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Perry County, Kentucky
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History
Perry County was formed
in 1821 from a portion of
Clay and
Floyd Counties. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field
region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 700
to 2520 feet above sea level. In 1990 the county population was
30,283 in a land area of 342 square miles, an average of 88.5
people per square mile. The
county and county seat are named for
Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval
hero in the
War of 1812.
Hazard, the county seat of Perry
county, in southeastern Kentucky is
located on the North Fork of the
Kentucky River in the Cumberland
foothills just east of the Daniel
Boone National Forest (Redbird
Purchase Unit) and about 115 miles
southeast of Lexington. Growth of
the town was slowed by the long
blood feud between the French and
Eversole families; the worst gun
battle occurred in Hazard in (1888)
when 12 men were killed. The arrival
of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad in 1912 boosted development
of local resources (coal, oil, gas,
timber). Hazard annexed the adjacent
community of Lothair in 1965. Hazard
Community College opened in 1968.
Hazard, Kentucky was incorporated as a
town in 1832; and into a city in
1884.
Our Neighbors:
Bell
~ Clay
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Harlan ~
Knox
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Leslie ~
Letcher
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Special Events
The Kentucky Historical
Society is hosting a
series of upcoming
cemetery preservation
workshops. These
workshops are free and
open to the public, but
attendees must register
by contacting Ann
Johnston at
AnnG.Johnson@ky.gov
or
502-564-1792, ext. 4404.
The first three
workshops are in April.
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An Honorary
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Suzanne Yelton
Shephard
Commissioned March
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