Caneyville, Kentucky

Caneyville, Kentucky
City
Location of Caneyville in Grayson County, Kentucky.
Location of Caneyville in Grayson County, Kentucky.
Coordinates: 37°25′35″N 86°29′21″W / 37.42639°N 86.48917°W / 37.42639; -86.48917
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyGrayson
Incorporated1880
Government
 • MayorJames P. Embry
Area
[1]
 • Total1.66 sq mi (4.29 km2)
 • Land1.65 sq mi (4.27 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
492 ft (150 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total529
 • Density321.00/sq mi (123.93/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
42721
Area code(s)270 & 364
FIPS code21-12538
GNIS feature ID0488876
Websitecaneyville.ky.gov

Caneyville is a home rule-class city in Grayson County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 608 at the 2010 census.[2] Named for its location on Caney Creek,[3] Caneyville had a post office by 1837 and a town charter by 1840 and was incorporated by the state legislature in 1880.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Caneyville city, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2016.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Dictionary of Places: Caneyville". Encyclopedia of Kentucky. New York, New York: Somerset Publishers. 1987. ISBN 0-403-09981-1.
  4. ^ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. The University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1988. ISBN 0-8131-0179-4.