Town Creek
Town Creek is a stream in Mercer, Kentucky. Town Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Riverview Estates, as well as near Stringtown.Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Fort Harrod State Park and Beriah Magoffin Monument.
Old Fort Harrod State Park
Park
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Old Fort Harrod State Park is a park located in Harrodsburg, Kentucky in the United States. The park encompasses 15 acres and features a reconstruction of Fort Harrod, the first permanent American settlement in the state of Kentucky. Old Fort Harrod State Park is situated 1½ miles southeast of Town Creek.
Beriah Magoffin Monument
Memorial
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The Beriah Magoffin Monument, in Spring Hill Cemetery of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, commemorates Beriah Magoffin, who was governor of Kentucky when the Civil War started. Beriah Magoffin Monument is situated 2 miles east of Town Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harrodsburg and Talmage.
Harrodsburg
Harrodsburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 9,064 at the 2020 census. Although Harrodsburg was formally established by the Virginia House of Burgesses after Boonesborough and was not incorporated by the Kentucky legislature until 1836, President Franklin D.
Talmage
Hamlet
Talmage is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. Talmage is located on Kentucky Route 1160, 6.3 miles north-northwest of Harrodsburg. Talmage is situated 5 miles north of Town Creek.
McAfee
Hamlet
McAfee is an unincorporated community located in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office is closed. It was also called Chaplin. McAfee is situated 5 miles north of Town Creek.
Town Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “East Fork Salt River” and “Town Fork Salt River”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Mercer, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.77808° or 37° 46′ 41″ northLongitude
-84.87125° or 84° 52′ 17″ westElevation
804 feet (245 metres)Open location code
869QQ4HH+6FGeoNames ID
4311108
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