title: Fourmile, Kentucky
text: # Fourmile, Kentucky
  
  Fourmile is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky.
  
  Fourmile appears on the Pineville U.S. Geological Survey Map. Fourmile is home to residents such as Bandit the dog.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Fourmile is located at 36°47′33″N 83°44′34″W﻿ / ﻿36.79250°N 83.74278°W﻿ / 36.79250; -83.74278. Fourmile is along the Cumberland River.
  
  ## History
  
  A post office was established in the community in 1899. The origins of the name Fourmile are disputed: some hold it is because of hamlet's location four miles downriver from Pineville, while others believe it was named after the four-mile length of nearby Fourmile Creek.
  
  