Near Knifley in Adair County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Janice Holt Giles (1905-1979)

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 7, 2024

1. Janice Holt Giles (1905-1979) Marker

Inscription. Historical novels by this talented author have sold more than three million copies. Most settings of her some twenty books reflect her adopted home, the Green River area where she lived with her husband Henry, and the Indian territory of Okla. and Ark. where Giles spent early years. Her works, noted for action and imagery, include The Enduring Hills and The Believers.

Erected 1987 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1813.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 37° 12.08′ N, 85° 8.88′ W. Marker is near Knifley, Kentucky, in Adair County. It is at the intersection of Sprout Springs Road and Elkhorn Road (Kentucky Road 76), on the right when traveling south on Sprout Springs Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia KY 42728, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Forage Depot-Civil War (approx. 7.9 miles away); A Night in Cane Valley (approx. 9.6 miles away); Chalybeate Springs

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(approx. 10.6 miles away); Confederate Hospital (approx. 10.8 miles away); Frank Lane Wolford (approx. 10.9 miles away); Adair County Veterans (approx. 11.1 miles away); Home of Sergeant Dakota Meyer (approx. 11.1 miles away); Daniel Trabue (1760-1840) (approx. 11.1 miles away).

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 7, 2024

2. Janice Holt Giles (1905-1979) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 391 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.