Pathfork can be accessed through Harlan county from 987 onto 2005 but that's a very long and lonely drive on a treacherous road. The safest, most practical and certainly shortest route out of pathfork is through Bell county onto 119. The coal miners memorial highway (72) for all practical purposes ends above pathfork and starts again on the other side of the mountain at Liggett. This information is from Kentucky State highway department road maps.

Raised in Pathfork, left around 1992. It was a blessing to be raised there. My papaw was Orville Sexton.

Enjoyed the video, raised in Pathfork, went to the Blackstar Church,.really made me homesick,..thank you

Black Star Pentacostal church. My brother in law is the Pastor. Rev. J.C. CRAIG. The old mine & camp houses were just beyond the church. My sister and brother in law lived there in the 70's. My grandparents raised their kids at Insull mine camp next to the Insull Baptist church with grandpa Wright help build and preached at. I use to walk the tracks in black star. I'm in Tn now but love going home. My grandpa Cupp also lived in Insull coal camp.

That first curve you went thru was always called the "S" curve by everyone. Blackstar Coal Co. used employ around a 1,000 men at one time. Had a commissary that sold everything from furniture to groceries. Paid the Miner's in company scrip. Just up past the church you stopped at. The store you went by in Tugglesville was run by Bud Bunch and his family. That first road on your left after the Pathfork sign is where my Uncle still lives. Spent many a day upon that mountain. Thank you again so much for this video. God bless.

Thank you so much for doing this. So many memories for me there.

I was raised and still live in Pathfork . My family attends the Blackstar Church where you ended. This was always a mining community , now some of our beauty of the mountains has been destroyed by strip mines and now the loggers ! Shame when you get up in the mountains and see all the damage that has been done .Such good country folks live here that would do anything for their neighbors. Hunters and ATV riders come from all over to enjoy our mountains. Thanks for this video and look forward to more. Linda Eads Howard

Just found your video and love it! My Nannie played the piano at Blackmont Baptist Church for many years, my Mammaw and Papaw lived there, and my aunt was the postmaster. I have family who still live in Blackmont and Pathfork and many relatives buried in Alva Memorial cemetery there in Black Star. My great-grandfather was the Black Star camp doctor and most of my mom's family was raised there. So many good memories of the area and so many wonderful people still there. You should go back in the late spring when all the trees are full and show folks how pretty it can be!!

My parents and I enjoyed watching! It makes us feel like we’re right there with you.

I was born in Pathfork and raised there mainly I Love watching these videos.

We were so poor growing up we could watch the chickens through the cracks in the floor. Enjoyed riding along with you and the missus!!

Just love those beautiful mountains. I use to live in blackmont ..

8 miles, 8 churches- My daddy (J.C. Craig) is the pastor of Blackstar Pentecostal Church⛪️♥️

almost half a century ago i lived on Fork St. & went to church at Black Star. I love that you filmed the baptizing hole and the trestle. I played in that creek after church many a sunday and got in trouble for getting wet. thank you so much brother.

WOW loved the church. Best of both worlds RR tracks and a creek. That is just awesome. Do y'all think that maybe back in the day that was an old RR depot stop? It looks like it might have been at one time. I am gonna have to dig up some old historic RR maps and see if it was. Beautiful scenery y'all. Thanks for the ride. God bless

My momma lives there now. But she is from Closplint. Moving there today. On my way. I love Kentucky. Thank you for your videos, I just subscribed.

Thanks for that ride. Not quite sure why you got so excited about the path over the track at the church house, but... to each their own. Enjoyed the whole ride. From the urbanized flatlands of Northwest Indiana.

I am so subscribed, dude!! My grandma use to live behind the blackmont baptist church, and my mom and dad are buried up on tackett hill. You guys are my biggest heros right now, thank you for taking me back. I'm in tears right now. I don't guess you all would know any Baileys, or wilders, would you?

Thank you so very much. Means a lot to me. We truly do love you guys. My cousins go to that church you stopped at.

My family from Blackstar and Pathfork, I spent my early childhood in Blackstar and Pathfork And many summers in Insule, I am a Fultz and Ayers! My uncle still lives in Cumberland. I love those mountains and the heritage that I am from out of those mountains!

Great video Coyote! Thanks for the tour! Prayers sent for Beverly and her family.

I love your singing voice.😍

That whole holler is called puckett's creek. The name of the community is Alva Ky. If you go back down the road to rt 2005 make a left it will take you up thru pathfork over the mountain into the head of Martin's fork. Make left on 987 go back down thru Sampson Ky then into Smith. The cawood. I grew up in Sampson.

Great videos, keep them coming

Thanks for sharing. We love all the content you share.

I used to work up the road from that church at R&B coal. Lots of childhood friends live in pathfork

Pathfork 👍 what a nice area 🙌 Thanks for sharing your time there. FW

I used to live in middlesboro great place to live

The only other Road to get to Pathfork, is to go through Smith out toward Brownies Creek on 987, and turn right on 2005 go across the mountain and you’ll come out in Black Star.

Molus off 119 down from pathfork would be a nice drive too !

I absolutely love the videos from back home, I'm from Leslie County, so I'm a bona-fide hillbilly I don't get back there but the videos I appreciate

You get a chance, I sure would like to see how Balkan looks like now. My wife Linda Blakley was born there.

Thank You Coyote my Grandfather was born in Harlem on my Moms side

Cool video thanks for sharing.

I really like your videos

Hi Y'all! 🙂👍❤ Always enjoy spending time with y'all. 😂 My doc better never let my records out to Dan. That church is nice... the whole area is pretty. Hope y'all are having a good day! Love & hugs ❤

In a video after this one, you reference somewhere called cabbage creek. I've never heard of that, but I've been to cubbage ky, and another place called brownies creek. I've seen a lot of places that my dad use to take me to shoot guns, I grew up in a gun tottin' family. My mom's family lived over in arthur Tennessee, close to Harrogate

My mammaws name was minie Bailey. She worked at paul greens store, and she always carried a snub-nosed 38, and there was a cop that would drop by and visit her every time she worked, his name was marinade, but I don't know his last name

Enjoyed the ride.

like you videos

My Great grandfather built Blackstar Pentecostal Church!

A " tin" roof is steel that's been coated in zinc. The old school way was to dip the sheets of steel in molten zinc, but the usual method is electroplating. As long as the zinc isn't scraped off, a galvanized roof can last a century or so. Sometimes, an old shack that looks like a sneeze would knock it over will stand up to storms and everything..

There was once a big coal mine in Pathfork but someone put it down and lots of people lost their jobs ..I have friends that live there

I wish KY 72 gets connected, but instead of it connecting across the mountain, it should go under the mountain! Like a tunnel! Eureka! I have found the suggestion for sure! Why not build a tunnel that will connect KY 72 above Pathfork with KY 72 in Liggett, and name it the Coal Miners Memorial Tunnel! And while we're at it, why not connect KY 219 with KY 72, and extend it right onto Pathfork! That way, people in Pathfork won't have to travel to either Pineville or Middlesboro to shop or go to a doctor! #JustSaying

Not sure if you knew her or not. But I also lost my sweet Aunt Jessie Lou Messer Monday morning. The day you went to Loyall showing the train tracks and the old RC plant. When you turned around at the rc plant straight down that road you showed my Aunts house.

The guy I like lives in pathfork I live in cawood

I believe the " Coal Miners Memorial Highway " has another beginning off the main Hwy. in Harlan on the right side heading east. Right? Love the vids.

why dont ya do a video of catrons creek brother?

Do you know any moore's or Huff's in harlan county kentucky or coldiron

I been getting warned about them PathForkians my whole life.

WOW NOTHING THERE