Beattyville, Kentucky
Beattyville, the seat of Lee county, is on the forks of the Kentucky River. The site was originally known as Taylors Landing (the source of the name is not known). In 1850 it was renamed Beatty for Samuel Beatty, an early settler and landowner, and in 1872 was incorporated as Beattyville. The county seat was moved to Beattyville in 1872 from nearby Proctor. The population in 2010 was 1,307.
The Lee County Courthouse in Beattyville.
MORE INFORMATION
- Beattyville/Lee County Tourism Commission
- Lee County Fiscal Court
- Lee County Schools
- Welcome to Beattyville
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