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Big Clifty, Kentucky
Big Clifty, Kentucky
Census-designated place
	Big Clifty Location within Grayson County Big Clifty Big Clifty (the United States)
	Coordinates: 37°32′44″N 86°9′13″W / 37.54556°N 86.15361°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Grayson
Area
• Total	1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2)
• Land	1.44 sq mi (3.73 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	397 ft (121 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	367
• Density	254.86/sq mi (98.43/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes	42712
FIPS code	21-06508
GNIS feature ID	487153

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Big Clifty is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grayson County, Kentucky, United States.

History

Clifty Creek crosses U.S. Highway 62 and the P & L railroad several miles to the southwest of Big Clifty. It is said that travelers named the town due to the limestone cliffs that arose on the sides of Clifty Creek.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	367		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Clifty, Kentucky
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

This Grayson County, Kentucky state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Clifty, Kentucky

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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 == History ==
-Clifty Creek crosses [[U.S. Route 62|U.S. Highway 62]] and the [[Paducah and Louisville Railway|P & L railroad]] several miles to the southwest of Big Clifty. It is said that travelers named the town due to the [[limestone]] cliffs that arose on the sides of Clifty Creek. Accounts of residents from the past report that Big Clifty was a "boom town" that at one time had a post office, bank, feed mill, several dry goods stores and restaurants. The Ben Goodman school was the local "country school" and the town had numerous churches. In yesteryear nearby Clarkson was a tourist destination due to the numerous hotels near Grayson Springs, which were visited by guests who wished to experience the sulphur water's curative properties. Big Clifty benefited from the traffic going to Clarkson. Spurrier Mill was a grist mill on the Nolin River, several miles from Big Clifty which was a benefit to the economy. Like many rural Kentucky communities, as passenger rail-use decreased and transportation and commercial shipping routes changed, Big Clifty's boom town status disappeared.
+Clifty Creek crosses [[U.S. Route 62|U.S. Highway 62]] and the [[Paducah and Louisville Railway|P & L railroad]] several miles to the southwest of Big Clifty. It is said that travelers named the town due to the [[limestone]] cliffs that arose on the sides of Clifty Creek.
+==Demographics==
-Big Clifty was also the site of tar bitumen oil mines, or “ black rock mines” as they were known in the 20's.
+{{US Census population
+|2020= 367
-One such mining site was at the end of Crown Rock Road, inside the Big Clifty limits.
+|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
-The mines produced tar from the bituminous sandstone common to the area.
+}}
-| <ref>https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1035&context=kgs_ri</ref>
-== History ==
-Clifty Creek crosses [[U.S. Route 62|U.S. Highway 62]] and the [[Paducah and Louisville Railway|P & L railroad]] several miles to the southwest of Big Clifty. It is said that travelers named the town due to the [[sandstone]] cliffs that arose on the sides of Clifty Creek.
-== Notable Persons ==
-White hats are watching.... and SEARCHING.
-https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2601:485:4100:A140:55AB:F3DD:513:90F5
-You have been warned.
-Yes, you are known. WH time to play now.
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 [[Category:Census-designated places in Grayson County, Kentucky]]
 [[Category:Census-designated places in Kentucky]]
+{{GraysonCountyKY-geo-stub}}