Breathitt (KY)

Welcome to Breathitt County ...

Time Zone: Breathitt County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Jackson is the Seat for Breathitt County.

Breathitt County was founded in 1839. Breathitt was created by taking area from Clay, Perry and Estill Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Breathitt had a population of 12,630 people. This is a decrease of 8.85% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,857 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Breathitt represented 0.32% of the total population of Kentucky.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Kentucky
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- Website for the //kdla.ky.gov/

Websites specific to Breathitt County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Knott County
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- Lee County
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- Magoffin County
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- Owsley County
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- Perry County
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- Wolfe County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of Kentucky
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- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Breathitt County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.