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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Cumberland River
- Also known as: “Cumberland River” and “Poor Fork”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport.
Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport
Aerodrome
Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport is a public use airport in Harlan County, Kentucky, located 2 miles northwest of Harlan. The airport was opened to the public in 1961. 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. The community sits at the confluence of Martin's Fork with Clover Fork to form the Cumberland River.
Harlan
Town
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Harlan is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,745 at the 2010 census, down from 2,081 at the 2000 census.
Sunshine
Hamlet
Sunshine is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office is closed. Sunshine is situated 1½ miles south of Poor Fork Cumberland River.
Poor Fork Cumberland River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Harlan, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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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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