Big Spring Falls
Big Spring Falls is a waterfall in McCreary, Kentucky. Big Spring Falls is situated nearby to the hamlet Blue Heron, as well as near Comargo.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blue Heron and Comargo.
Blue Heron
Hamlet
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Blue Heron, also known as Mine 18, is a former coal mining community or coal town on the banks of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States, that has been recreated and is maintained as an interpretive history area in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
Barthell
Hamlet
Barthell is a former coal town in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1902 and was the first of 18 mining camps to be built by the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company. Barthell is situated 2½ miles northeast of Big Spring Falls.
Big Spring Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Category: body of water
- Location: McCreary, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.65596° or 36° 39′ 22″ northLongitude
-84.54648° or 84° 32′ 47″ westOpen location code
868QMF43+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 6260217733OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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