Breathitt County is a county in the eastern Appalachian portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 13,878. Its county seat is Jackson. The county was formed in 1839 and was named for John Breathitt, who was Governor of Kentucky from 1832 to 1834. Breathitt County was a prohibition or dry county, until a public vote in July 2016 that allowed alcohol sales.
Annville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,095 at the 2010 census. The community was named for local resident Nancy Ann Johnson. It is the largest community in Jackson County.
Independence is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is one of its county's two seats of government. The population was 24,757 at the time of the 2010 U.S. census, up from 14,982 at the 2000 census. It is the third largest city in Northern Kentucky after Covington and Florence.
Pippa Passes is a home rule-class city located along Caney Fork in Knott County, eastern Kentucky, United States. Its formal name was chosen to honor benefactors of Alice Lloyd College. Residents commonly call the community "Caney" or "Caney Creek". The population was 533 at the 2010 census, up from 297 at the 2000 census. The small city is located in the mountainous Appalachia region, an area of coal mining.
Grassy Creek is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 460, southwest of the city of West Liberty, the county seat of Morgan County. Its elevation is 787 feet (240 m).
Coxs Creek is an unincorporated community along U.S. Routes 31E/150 in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States, 4½ miles north of the county seat of Bardstown. It is named for Colonel Isaac Cox of Pennsylvania, who built a "fort" at the site in April 1775 before he fought in the American Revolutionary War, with the help of his brother James. The land had actually been his father's, but David moved back to Virginia before he developed it. More of a station, Cox's 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) was said to be the first pioneer station in Nelson County. Isaac Cox would later be the last white man to be killed by Indians during the time of the great Indian wars in what later became Kentucky.
Typo is an unincorporated community within Perry County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office has been closed.
Mud Lick is a rural unincorporated community in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. It is concentrated around the intersection of Kentucky Route 63 and Kentucky Route 870, northwest of Tompkinsville.
Beech Creek is an unincorporated community located in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States.
Gays Creek is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. Gays Creek is 14 miles (23 km) west-northwest of Hazard. Gays Creek has a post office, established in 1888, with ZIP code 41745.
Hot Spot is an unincorporated community and former coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. It was named for the Hot Spot Coal Company. Other names for the community have been Smoot Creek, Dalna, Elsiecoal, and Premium. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
Beefhide is an unincorporated community spanning across a county line between Letcher County and Pike County, Kentucky, United States.
Haddix is an unincorporated community and coal town in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States. It is located near the confluence of Troublesome Creek and the North Fork Kentucky River.
Fedscreek is an unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.
Ivel is an unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
Ages is an unincorporated coal town and census-designated place (CDP) in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.
Turkey Creek is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office closed in November 1996.
Furnace is an unincorporated community located in Estill County, Kentucky, United States.
Robinson Creek is an unincorporated community located in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.
Welchs Creek is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kentucky, United States. The community is located on Kentucky Route 79 10.4 miles (16.7 km) northeast of Morgantown. Welchs Creek had a post office until July 2, 1994.
