Hell for Certain, Kentucky
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Hell for Certain, Kentucky (with alternate spelling of "Hell-Fer-Sartin") is a small community in Leslie County, Kentucky, USA. (37.1546° North, 83.4157° West). The latter spelling is indicative of the way that its denizens pronounce the community's name. It is sometimes spelled without spaces, or with hyphens.
Hell for Certain is located a few kilometers north of the small town of Hyden, Kentucky. It became known by this name because it is located by Hell for Certain Creek.
The area is only sparsely populated due to the harsh terrain.
The area has been extensively mined for coal. The Geological Society of America has borrowed "Hell for Certain" as a name for the tonstein located there and throughout the Appalachian basin.
Less well known is another creek also known as "Hell for Certain." This one is located in Lee County, Kentucky (37.5819° North, 83.7023° West). There are also communities known as "Hell Creek" and "Whynot?" in Lee County.
[edit] External links
- Is Pahrump Valley the new Hell?, Pahrump Valley Times, February 3, 2006.
- HELL FOR CERTAIN—A CARBONIFEROUS VOLCANIC ASH IN THE EASTERN USA, Geological Society abstract, Donald Chestnut. (source for Hell for Certain Creek)
