Cranks in Harlan County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Civil War Routes

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2021

1. Civil War Routes Marker

Inscription. This area important passageway for Union and Confederate forces. USA moved along Poor Fork and CSA along Clover Fork of Cumberland River, each route reflected local sentiment. Feb. 1862 USA forces under Brig. Gen. T. T. Garrard, grandson of Ky.'s second governor, camped here. Later CSA troops under Gen. H. Marshall camped here.

Erected 1962 by Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 570.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1862.

Location. 36° 45.773′ N, 83° 11.3′ W. Marker is in Cranks, Kentucky, in Harlan County. It is on Kentucky Route 3001 0.1 miles north of U.S. 421, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cranks KY 40820, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lee County Virginia / Kentucky (approx. 3½ miles away in Virginia); Jonesville Methodist Camp Ground (approx. 6.1 miles away in Virginia); Doctor Still’s Birthplace (approx. 6.4 miles away in Virginia); Jonesville (approx. 6½ miles away in Virginia); a different marker also named Doctor Still’s Birthplace (approx. 6.7 miles away in Virginia); Daniel Boone Trail (approx. 6.7 miles away in Virginia); Pennington Gap (approx. 8.9 miles away in Virginia); Scouting in Harlan County (approx. 9.3 miles away).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2021

2. Civil War Routes Marker

Looking west.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2021

3. Civil War Routes Marker

Looking east toward U.S. 421.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 647 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.