Casey County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,941. Its county seat is Liberty. The county was formed in 1806 from the western part of Lincoln County and named for Colonel William Casey, a pioneer settler who moved his family to Kentucky in 1779. It is the only Kentucky county entirely in the Knobs region. Casey County is home to annual Casey County Apple Festival, and is a prohibition or dry county. It is considered part of the Appalachian region of Kentucky.
Liberty is a home rule-class city in Casey County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. Its population was 2,168 at the 2010 U.S. census.
Dunnville is an unincorporated community located near the mouth of the Grand River in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada near the historic Talbot Trail. It was formerly an incorporated town encompassing the surrounding area with a total population of 12,000.
Dwane Lyndon Casey is an American basketball coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons before transitioning to a front office position with the team. He is a former NCAA basketball player and coach, having played and coached there for over a decade before moving on to the NBA. He was previously the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Toronto Raptors, with whom he won the NBA Coach of the Year Award in 2018.
Somerset Community College (SCC) is a public community college in Somerset, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). The college offers academic, general education, and technical curricula leading to certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees. Somerset Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Teddy is an unincorporated community in western Casey County, Kentucky, United States. Their Post Office is no longer in service. It was named by its first post master, Billy Roe Combest, for his son Theodore. The post office closed in 1932.
Highsplint is a former coal town with an extinct post office in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. It was named for the High Splint and Seagraves Coal Companies which operated a mine in the town at that time. Highsplint's first post office was established on February 7, 1918, with John D. Casey as postmaster, remaining in operation until 1974.
Phil is an unincorporated community in western Casey County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office is no longer in service. It was named by F. P. Combest, the community's first postmaster, for his favorite politician, U.S. Representative Phil Thompson.
Kidds Store is an unincorporated community in extreme northeastern Casey County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky near the intersection of KY 906 and U.S. Route 127.
Mintonville in Kentucky, USA, is an unincorporated community sitting at the foot of the Green River Knob in the extreme southeastern Casey County. The town was plotted in 1849 and partially built in 1851. The first postmaster, James Wesley, named it after Robert Minton when the post office first opened on October 3, 1851.
Windsor is an unincorporated community in southern Casey County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office is active.
Tefft is an unincorporated community in Kankakee Township, Jasper County, Indiana, United States.
Argyle is an unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky, United States. It's post office is no longer in service.
Ware is an unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office has ceased to exist.
Labascus is an unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office has ceased to exist.
Atterson was an unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office, along with the rest of the town, has ceased to exist.
Gilpin is an unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky, United States.
Kentucky Route 76 is a 36.714-mile-long (59.085 km) state highway in Kentucky that runs from a boat ramp on Lake Cumberland west of Jabez to KY 70 northeast of Elk Horn via Eli, Neatsville, Knifley, and Yuma.
Kentucky Route 206 (KY 206) is a 23.6-mile-long (38.0 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of Adair and Casey counties with Columbia.
William Casey was an American settler, military officer, and politician who is the namesake of Casey County, Kentucky. Through his daughter Margaret Lampton, he is the great-grandfather of author and humorist Mark Twain.
