Stinking Creek
Stinking Creek is a stream in Knox County, Kentucky, in the United States. Stinking Creek was so named because early buffalo hunters were known to leave corpses of animals they killed lying in and around the stream.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Himyar and Artemus.
Himyar
Hamlet
Himyar is an unincorporated community and coal town in Knox County, Kentucky, United States.
Bimble
Village
Bimble is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. Bimble is situated 2½ miles north of Stinking Creek.
Stinking Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Knox County, Kentucky, United States
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Knox, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.83759° or 36° 50′ 15″ north
Longitude
-83.81603° or 83° 48′ 58″ west
Elevation
958 feet (292 metres)
Open location code
868RR5QM+2H
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Stinking Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Stinking Creek”
- Cebuano: “Stinking Creek”
- Chinese: “迪福克奧夫斯廷金 (肯塔基州)”
- Chinese: “迪福克奧夫斯廷金”
- Venetian: “Stinking”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Baughman and Old Flat Lick.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mills Cemetery and Haults Flats.
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