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Harlan County is a county located in southeastern Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,831. [1] . Its county seat is Harlan. [2] . It is classified as a moist county —one in which alcohol sales are prohibited (a dry county ), but containing a "wet" city—in this case Cumberland, where package alcohol sales are allowed.
Harlan is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,745 at the 2010 census, down from 2,081 at the 2000 census. Harlan is one of three Kentucky county seats to share its name with its county, the others being Greenup and Henderson.
Discover the rich history, culture and nature of Harlan County, Kentucky, where the adventure begins. Explore the coal mining heritage, the old-growth forests, the scenic trails, the festivals and more.
Harlan County. Local. Visit Website. address. P.O. Box 956. Harlan, KY 40831. Get Directions. phone. (606) 573-2600. social profile. About. In 1819, Harlan County was the 60th. county to be formed from Floyd and Knox Counties. Named for Major Silas Harlan who came from Virginia to Kentucky in 1774.
Harlan, city, seat of Harlan county, southeastern Kentucky, U.S., in the Cumberland Mountains, on the Clover Fork Cumberland River. It was settled in 1819 by Virginians led by Samuel Howard and was known as Mount Pleasant until renamed in 1912 for Major Silas Harlan, who was killed during the American Revolution at the Battle of Blue Licks ...
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Harlan County is full of Appalachian culture and history. From our beginnings in coal to our modern Appalachian lore, you can find it all.
