Salyersville, Kentucky
| Salyersville, Kentucky | |
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| City | |
Downtown Salyersville
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 Location of Salyersville, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates: 37°44′53″N 83°3′47″W / 37.74806°N 83.06306°WCoordinates: 37°44′53″N 83°3′47″W / 37.74806°N 83.06306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Magoffin |
| Established | 1860 |
| Incorporated | March 2, 1867 |
| Named for | the Kentucky state representative who sponsored the establishment of Magoffin Co. |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | James "Pete" Shepherd |
| • Owner | Tommy Jayne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Land | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 11,303 |
| • Density | 5,400/sq mi (2,100/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 41465 |
| Area code(s) | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-68232 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0502868 |
Salyersville (/sæljərzvəl/ or local /sɑːjərzvəl/) is a home rule-class city on the Licking River in Magoffin County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. During the 2010 U.S. Census, its population was 1,883.
After an aborted attempt at settlement in 1794, the hill overlooking the Horseshoe Bend of the Licking River just downriver from the present city was fortified and settled c. 1800 by Archibald Prater, Ebenezer Hanna, and others. Originally known as Prater's Fort, the community had become Licking Station by the time of its first post office in 1839.
In 1849, the post office was moved to the community at site of the present city and renamed Adamsville after local landowner William "Uncle Billy" Adams. In addition to his farmland, Adams operated a hotel, a gristmill, a tannery and a blacksmith at the new location.
In 1860, Magoffin Co. was formed from parts of the surrounding Floyd, Johnson, and Morgan counties. Billy Adams donated land for the platting and establishment of a new county seat and the community was renamed "Salyersville" in gratitude to State Rep. Samuel Salyer, who sponsored the bill creating the new county. The post office changed the following year.
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