Grassy Creek, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Grassy Creek is located in Kentucky
Grassy Creek
Grassy Creek
Grassy Creek is located in the United States
Grassy Creek
Grassy Creek
Coordinates: 37°52′1″N 83°20′43″W / 37.86694°N 83.34528°W / 37.86694; -83.34528
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMorgan
Elevation
787 ft (240 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41435
GNIS feature ID508121

Grassy Creek is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 460, southwest of the city of West Liberty, the county seat of Morgan County.[1] Its elevation is 787 feet (240 m).[2]

A post office was established in the community in 1858, and named for an early settler's hometown of Grassy Creek, North Carolina.[3]

References

  1. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grassy Creek, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 122. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.


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