Knifley, Kentucky


Knifley is an unincorporated community near Columbia in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 718 feet.

History

The Knifley Christian Church holds an annual community fish fry every May, free for all. Knifley also has a volunteer fire department.
The community is home to the Janice Holt and Henry Giles Log House, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
On February 13, 2014, a 30-inch diameter Columbia Gulf Transmission gas pipeline carrying natural gas exploded near Knifley, sending two people to the hospital with injuries, destroying two houses, and alarming residents, who saw flames from miles away. Later, it was determined that Hydrogen embrittlement had caused the pipe failure, which occurred during installation in 1965.

Geography

Knifley is located on Kentucky Route 76 at the intersection of Kentucky Route 551, Kentucky Route 206, and Kentucky Route 70. The Plum Point Bridge crosses over the Green River on KY 551 in the community.

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