Poor Fork Cumberland River
The Poor Fork is a 45-mile tributary of the Cumberland River in Letcher and Harlan Counties, southeast Kentucky, in the United States. The river flows from its source at Flat Gap in Letcher County, on the Kentucky–Virginia border, generally southwest to where it meets Martin's Fork in Baxter to form the Cumberland River.- Stream
- Description: tributary of the Cumberland River
- Also known as“Cumberland River”“Poor Fork”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport.
Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport
Aerodrome
Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport is a public use… Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport is situated 2 miles west of Poor Fork Cumberland River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baxter and Harlan.
Baxter
Hamlet
Baxter is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.
Harlan
Town
Harlan is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.
Sunshine
Hamlet
Sunshine is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. Sunshine is situated 1½ miles south of Poor Fork Cumberland River.
Poor Fork Cumberland River
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Latitude
36.85981° or 36° 51′ 35″ north
Longitude
-83.32574° or 83° 19′ 33″ west
Open location code
868RVM5F+WP
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Poor Fork Cumberland River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Poor Fork Cumberland”
- Cebuano: “Poor Fork Cumberland River”
- German: “Poor Fork Cumberland River”
- German: “Poor Fork”
- Venetian: “Poor Fork”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Clovertown and Harlan Gas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clover Fork Cumberland River and Ranson Hollow.
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