Sextons Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyClay
Physical characteristics
MouthSouth Fork of Kentucky River

Sextons Creek river in Clay County in the U.S. state of Kentucky is a tributary of the South Fork of Kentucky River in neighbouring Owsley County, Kentucky.[1] It was named for a Sexton family of settlers who arrived some time before 1815.[1]

Tributaries and post offices

The Bray Creek tributary used to be considered Sextons Creek proper, and what is now the main Sextons Creek used to be named its Right Fork.[2]

The eponymous postoffice was originally named Section Creek in error when established by postmaster Henry Clark on 1828-05-24.[3] This was rectified on 1843-03-15.[3]

  • Potters Choice, later Choice, at the head of Bray Creek[3]
  • Potters Choice, later Choice, serving a village[4]
  • Burning Springs, Kentucky[4]
  • Chesnut Hill, more simply Chesnut[5]
  • Chesnutburg[3]
  • Adela, later Murray, now Muncy Fork for the same named tributary of Bray Creek[6]
  • Malcom[6]
  • Alger[7]
  • Sacker Gap[8]
  • Ethal, later Ethel[8]
  • Vine, on the Falling Timber Branch, serving Ivy[9]
  • Sourwood[3]

See also

Cross-reference

  1. 1 2 Rennick 2000c, p. 6.
  2. ↑ Rennick 2000c, pp. 6–7.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Rennick 2000c, p. 7.
  4. 1 2 Rennick 2000c, p. 8.
  5. ↑ Rennick 2000c, pp. 8–9.
  6. 1 2 Rennick 2000c, p. 9.
  7. ↑ Rennick 2000c, pp. 9–10.
  8. 1 2 Rennick 2000c, p. 10.
  9. ↑ Rennick 2000c, p. 11.

Sources

  • Rennick, Robert M. (2000c). "Clay County — Post Offices". County Histories of Kentucky. Morehead State University (176).


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