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Photo of the Perry County Courthouse Perry County, Kentucky is part of Appalachia. It was formed in 1821 from a portion of Clay and Floyd Counties. The county seat is Hazard. Both the county and the county seat are named for Oliver Hazard Perry.

Surrounding counties are: Breathitt County by Scott Hampton, Clay County by Sheri Bush, Harlan County by Vickie Sturgill, Knott County is Adoptable, Leslie County is Adoptable, Letcher County by Brian K. Caudill, and Owsley County by Mike Dye.



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Perry County Historical Society
108 S. Progress Drive (2nd floor)
P.O. Box 97 (Mailing Address)
Perryville, MO 63775
Phone: 573-768-2470
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481 Main Street, Suite 102
Hazard, KY 41701
(606) 436-4614
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289 Black Gold Blvd.
Hazard, KY 41701
Phone: (606) 436-2475

Above Photo: Perry County, Kentucky courthouse by Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

US GenWeb Site Sheri Bush, Perry County, Kentucky Coordinator
Jeff Kemp, State Coordinator.
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Updated last: February 5, 2024