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Perry County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,473. [1] Its county seat is Hazard. [2] The county was founded in 1820. [3] Both the county and county seat are named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval hero in the War of 1812.
Both the town and the county were named for Cdre. Oliver Hazard Perry, a commander in the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. [8] The post office was initially known as Perry Court House but the name was officially changed to Hazard in 1854. [9] The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1884. [10]
Scott Alexander is an American politician from Kentucky currently serving as Judge/Executive of Perry County. Alexander was elected Judge/Executive in 2014, defeating incumbent Denny Ray Noble in the May primary election. [1] He was previously a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 and
Breathitt County, Clay County, and Estill County: William Owsley, Kentucky Secretary of State and later Governor of Kentucky (1844–48) 4,001: 198 sq mi (513 km 2) Pendleton County: 191: Falmouth: 1798: Campbell County and Bracken County: Edmund Pendleton (1721–1803), member of the Continental Congress: 14,810: 280 sq mi (725 km 2) Perry ...
The post office existed from 1953 to 1970, Hazard Airport itself having opened in 1945 and later replaced by the East Kentucky Regional Airport in 1983. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Nearby was the Appalachian Regional Hospital, [ 19 ] which was within the Hazard city limits whilst the neighbouring residential homes are not.
Gays Creek is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.Gays Creek is 14 miles (23 km) west-northwest of Hazard. [2] Gays Creek has a post office, established in 1888, with ZIP code 41745.
Viper is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. The community was so named on account of viper snakes near the original town site. [2] Today Viper is served by Kentucky Route 7, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-southeast of Hazard. Viper has a post office with ZIP code 41774. [3]
The Hazard Herald is a weekly newspaper based in Hazard, Kentucky.The newspaper was founded by Bailey P. Wootton in 1911. The paper celebrated 100 years on June 22, 2011. Today the paper is located on High Street on downtown Hazard and comes out every Wednesday mornin