Place:Letcher, Kentucky, United States

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NameLetcher
Alt namesLetchersource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates37.133°N 82.867°W
Located inKentucky, United States     (1842 - )
See alsoHarlan, Kentucky, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Knott, Kentucky, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Perry, Kentucky, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
McRoberts
Inhabited place
Adamson
Banks
Beefhide
Bellcraft
Blackey
Camp Branch
Carbon Glow
Carcassonne
Colson
Cromona
Crown
Day
Deane
Defeated Creek
Democrat
Dongola
Eolia
Ermine
Farraday
Fleming-Neon
Flint
Gilley
Gordon
Hallie
Haymond
Hemphill
Hot Spot
Ice
Isom
Jenkins
Jeremiah
Kings Creek
Kona
Letcher
Linefork
Lucastown
Marlowe
Mayking
Millstone
Neon Junction
Oscaloosa
Oven Fork
Partridge
Payne Gap
Polly
Potters Fork
Roxana
Sackett
Seco
Sergent
Skyline
Southdown
Thornton Gap
Thornton
Tillie
Tolliver Town
Ulvah
Van
Wentz
Whitaker
Whitco
Whitesburg
Unknown
Jackhorn
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Letcher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,548. Its county seat is Whitesburg. The county, founded in 1842, is named for Robert P. Letcher, Governor of Kentucky from 1840 to 1844.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1842 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1842 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1842 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1852 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1866 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1866 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1850 2,512
1860 3,904
1870 4,608
1880 6,601
1890 6,920
1900 9,172
1910 10,623
1920 24,467
1930 35,702
1940 40,592
1950 39,522
1960 30,102
1970 23,165
1980 30,687
1990 27,000
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Letcher County, Kentucky, United States

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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~kyletch/

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