Elliott County, Kentucky
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 1 listed property in the county, first listed in 1986. Most listings are in or near Lytten.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP0 of 1 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
1 listed property
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Conley-Greene Rockshelter (15EL4) | Lytten | 1986 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBElliott was formed in 1869 (1869-04-01) from Carter, Lawrence, Morgan.
ELLIOTT created from CARTER, LAWRENCE, and MORGAN.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusElliott County population from 1870 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1870 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,433 | 6,567 | 10,387 | 8,887 | 8,713 | 7,085 | 6,330 | 6,908 | 6,748 | 7,354 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS70 cemeteries and 7 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 70 of 70 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Adkins Cemetery |
| Arthur Bays Cemetery |
| Backbone Cemetery |
| Beartown Church Cemetery |
| Beartown Church Cemetery |
| Blankenbeckler Cemetery |
| Boggs Cemetery One |
| Boggs Cemetery Two |
| Brown - Porter Cemetery |
| Burton Cemetery |
| Burton Cemetery |
| Carter Cemetery |
| Catron Cemetery |
| Clarence Scaggs Cemetery |
| Clark - Harris Cemetery |
| Clay Cemetery (historical) |
| Click Cemetery |
| Conn Cemetery |
| Conn Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Flannery Cemetery |
| Flannery Cemetery |
| Flannery Cemetery (historical) |
| Fouch Cemetery Two |
| Gilliam Cemetery |
| Gray Cemetery |
| Gray Cemetery (historical) |
| Hanshaw Cemetery |
| Haywood Cemetery |
| Henderson Cemetery |
| Henderson Cemetery |
| Henerson Ridge Cemetery |
| Hitch Cemetery |
| J C Sparks Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Kegley - Mabry Cemetery |
| Kegley Cemetery |
| Kilgore Cemetery |
| King Cemetery |
| Lawson Cemetery |
| LeMasters - Holbrook Cemetery |
| Levi Jones Cemetery |
| Lewis Cemetery |
| Lytten Cemetery |
| Mabry Cemetery |
| Mauk Cemetery |
| McDaniel Cemetery |
| McDavid Cemetery |
| Milton Ladd Carter Cemetery |
| Mock Cemetery |
| Moore Cemetery |
| Norman Henderson Cemetery |
| Oney Cemetery |
| Parker Cemetery |
| Pennington Cemetery |
| Polk Howard Cemetery |
| R E Scaggs - Caudill Cemetery |
| Riley Conn Cemetery |
| Rose Cemetery (historical) |
| Rowe Cemetery |
| Scaggs-WIlson Cemetery |
| Simmons Cemetery |
| Thompson Cemetery |
| Thornberry Cemetery |
| Town Cemetery |
| Wagoner Cemetery |
| Wagoner-Roberts Cemetery |
| Watson Cemetery |
| Whitt Cemetery |
| Wilson Cox Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 7 of 7
| Name |
|---|
| Blaines Trace |
| Clay Fork |
| Devil Fork |
| Fannin Valley |
| Gomez |
| Shady Grove |
| Wells Creek |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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