwaters are in Leslie County and that flows into the Red Bird River in Clay County. Bear Branch is situated 3½ miles north of Marcum.
Marcum
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Clay, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.11065° or 37° 6′ 38″ northLongitude
-83.55964° or 83° 33′ 35″ westElevation
889 feet (271 metres)Open location code
869R4C6R+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 154353746OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Marcum” goes by many names.
- French: “Marcum”
- Irish: “Marcum”
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