Blackey Kentucky Map

About Blackey, Kentucky

Blackey is a locality in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 109. The population density is 96.3 people per km². Blackey is located at 37.1401°N, 82.9791°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Blackey is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41804.

Blackey occupies a slender corridor of land where the North Fork Kentucky River carves a deliberate, winding path through the dark, compressed earth. It lies 43.0 miles north-northwest of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 336°T), and is situated 14.0 miles east-southeast of Hazard. Steep slopes rise sharply on either side, their limestone foundations hidden beneath a dense mantle of hardwoods that catch the amber light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate tree line, the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains frames the horizon, while the quiet descent into Back Hollow provides a sheltered reprieve from the wind. Within the immediate perimeter, Blackey City Park offers a modest expanse of green where the stillness is interrupted only by the rhythmic, low-frequency rush of the river against its banks.

Economic life in Blackey remains tethered to the enduring memory of coal-camp industry, a legacy that has shaped the town's architecture and the resilient character of its residents. The transit of goods and the slow, steady pace of local commerce follow the river’s course, echoing a time when the rails and the water dictated the flow of labor. Though the industry has shifted, the quietude of the surroundings remains, punctuated by the occasional traveler seeking the stillness of Lake Tom, located just a short distance away. Life here moves with the deliberate gravity of the landscape, where the soft vernacular of the region colors every exchange and the daily cycle is governed more by the changing shadows on the hillsides than by the frantic pace of the outside world.

About This Blackey Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Blackey, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.140096, -82.979051. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Blackey includes the ZIP code (41804), telephone area code (606), county seat of Letcher County (Whitesburg), and school district assignment (Letcher County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.