| Horse Creek | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Horse Creek headwaters |
| • coordinates | 37°03′50″N 83°52′56″W / 37.06397°N 83.88226°W |
| 2nd source | Pigeon Roost Branch headwaters |
| • coordinates | 37°07′40″N 83°51′00″W / 37.12770°N 83.84998°W |
| 3rd source | Crawfish Branch headwaters |
| • coordinates | 37°05′39″N 83°47′34″W / 37.09423°N 83.79278°W |
| 4th source | House Branch headwaters |
| • coordinates | 37°07′52″N 83°49′35″W / 37.13103°N 83.82630°W |
| Mouth | Goose Creek |
• location | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) upstream from the mouth of Goose[1] |
• coordinates | 37°08′20″N 83°45′35″W / 37.13877°N 83.75964°W |
• elevation | 800 feet (240 m)[1] |
Horse Creek is a creek a tributary of Goose Creek river in Clay County, Kentucky.[1][2] It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) upstream of Manchester on Goose at an altitude of 800 feet (240 m).[1]
The Cumberland and Manchester Railway built a spur line up the creek, and it has been the site of operations of at least eight coal mining companies.[2][3] The name comes, according to local tradition, from the proliferation of "horseweed" in the creek valley.[2]