Blackey, Kentucky

About Blackey

Blackey is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Kentucky.

Blackey holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.44 square miles.

📰 Blackey News Today

• Vergle Caudill Obituary (2026) - Blackey, KY - Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home - Hindman Legacy obituary · Aug 6
• Verna "Caudill" Jent Obituary (2026) - Blackey, KY - Letcher Funeral Home, Inc. - Whitesburg Legacy obituary · Jan 21
• A storied Kentucky town ‘dissolves’, others may follow lpm.org · Jul 25
• Blackey, KY Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 2
• Commentary: Rural grocers stock small communities with quality of life Hoptown Chronicle · Jun 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Blackey Unique

• The only place in America named Blackey — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Blackey

• Cornettsville Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Blackey

• Letcher Elementary & Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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