Barbourville is a home rule-class city in Knox County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 3,165 at the 2010 census, down from 3,589 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Knox County. The city was formally established by the state assembly in 1812. It was incorporated in 1854 and then reïncorporated in 1856.
Silas Woodson was the 21st Governor of Missouri, United States, between January 3, 1873, and January 12, 1875. He was notable for being the first Democrat elected to that position since the Civil War. No Republican would reach the office for over 30 years after Woodson's election.
Deposit is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town's population was 1,712.
Barbourville is the name of several places in the United States of America:
William Abner Stanfill was briefly a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky.
John Marshall Robsion, a Republican, represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
Kenneth H. Tuggle, a Republican, served as the 39th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1943–1947. It was 53 years before another Republican was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky.
Flemon Davis "Flem" Sampson was the 42nd Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1927 to 1931. He graduated from Valparaiso University in 1894, and opened a law practice in Barbourville, Kentucky. He formed a political alliance with future Representatives Caleb Powers and John Robsion, both prominent Republicans in the eastern part of the state. By 1916, he was serving on the Kentucky Court of Appeals and had previously served as a county judge and circuit court judge. In 1923, he was elevated to chief justice of the Court of Appeals. He served until 1927, when he became the Republican gubernatorial nominee.
James Dixon Black was the 39th Governor of Kentucky, serving for seven months in 1919. He ascended to the office when Governor Augustus O. Stanley was elected to the U.S. Senate.
Green Adams was a lawyer and member and functionary of the United States Congress. He was born in Barbourville, Kentucky in 1812.
Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site is a park located six miles southeast of Barbourville in Knox County in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The land was donated by the American Legion and the people of Barbourville, and marks the area where Kentucky pioneer Thomas Walker, a physician, built his cabin in 1750. A representative cabin marks the spot of "the first house in Kentucky". The site was dedicated in 1931. A replica of the cabin can be toured.
Caleb Powers was a United States Representative from Kentucky and the first Secretary of State of Kentucky convicted as an accessory to murder.
James Stephen Golden was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
John Henry Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
James Love was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Knox County is a county located in Appalachia near the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 31,883. Its county seat is Barbourville. The county is named for General Henry Knox. It is one of the few coal-producing counties in Kentucky that has not suffered massive population loss.
WKKQ is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format, licensed to Barbourville, Kentucky, United States.
Artemus is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population was 590.
Kentucky Route 225 (KY 225) is a 16.4-mile-long (26.4 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of Bell and Knox counties with Barbourville.
Upper Barbourville is a hamlet in Delaware County, New York, United States. It is located northeast of Stilesville on NY Route 8. The East Branch Cold Spring Creek flows south through the hamlet.
