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Pinsonfork, Kentucky

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Pikeville. It is located about 15 miles [24 km] to the west of Pinsonfork and has a population of 6,295 people.<1>

The next largest community is Tazewell (VA). It is located about 50 miles [80 km] to the southeast of Pinsonfork and has a population of 4,206 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Jenkins   SW33 mi [53.1 km]2,2446.54% decrease
 Louisa   NW41 mi [66 km]2,0883.47% increase
 Paintsville   NW35 mi [56.3 km]4,2162.03% increase
 Prestonsburg   W28 mi [45.06 km]3,8626.92% increase
 Salyersville   W45 mi [72.4 km]1,5692.18% decrease
 Coeburn (VA)   S43 mi [69.2 km]1,9780.9% decrease
 Lebanon (VA)   S46 mi [74 km]3,1962.35% decrease
 Norton (VA)   SW47 mi [75.6 km]3,7025.17% decrease
 Richlands (VA)   SE40 mi [64.4 km]3,9973.55% decrease
 Wise (VA)   SW43 mi [69.2 km]3,2310.74% decrease
 Logan (WV)   NE25 mi [40.23 km]1,5017.91% decrease
 Madison (WV)   NE43 mi [69.2 km]2,5763.77% decrease
 Mullens (WV)   E48 mi [77.2 km]1,58410.46% decrease
 Welch (WV)   E38 mi [61.2 km]2,22017.26% decrease
 Williamson (WV)   N8 mi [12.87 km]3,05310.57% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Blair Town   W17 mi [27.36 km]---
 Cedarville   S17 mi [27.36 km]---
 Coal Run Village   W16 mi [25.75 km]6309.19% increase
 Elkhorn City   S17 mi [27.36 km]1,0025.47% decrease
 Garden Village   SW14 mi [22.53 km]---
 Mayo Village   SW15 mi [24.14 km]---
 Phelps   SE6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Warfield   NW21 mi [33.8 km]2608.45% decrease
 Blackberry City (WV)   NE6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Chattaroy (WV)   N10 mi [16.09 km]---
 Delbarton (WV)   N11 mi [17.7 km]4328.86% decrease
 Gilbert Creek (WV)   E20 mi [32.19 km]---
 Matewan (WV)   NE7 mi [11.27 km]4793.82% decrease
 Red Jacket (WV)   NE9 mi [14.48 km]---
 Wyoming City (WV)   E18 mi [28.97 km]---

Pike County

Pinsonfork is located in Pike County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike: Martin, Letcher, Knott, Floyd, Mingo (WV), Buchanan (VA), Dickenson (VA) and Wise (VA).

While not sharing a border with Pike, the following counties are close to Pinsonfork: Logan (WV), McDowell (WV) and Wayne (WV).

Below are counties that are near Pinsonfork (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Pinsonfork:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Pinsonfork
 Floyd County   WBoldman19 miles [30 km]
 Johnson County   NWOdds27 miles [43 km]
 Knott County   SWDry Creek31 miles [49 km]
 Lawrence County   NWUpper Tug29 miles [46 km]
 Letcher County   SWLick Fork28 miles [45 km]
 Magoffin County   WGunlock36 miles [57 km]
 Martin County   NWLaura15 miles [24 km]
 Buchanan County (VA)   SEIra (VA)12 miles [19 km]
 Dickenson County (VA)   SBreaks (VA)17 miles [27 km]
 Russell County (VA)   SEGarden (VA)33 miles [53 km]



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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Pinsonfork.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Pinsonfork and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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