{"id":4114,"date":"2023-06-15T15:33:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T15:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4114"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:07:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:07:44","slug":"mccreary-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/mccreary-county\/","title":{"rendered":"McCreary County, Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

McCreary County is a county in Kentucky, United States, on the Cumberland Plateau about 75 road
\nmiles south of Lexington and just north of the Tennessee line. It had a population of 16,888 at
\nthe 2020 census, an estimated 17,124 by 2025, and covers 431 square miles (1,120 km2) centred near
\n36\u00b044\u2032N 84\u00b029\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Whitley City is the county seat; its postal code is 42653. McCreary is the only Kentucky county
\nwith no incorporated city or town — every place on the list below is a census-designated
\nplace or an unincorporated community. The county holds 3 census-designated places and 16
\nunincorporated communities, and it runs on Eastern Time. Its FIPS code is 21147.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in McCreary County<\/h2>\n

McCreary County has 19 named places on record: 3 census-designated places (CDPs) with their
\nown Census Bureau population counts, and 16 unincorporated communities — crossroads,
\nformer coal camps and rural neighborhoods with no population figure of their own. Blue Heron is
\nincluded for reference even though no one lives there today; it is a preserved former coal camp
\ninside the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, not a residential community.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Pine Knot<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n1,380<\/td>\n42635<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stearns<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n1,365<\/td>\n42647<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whitley City<\/td>\nCDP · seat<\/td>\n968<\/td>\n42653<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parkers Lake<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42634<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barthell<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue Heron<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comargo<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Co-Operative<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hill Top<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honeybee<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marshes Siding<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oz<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Revelo<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sawyer<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strunk<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
White Oak Junction<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wiborg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Worley<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yamacraw<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

The old version of this page listed 14 additional names — Bauer, Beulah Heights,
\nCreekmore, Fidelity, Flat Rock, Funston, Gilreath, Greenwood, Hickory Grove, Hollyhill,
\nNevelsville, Silerville, Slavans and Smith Town — that could not be confirmed against the
\nCensus Bureau or the county’s own gazetteer entry and have been dropped rather than guessed at.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n