The Forks of Troublesome
| The Forks of Troublesome | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Left Fork headwaters |
| • coordinates | 37°19′31″N 82°54′23″W / 37.32526°N 82.90650°W |
| 2nd source | Nealy Branch headwaters |
| • coordinates | 37°20′32″N 82°53′24″W / 37.34220°N 82.88990°W |
| 3rd source | Right Fork headwaters |
| • coordinates | 37°17′31″N 82°54′58″W / 37.29184°N 82.91621°W |
| 4th source | Reynolds Fork headwaters |
| • coordinates | 37°18′45″N 82°54′15″W / 37.31254°N 82.90424°W |
| Mouth | Troublesome Creek |
• location | Hindman, Kentucky |
• coordinates | 37°20′05″N 82°58′51″W / 37.33483°N 82.98086°W |
• elevation | 1,015 feet (309 m) |
| Basin features | |
| post offices | |
The Forks of Troublesome, more simply The Forks, are the Left Fork and Right Fork tributaries of Troublesome Creek in what is now Knott County, Kentucky. This was the name of the place where they met until the city of Hindman was established as the county seat in April 1884, and the name used in the Act of the Kentucky General Assembly that established Knott County. At the time, The Forks was in Letcher County, Kentucky.
Left Fork is 6 miles (9.7 km) long, and Right Fork is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) long.
Early settlers in the area were Samuel Cornett who had a home and a watermill on Left Fork, followed by the families of Peyton M. Duke and Anderson Hays.