Orchard Branch

Orchard Branch is a stream in Harlan, Kentucky. Orchard Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Blair, as well as near the village Benham.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kentucky Coal Museum and Kingdom Come State Park.

Kentucky Coal Museum

Museum

The Kentucky Coal Museum is a heritage center located in Benham, Kentucky. Its focus is the history of the coal industry in Eastern Kentucky, featuring specific exhibits on the company towns of Benham and neighboring Lynch. Kentucky Coal Museum is situated 2 miles south of Orchard Branch.

Kingdom Come State Park

Park

Kingdom Come State Park is a part of Kentucky's state park system in Harlan County atop Pine Mountain near the city of Cumberland. It was named after the 1903 best-selling novel The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by native Kentuckian John Fox, Jr. Kingdom Come State Park is situated 2 miles west of Orchard Branch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lynch and Clutts.

Lynch

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Lynch is a home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. In the 2020 census the city population was 658, down from 747 in 2010. Lynch is situated 2 miles southeast of Orchard Branch.

Clutts

Hamlet

Clutts is a coal town and an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The coal it produced was distributed through the Clutts railroad station that gave the community its original name. It has also been referred to as Pee Vee. Clutts is situated 2 miles southwest of Orchard Branch.

Linefork

Hamlet

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Linefork is an unincorporated community located in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Linefork is situated 2 miles northwest of Orchard Branch.

Orchard Branch

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Wolfpen Branch”
Category: body of water
Location: Harlan, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.9912° or 36° 59′ 28″ north

Longitude

-82.94044° or 82° 56′ 26″ west

Elevation

1,470 feet (448 metres)

Open location code

868VX3R5+FR

GeoNames ID

4303286

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