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Perry County Kentucky
Perry County Kentucky Map

 

County Introduction
Perry county was established in 1821 and named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819), a hero in the War of 1812. The county seat is Hazard.



 

County Origins
Perry County, Kentucky was formed from Clay County and Floyd County. It was created on 2 Nov 1820.


 

County Lines Redrawn
In 1839, a part of Perry County was used to form Breathitt County.
In 1842, a part of Perry County was used to form Letcher County.
In 1878, a part of Perry County was used to form Leslie County.
In 1884, a part of Perry County was used to form Knott County.

Roadside Historical Markers

Roadside historical markers introduce the history of each Kentucky Highlands County. These markers provide interesting facts about many important events, people and places throughout the Highlands.

Marker TitleMarker LocationMarker Information
Murdoch of BuckhornBuckhorn, KY 28 Harvey Short Murdoch, 1871-1935, came from Brooklyn, N. Y. and as Field Secretary of E. O. Guerrant's Society of Soul Winners founded Witherspoon College in 1902. Became Presbyterian Child Welfare Agency. Log cathedral built 1907. Murdoch was pastor until his death. "To Buckhorn and Eastern Kentucky he brought a love for baseball, for education and for God."
Mountain MissionaryN. Main St., Hazard, KY 7, 15 The Rev. Asbel S. Petrey, born 1866, Whitley County, Ky. Ordained, 1891. Came here 1897, organized First Missionary Baptist Church of Hazard, 1898. Founder, 1902, and President of Hazard Baptist Institute, a public school since 1941. He organized 12 churches in area. Pastor of Petrey Memorial Baptist Church, 1922-40. Filled other pulpits until death, 1953.
Founder of HazardHazard, Courthouse lawn, KY 7, 15 Elijah Combs and seven brothers came with parents to Kentucky, 1790. He was first settler here; leader in forming county, named for Com. Oliver Hazard Perry, 1821. He deeded land on which Hazard stands to trustees, 1826. Member of Legislature, 1840.
Uncle IraJeff, KY 7, 15 The Ira Combs Memorial Church-Little Zion Church, built in 1909 on land settled in 1790 by Mason Combs. Ira, a grandson, was Civil War veteran. Born 1844. In 1874 began preaching. For 60 years, without pay, he ministered to the Old Regular Baptists in Pine Mt. section. Died in 1934, buried on old homestead. Church dedicated in his honor on Easter Sunday, 1952.
Perry County, 1821Hazard, Courthouse lawn, KY 15, 80 Formed from parts of Clay and Floyd counties. Both Hazard, the county seat, and the county named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, 1785-1819, the commander and hero in battle of Lake Erie, 1813, which he reported in famous message: "We have met the enemy and they are ours." Victory gave United States control of the Lake and advanced its claims to the great Northwest.
Salt Works17 mi. S. of Hazard, KY 7 Here in 1835, the Brashears' well produced salt from a fine brine. For half century it supplied area with that commodity so necessary to their livelihood. These wells were drilled by hand. Salt was sold both here and in Virginia, transported for $1.00 a bushel over treacherous mountain trails by mule and oxen. The wells were destroyed by flood in 1892.

 

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