Arvel, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

37°31′06″N 83°53′07″W / 37.51833°N 83.88528°W / 37.51833; -83.88528CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyJackson, Lee, OwsleyElevation

1,211 ft (369 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)ZIP codes

40447 (McKee), 41311 (Beattyville)

Area code606GNIS feature ID^[1]

Arvel is an unincorporated community located near the tripoint border between Jackson, Lee, and Owsley Counties, Kentucky, United States. The community is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 587 and Kentucky Route 1209, 8 miles northeast of McKee and 13 miles southwest of Beattyville.^[2] A few locations in Arvel are also named Old Orchard, such as the Old Orchard Lookout Tower, which is 1/3 of a mile from Arvel^[3] and a historical school being the same distance from Arvel ^[4] which may be evidence of the community also being called Old Orchard. A natural attraction in the area is Alcorn Branch Falls.^[5]

References

^ "Arvel, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Arvel (Lee County, Kentucky)". RoadsideThoughts. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
^ "Old Orchard Lookout Tower in Lee County, Kentucky". PlaceKeeper. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
^ "Old Orchard School in Lee County, Kentucky". PlaceKeeper. Retrieved March 23, 2020."Arvel, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Natural Attractions". Jackson County Kentucky Tourism. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: McKee

City

McKee

CDP

Annville

Unincorporated
communities

post offices
(and the creeks
they are on)

Sextons Creek (includes High Knob)

Ghost towns

Dango
Loam

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Lee County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Beattyville
City	Beattyville	Location of Lee County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities	Airedale Arvel Athol Belle Point Canyon Falls Congleton Cressmont Delvinta Earnestville Enoch Fillmore Fincastle Fixer Greeley Heidelberg Idamay Leeco Lone Lower Buffalo Maloney Monica Mount Olive Old Landing Primrose Proctor St. Helens Standing Rock Tallega White Ash Williba Willow Shoals Yellow Rock Zacharia Zoe	Location of Lee County, Kentucky
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Owsley County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Booneville
City	Booneville	Location of Owsley County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities	Arnett Blake Conkling Cow Creek Endee Island City Lerose Levi Lucky Fork Major Mistletoe Pebworth Ricetown Stay Sturgeon Travellers Rest Vincent Whoopflarea
post offices (and the creeks they are on)	Sextons Creek (includes Trust and Taft (in Etta))
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