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Burkesville is a home rule-class city in Cumberland County, Kentucky, in the United States. Nestled among the rolling foothills of Appalachia and bordered by the Cumberland River to the south and east, it is the seat of its county. The population was 1,521 at the 2010 census.
Cumberland County is a county located in the Pennyroyal Plateau region of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,888. Its county seat is Burkesville. The county was formed in 1798 and named for the Cumberland River, which in turn may have been named after the Duke of Cumberland or the English county of Cumberland.
The 2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 42nd consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500.
Mar 3, 2024 · Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, at 3:30 p.m. – Heather Bollinger and Jeff Clark: “Lost Towns of Fairfax County.” ... Burkesville, Kentucky. Burkesville is the seat of Cumberland County, Kentucky ...
Burkesville, Kentucky. Burkesville, the seat of Cumberland county, is located on the Cumberland River and at the junction of KY 61 and 90. It was established in 1798 on the land of Samuel Burkes and was known as Cumberland Crossing and Burkesville (the name was often spelled Burksville). Burkesville was incorporated in 1846. The Cumberland ...
Burkesville is Rich in History and Vision. Receiving its name from the Cumberland River, Cumberland County, nestled among the foothills of Appalachia, was organized in 1798 as the thirty-second county of Kentucky. Burkesville-Cumberland County is rich in heritage and small town charm. Thomas Lincoln, the father of the 16th President, served two ...
Walter Darlington " Dee " Huddleston (April 15, 1926 – October 16, 2018) was an American commercial broadcaster and politician from Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1973 to 1985. He was defeated for re-election in 1984 by Mitch McConnell by 5,269 votes.
