McCreary (KY)

Welcome to McCreary County ...

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

The community of Whitley City is the Seat for McCreary County.

McCreary County was founded in 1912. McCreary was created by taking area from Pulaski, Wayne and Whitley Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> McCreary had a population of 17,231 people. This is a decrease of 5.99% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,328 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McCreary represented 0.42% 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 McCreary County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Pulaski County
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- Laurel County
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- Whitley County
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- Wayne County
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- Scott County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of McCreary County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of McCreary 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.