Knifley, Kentucky
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 The Janice Holt and Henry Giles Loghouse in Knifley | |
  Knifley Location within the state of Kentucky  Knifley Knifley (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°14′34″N 85°11′22″W / 37.24278°N 85.18944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Adair |
| Elevation | 718 ft (219 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 42753[1] |
| Area codes | 270 and 364 |
| GNIS feature ID | 508402 |
Knifley is an unincorporated community near Columbia in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 718 feet (219 m).[2]
History
The Knifley Christian Church holds an annual community fish fry every May, free for all. Knifley also has a volunteer fire department.
The community is home to the Janice Holt and Henry Giles Log House, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
On February 13, 2014, a 30-inch diameter Columbia Gulf Transmission gas pipeline carrying natural gas exploded near Knifley, sending two people to the hospital with injuries, destroying two houses, and alarming residents, who saw flames from miles away. Later, it was determined that Hydrogen embrittlement had caused the pipe failure, which occurred during installation in 1965.[4][5]
Geography
Knifley is located on Kentucky Route 76 at the intersection of Kentucky Route 551, Kentucky Route 206, and Kentucky Route 70. The Plum Point Bridge crosses over the Green River on KY 551 in the community.
Notable people
- Jody Richards, former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, was born here.
- Janice Holt Giles, writer.
References
- ^ "Knifley ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knifley, Kentucky
- ^ {{cite web|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/97001237 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Janice Holt and Henry Giles Log House |publisher=National Archives| Downloading may be slow.
- ^ Marcus Green (September 18, 2014). "Analysis: Existing cracks a cause in Kentucky pipeline blast". WorldNow and WDRB. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014.
- ^ "Ky. gas line blast injures 2, destroys 2 homes". Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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