Toms Branch

Toms Branch is a stream in Harlan, Kentucky. Toms 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 1½ miles south of Toms 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 1½ miles northwest of Toms Branch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clutts and Lynch.

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 1½ miles southwest of Toms Branch.

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 Toms Branch.

Linefork

Hamlet

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Linefork is an unincorporated community located in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Linefork is situated 2½ miles north of Toms Branch.

Toms Branch

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Harlan, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.9887° or 36° 59′ 19″ north

Longitude

-82.94711° or 82° 56′ 50″ west

Elevation

1,470 feet (448 metres)

Open location code

868VX3Q3+F5

GeoNames ID

4311042

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Israel Blair Cemetery and Creech Cemetery.

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