Woollum
Collins Creek, also known as Collins Fork, is a creek that is a fork of Goose Creek in Knox County and Clay County, Kentucky. It is 19 miles long; is named for its first settler James Collins, a salt maker and hunter; joins Goose just south of Garrard; and is paralleled by road and railway for most of its course.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Knox County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Woollum, Kentucky”, “Woollum, KY”, “Woollur”, and “Woolum”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crane Nest and Girdler.
Crane Nest
Hamlet
Crane Nest is an unincorporated community located in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was established in 1874. According to tradition, the town gets its name from a rare crane's nest discovered in the area. Crane Nest is situated 4 miles southwest of Woollum.
Girdler
Hamlet
Collins Creek, also known as Collins Fork, is a creek that is a fork of Goose Creek in Knox County and Clay County, Kentucky. It is 19 miles long; is named for its first settler James Collins, a salt maker and hunter; joins Goose just south of Garrard; and is paralleled by road and railway for most of its course. Girdler is situated 6 miles south of Woollum.
Ogle
Hamlet
Ogle is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky, United States. Ogle is located on Otter Creek Road 9 miles south-southeast of Manchester. Ogle is situated 6 miles east of Woollum.
Woollum
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Knox, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.01981° or 37° 1′ 11″ northLongitude
-83.81742° or 83° 49′ 3″ westElevation
892 feet (272 metres)Open location code
869R259M+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 154094525OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Woollum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “伍勒姆”
- French: “Woollum”
- South Azerbaijani: “وولوم، کنتاکی”
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