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Whitley City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 968 at the 2020 census, [3] down from 1,170 in 2010. It is the county seat of McCreary County. [4] Whitley City is one of two unincorporated county seats in Kentucky (the other being Burlington in Boone ...
McCreary County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,888. [1] Its county seat is Whitley City. [2] The county is named for James B. McCreary, a Confederate war soldier and two-time Governor of Kentucky (1875–1879, 1911–1915).
Williamsburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Whitley County, on the southeastern border of Kentucky, United States. [6] The population was 5,326 at the 2020 census . Developed along the Cumberland River , the city was founded in 1818 and named after William Whitley .
Whitley County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,712. [1] Its county seat is at Williamsburg, [2] though the largest city is Corbin, and the county's District Court (a trial court of limited jurisdiction) sits in both cities.
A ^ All but two of Kentucky's county seats are cities. The exceptions are Whitley City (McCreary Co.) and Burlington . Two Kentucky counties have dual seats of government: the seats of Campbell Co. are Alexandria and Newport and the seats of Kenton Co. are Independence and Covington. [140]
The first shipment of coal was delivered from Barthell in 1903 after the completion of the Kentucky and Tennessee Railroad from Stearns. During 1905 and 1906, operations expanded at Barthell with the opening of Mine No. 2. [3] From 1923 to 1927, the Bryant lease was fully purchased by the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company.
Hill Top is an unincorporated community in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. Hill Top is located on Kentucky Route 92 near the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Whitley City. [2] A post office was established in the community in 1925, and named for its scenic overlooks. [3]
Approximate service area of Area Code 606 is in red. Area code 606 is a telephone area code serving the eastern half of south-central and all of the eastern part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky . Cities and towns in the area code include Ashland , Morehead , Hazard , Middlesboro , Somerset , Stanford , London , Corbin , Greenup , Paintsville ...