Wallins Creek, KY

Wallins Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The 2020 census counted 212 residents. Wallins Creek began life as a coal mining town in 1925; the mine was owned by the Wallins Creek Coal Corporation. The Wallins Creek Baptist Church was established in 1855 with 30 members. Wallins Creek makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Wallins Creek is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. Wallins Creek is in western Harlan County, in the valley of the Cumberland River. U.S. Route 119 runs through the northern part of the community, leading northwest 8 miles to Harlan, the county seat, and southwest 23 miles to Pineville. Wallins Creek is home to Wallins Elementary School.