Home › Entities › county_of_kentucky › Whitley County

Whitley County

county in Kentucky, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_kentucky Q506342
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Whitley County

Summary

Whitley County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #38 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Whitley County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Whitley County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Whitley County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Whitley County's capital is recorded as Williamsburg[6].
  • Whitley County's shares border with is recorded as Campbell County[7].
  • Whitley County's shares border with is recorded as Claiborne County[8].
  • Whitley County's shares border with is recorded as Bell County[9].
  • Whitley County's shares border with is recorded as Knox County[10].
  • Whitley County's shares border with is recorded as Laurel County[11].
  • Whitley County's shares border with is recorded as McCreary County[12].
  • William Whitley is named after Whitley County[13].
  • Whitley County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Williamsburg[14].
  • Whitley County's Commons category is recorded as Whitley County, Kentucky[15].
  • January 17, 1818 marks the founding of Whitley County[16].
  • Whitley County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.76, 'longitude': -84.15}[17].
  • Whitley County's official website is recorded as http://www.whitleycountyfiscalcourt.com[18].
  • Whitley County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Whitley County, Kentucky[19].
  • Whitley County has a population of {'amount': '+35637'}[20].
  • Whitley County has a population of {'amount': '+35684'}[21].
  • Whitley County has a population of {'amount': '+35529'}[22].
  • Whitley County has a population of {'amount': '+35617'}[23].
  • Whitley County has a population of {'amount': '+35766'}[24].
  • Whitley County has a population of {'amount': '+36129'}[25].
  • Whitley County has a population of {'amount': '+36712'}[26].
  • Whitley County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Whitley County, Kentucky[27].

Body

Geography

Whitley County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Kentucky[3].

Physical Characteristics

Whitley County covers an area of {'amount': '+445'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+35637'}[20], {'amount': '+35684'}[21], {'amount': '+35529'}[22], {'amount': '+35617'}[23], {'amount': '+35766'}[24], and {'amount': '+36129'}[25].

Designation and Status

Whitley County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].

History and Context

January 17, 1818 marks the founding of Whitley County[16]. William Whitley is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Whitley County draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #38 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Kentucky United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Whitley County. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/whitley-county-q506342-2
MLA “Whitley County.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/whitley-county-q506342-2.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_whitley-county-q506342-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Whitley County}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/whitley-county-q506342-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Whitley County — https://4ort.xyz/entity/whitley-county-q506342-2 (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/whitley-county-q506342-2 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224347
    Umls cui → C3810725
    Located in time zone → —
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Whitley County, Ken
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Whitley County, Kentucky.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States president"
  2. 19w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Whitley County, Kentucky
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Williamsburg
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 36.76, 'longitude': -84.15}
    Population → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108798, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.