Owsley (KY)

Welcome to Owsley County ...

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

The community of Booneville is the Seat for Owsley County.

Owsley County was founded in 1843. Owsley was created by taking area from Breathitt, Clay and Estill Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Owsley had a population of 4,415 people. This is a decrease of 7.01% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,748 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Owsley represented 0.11% 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 Owsley County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
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- Clay County
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- Jackson County
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- Lee County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Owsley County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Owsley 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.