Editing Salyersville, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Salyersville, Kentucky
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| settlement_type    = [[list of Ky cities|City]]
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| image_caption      = Downtown Salyersville
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| nickname           = "The Gateway to Appalachia"<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.cityofsalyersville.org| title=Welcome to Salyersville| publisher=City of Salyersville| access-date=May 1, 2023}}</ref>
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Kentucky|County]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Kentucky]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Magoffin County, Kentucky|Magoffin]]
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1860<ref name=sos/>
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2  = March 2, 1867<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Salyersville, Kentucky". Accessed 26 August 2013.</ref>
| named_for          = [[Samuel Salyer]], a lawmaker who sponsored the establishment of [[Magoffin County, Kentucky|Magoffin Co.]]<ref name="ren">Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA263 p. 263]. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 1 August 2013.</ref>
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Stanley Howard
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| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Kentucky |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_21.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=May 1, 2023}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 6.45
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.49
| area_land_km2      = 6.39
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.47
| area_water_km2     = 0.06
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.02
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 260
| elevation_ft       = 853

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2168232&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Salyersville city, Kentucky: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 1, 2023}}</ref>
| population_total   = 1591
| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
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| population_est     = 1546
| population_density_km2 = 248.85
| population_density_sq_mi = 644.39

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| postal_code        = 41465
| area_code          = [[Area code 606|606]]
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| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 21-68232
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'''Salyersville''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|æ|l|j|ər|z|v|əl}})<ref name=ren/> is a [[list of Kentucky cities|home rule-class city]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klc.org/UserFiles/files/ClassificationReformFACT(3).pdf |title=Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform |publisher=Kentucky League of Cities |access-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref> on the [[Licking River (Kentucky)|Licking River]] in [[Magoffin County, Kentucky]], United States. It is the [[county seat]].<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 1,591,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 1,883 in [[2010 United States Census|2010]].

==History==

===Early history===
The hill overlooking the bend of the Licking River just downriver from the present town was fortified and settled {{circa|lk=no|1800}} by Archibald Prater, Ebenezer Hanna, and others. Originally known as "Prater's&nbsp;Fort", the community had become "Licking&nbsp;Station" by the time of its first post office in 1839.<ref name="ren" />

In 1849, the post office was moved to the community at site of the present city and renamed "Adamsville" after local landowner Uncle William Adams. In addition to his farmland, Adams operated a hotel, a [[gristmill]], a [[Tanning (leather)|tannery]], and a [[blacksmith]]y at the new location.<ref name=ren/>

In 1860, Magoffin County was formed from parts of the surrounding [[Floyd County, Kentucky|Floyd]], [[Johnson County, Kentucky|Johnson]], and [[Morgan County, Kentucky|Morgan]] Counties. Billy Adams donated land for the platting and establishment of a new county seat, and the community was renamed "Salyersville" in gratitude to [[Kentucky House of Representatives|State Rep]]. [[Samuel Salyer]], who sponsored the bill creating the new county.<ref>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Lewis|title=History of Kentucky|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F5FQAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA536|year=1877|page=536|isbn=9780722249208}}</ref> The post office changed the following year.<ref name=ren/>

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Salyersville fell on hard times. Because of its location in the [[Upper South]] and its history of settlement by migrants and farmers from [[Virginia]], some residents sided with the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]], despite the general lack of [[slavery in the United States|slaves]] in the area. In 1864, [[Union Army|Union]] forces defeated a Confederate raiding force in the [[Battle of Salyersville]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2025|reason=No source for statements about Civil War in connection to Salyersville}}

Adams gave more land to the city in 1871 for the construction of a proper courthouse.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} It was completed in 1890 and stood for 67 years before burning to the ground in 1957.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Magoffin County |url=https://courthouses.co/us-states/h-l/kentucky/magoffin-county/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630141806/https://courthouses.co/us-states/h-l/kentucky/magoffin-county/ |archive-date=2022-06-30 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=American Courthouses |language=en-US}}</ref>

===20th century===
Salyersville's first high school, the [[Magoffin County High School|Magoffin County Institute]], was founded in 1908 by A.C. Harlowe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Preston |first=Todd |date=2017-02-02 |title=Feb 2, 2017 |url=https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kymhs/columns/2017/020217.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114044740/https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kymhs/columns/2017/020217.htm |archive-date=2025-01-14 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=The Salyersville Independent}}</ref>

The [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]] hit Salyersville hard, since such a high percentage of Salyersville's citizens were laborers or farmers, who saw prices for crops fall from 40 to 60%. Nearby mining and logging operations also closed or limited production when demand for their products fell sharply. {{Citation needed|date=January 2025|reason=Cannot locate sources for impact of Great Depression on Salyersville}} 

In 1939, floods in February and July caused extensive property damage.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Marks |first=E. H. |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/SERIALSET-10600_00_00-021-0261-0000/pdf/SERIALSET-10600_00_00-021-0261-0000.pdf |title=LICKING RIVER AT SALYERSVILLE, KY |date=1941-06-09 |publisher=U.S. House of Representatives |year=1941 |series=Document No. 261}}</ref> During the July event, the Licking River crested over {{convert|25|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Schrader |first=Floyd |url=https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/oh_flood_1939/26 |title=Notable Local Floods of 1939: Part 2. Flood of July 5, 1939 in Eastern Kentucky |date=1945 |publisher=Morehead State University ScholarWorks |year=1945}}</ref>

The [[Mountain Parkway]] opened in 1963, stretching west {{convert|76|mi|abbr=on}} from Salyersville to intersect with [[Interstate 64]] at a point just east of [[Winchester, Kentucky|Winchester]]. It enabled more tourists to visit the area, and [[heritage tourism]] began to help Salyersville develop a changed economy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mudd |first=Aaron |date=2023-07-28 |title=Kentucky has one of the most-feared (and scenic) routes in the US, driver survey shows |url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article277459788.html |url-status=live |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Lexington Herald Leader}}</ref> 

The first Magoffin County Founder's Day Festival was held in 1979; the annual event continued until 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Founders Days |url=https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kymhs/foundersday.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906211131/https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kymhs/foundersday.htm |archive-date=2024-09-06 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=sites.rootsweb.com}}</ref>

In the winter of 1997, as part of Kentucky's elk restoration project, Salyersville became one of the locations selected for the release of [[elk]] into the wilderness area of its mountains.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Platt |first=Rachel |date=2024-12-16 |title=Christmas Song’s Covington Roots, Magoffin County Wild Elk, Finding Common Ground on Guns, and More |url=https://www.fraziermuseum.org/weekly/12-16-2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128061825/https://www.fraziermuseum.org/weekly/12-16-2024 |archive-date=2025-01-28 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Frazier History Museum |language=en-US}}</ref>

===21st century===
{{see also|Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012}}
Between 2002 and 2006, the third Magoffin County courthouse (erected in 1959 <ref>{{Cite web |last=Preston |first=Todd |date=2011-06-23 |title=Jun 23, 2011 |url=https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kymhs/columns/2011/062311.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114044722/https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kymhs/columns/2011/062311.htm |archive-date=2025-01-14 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=The Salyersville Independent}}</ref>) was demolished and replaced with a new Magoffin County Justice Center.<ref name=":0" />

On March 2, 2012, Salyersville was hit by a tornado, which caused extensive damage to many businesses and homes. No deaths were reported in Salyersville.<ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Connor |date=2020-03-02 |title=8 years later, many in Salyersville consider it a miracle no one died on March 2, 2012 |url=https://www.wymt.com/content/news/8-years-later-many-in-Salyersville-consider-it-a-miracle-no-one-died-on-March-2-2012--568413661.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317073306/https://www.wymt.com/content/news/8-years-later-many-in-Salyersville-consider-it-a-miracle-no-one-died-on-March-2-2012--568413661.html |archive-date=2020-03-17 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=WYMT |language=en}}</ref> The tornado was reported to be an EF3.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=Summary of the March 2, 2012 Tornadoes |url=https://www.weather.gov/jkl/20120302_tornadoes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906061514/https://www.weather.gov/jkl/20120302_tornadoes |archive-date=2015-09-06 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref> Kentucky Governor [[Steve Beshear]] visited Salyersville and toured the eastern part of the state after the tornado outbreak.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-19 |title=Gov. Beshear makes another trip to West Liberty, Salyersville, Ky. |url=https://www.wdrb.com/news/gov-beshear-makes-another-trip-to-west-liberty-salyersville-ky/article_3d9ccc15-3b40-53a1-bf4d-d6f1f755703c.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128055704/https://www.wdrb.com/news/gov-beshear-makes-another-trip-to-west-liberty-salyersville-ky/article_3d9ccc15-3b40-53a1-bf4d-d6f1f755703c.html |archive-date=2025-01-28 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=WDRB |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Salyersville is in central Magoffin County at 37°44'53" north, 83°3'47" west (37.748171, -83.062984),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in the valley of the [[Licking River (Kentucky)|Licking River]], where it is joined from the northeast by the State Road Fork and from the southeast by the Burning Fork. The Licking River is a direct tributary of the [[Ohio River]], joining it at [[Covington, Kentucky]].

[[U.S. Route 460]] passes through the center of Salyersville as Parkway Drive, South Church Street, and West Maple Street. US 460 leads northwest (downriver) {{convert|22|mi}} to [[West Liberty, Kentucky|West Liberty]] and east {{convert|19|mi|abbr=on}} to [[Paintsville, Kentucky|Paintsville]]. [[Kentucky Route 7]] passes through downtown Salyersville with US 460, but leads southeast {{convert|36|mi|abbr=on}} to [[Wayland, Kentucky|Wayland]]. [[Kentucky Route 40]] runs northeast out of Salyersville and also leads to Paintsville, reaching it in {{convert|18|mi|abbr=on}}.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Salyersville has a total area of {{convert|2.49|sqmi|2}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqmi|2|abbr=on}} (0.96% or about 13 ac) is covered by water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year.  The [[Köppen climate classification]] describes the weather as [[Humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]], designated as ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=431751&cityname=Salyersville%2C+Kentucky%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Salyersville, Kentucky]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1870 = 106
| 1890 = 339
| 1900 = 265
| 1910 = 310
| 1920 = 412
| 1930 = 446
| 1940 = 1254
| 1950 = 1174
| 1960 = 1173
| 1970 = 1196
| 1980 = 1352
| 1990 = 1917
| 2000 = 1604
| 2010 = 1883
| 2020 = 1591
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 1546
| estref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

As of the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> 1,604 people, 646 households, and 414 families were residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|758.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 710 housing units had an average density of {{convert|335.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup} of the city was 99.69% White, 0.06% African American, and 0.25% Native American.  0.31% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 646 households, 27.9% had children under 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were not families. About 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city, the age distribution was 20.8% under 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $16,042, and for a family was $23,393. Males had a median income of $26,534 versus $20,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,881. About 35.7% of families and 40.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 56.4% of those under 18 and 34.3% of those 65 and older.

==Economy==
Major employers included the manufacturing company [[Joy Mining Machinery]], which closed its Salyersville plant in 2015.<ref name="employers">{{cite web|url=http://www.thinkkentucky.com/edis/cmnty/BusInd.aspx?cw=120 |title=Salyersville Magoffin County Business and Industry |date = 2011-12-28 |access-date=2012-01-08 |publisher=Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development }}</ref><ref>[http://www.salyersvilleindependent.com/article/top-10-2015 Top 10 of 2015]</ref> Major employers now include Logan Machinery, which opened in 2016, hiring around 70 people from the area. [[Coal mining]] was once a major employer in Salyersville, but the last mine in Magoffin County, U.S. Coal, shut down in 2019. Most of Salyersville's economic income is sourced out of town, in nearby areas, such as [[Georgetown, Kentucky|Georgetown]], and [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], by the likes of tradesman. The biggest contributor to the workforce in the city is the school system.

==Arts and culture==

===Cultural events and fairs===
* Founders' Day, an annual county [[festival]] for the people of Magoffin County, attracts those who have roots in [[Eastern Kentucky]] and others who are interested in the [[genealogy]] and [[history]] of the area. A different family surname is celebrated each year as part of the festival. The festival offers young people opportunities to enter contests and win prize money for excelling in academic subjects such as [[math]], [[spelling]], [[essay]] writing, and [[art]]. Pageants are held for young people from neonates to 14 for boys and girls and for young women from 17 to 26. A [[parade]], drama and fashion shows, pet shows, [[clogging]], other dance exhibitions, and specialty acts are just a few of the festivities that are part of Founders' Day.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymhs/foundersday.htm Founders Days<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| '''Founder's Day Theme<br />by year:'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymhs/|title = Welcome!}}</ref>
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| align=left |
{{unbulleted list|1982 - Patrick|1983 - Arnett|1984 - Conley|1985 - Howard|1986 - Bailey|1987 - Wireman|1988 - Montgomery|1989 - Allen|1990 - Reed|1991 - Minix|1992 - May|1993 - Risner|1994 - Lykins|1995 - Williams|1996 - Helton|1997 - Jenkins|1998 - [[American Civil War|The Civil War]]|1999 - Shepherd|2000 - [[Magoffin County]]|2001 - Vanderpool|2002 - Miller|2003 - Gullet|2004 - Whitaker|2005 - Hammond|2006 - [[Veteran]]s|2007 - Carpenter|2008 - Fletcher|2009 - Mann|2010 - Magoffin County 150th|2011 - Joseph|2012 - Marshall}}
|}

* Street Dance, a public [[square dance]], is held each year in downtown Salyersville. The intersection surrounding the downtown courthouse is blocked off for the event, which lasts well into the night.
* The Independence Day Festival celebrates [[Independence Day (United States)|July 4]] with a parade and pageants.

===Museums===
Pioneer Village is a complex of 15 original [[log cabin]]s located near downtown Salyersville that have been restored and preserved through the efforts of the Magoffin County Historical Society.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymhs/ Welcome!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Together, the cabins form a [[living history museum]], where staff members create displays and demonstrations of early crafts. The cabins in Pioneer Village often date back to the early 19th century. Donated cabins are disassembled with care, the logs numbered and cleaned, and are transported and reassembled in the Pioneer Village.

===Monuments===
Several [[marble]] [[monument]]s are located downtown near the Pioneer Village cabins, including the Founders' [[Pyramid]], a [[surname]] marker, a county marker, a [[American Civil War|Civil War]] memorial, and a memorial soldier's bell. The George "Golden Hawk" Sizemore grave and monument<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=dsBRAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Goldenhawk+Sizemore%22+monument ''The Hicks Family'']</ref> sits at the rntrance of Oakly Cemetery, and the Tip Top coal camp marker sits at the head of the creek.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120135208/http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymhs/memorials.htm|title=Pioneer Village Memorials<!-- Bot generated title -->|url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymhs/memorials.htm|archive-date=2008-01-20}}</ref>

===Historical markers===
* The [[American Civil War|Civil War]] Action marker, located near Puncheon Creek in Salyersville, states: "On mission to clear area of CSA forces, Col. Geo. W. Gallup with USA troops repulsed Confederate attack led by Lt. Colonel E. F. Clay at Paintsville April 13, 1864, and pursued enemy to this point. Union men attacked next day. Clay was mortally wounded: CSA suffered 60 casualties and 60 men, 200 horses, 400 saddles, 300 small arms taken. USA sustained only slight losses."
* The County Named, 1860 marker, located in downtown Salyersville, describes the biography of Gov. Beriah Magoffin, the county namesake.
* The First Settlement marker at the eastern Salyersville city limits describes the founding of the town by European Americans.
* The Ivy Point Skirmishes marker on Ivy Point Hill tells of skirmishes during the Civil War.
* The [[Reuben Patrick]] Grave marker notes a Civil War action by Patrick, who also served as a Kentucky state legislator, 1863–1867.
* The Wm. "Uncle Billie" Adams''' marker in the downtown tells a short biography of one of the founders.

===Parks===
Ramey Memorial Park offers picnic shelters, [[picnic table]]s, a [[playground]], a walking track, [[basketball court]]s, [[tennis court]]s, and [[baseball field]]s, as well as a [[swimming pool]] (open during the summer). The park has access to a steel bridge that crosses the Licking River, connecting the park to the historic Pioneer Village and a [[monument]] commemorating [[veteran]]s of war from Magoffin County.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaht.com/multiple/fiddleheadtrail/rameymemorial.htm |access-date=2023-06-08 |publisher=Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails |lang=en |title=Ramey Memorial |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204122941/http://www.kaht.com/multiple/fiddleheadtrail/rameymemorial.htm |archive-date=February 4, 2012 |url-status=unfit}}</ref>

==Education==
Salyersville's public schools are operated by the Magoffin County Board of Education. Public schools in the city include [[Magoffin County High School]] (mascot: the Hornets), Herald Whitaker Middle School, North Magoffin Elementary, Salyersville Elementary School, and South Magoffin Elementary.

The Magoffin County Career and Technical Center teaches students tradesman skills in the fields of welding, electrical work, carpentry, law enforcement, agriculture, and medical services.

Salyersville has a [[public library|lending library]], the Magoffin County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>

==Media==
The local weekly [[newspaper]]s in Salyersville include ''The Salyersville Independent'', founded in 1921; its circulation is over 4,000 copies every Thursday. It is currently owned and published by Ritt Mortimer. The ''Trading Post'' is a circular mostly for advertising. 

Cable service in Salyersville is provided by Rick Howard Cable, Frank Howard Cable, and Foothills Cooperative. Through these companies, Salyersville is provided with standard and premium [[cable television|cable TV]] service, [[broadband|high-speed Internet access]], and [[telephone]] service. Frank Howard Cable and Rick Howard Cable offer local programming viaMagoffin County Television (MCTV) and MC School TV, a channel dedicated to local school programming. MCTV carries a daily local news media program ''Your News Today'', a nightly local news broadcast that airs on Howard's Cable and Foothills Communication. It was started in 1998 by Ritt Mortimer.

Salyersville's radio stations include the local [[WRLV-FM|WRLV]] Pure Country 106.5. Stations of surrounding counties can also be heard, such as [[Prestonsburg, Kentucky|Prestonsburg's]] WQHY (FM) 95.5, [[Paintsville, Kentucky|Paintsville's]] WKLW (FM) 94.7, and [[West Liberty, Kentucky|West Liberty's]] Kick 102.9.

==Notable people==
* [[John Blanton]], American politician born in Salyersville<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Blanton |url=https://ballotpedia.org/John_Blanton |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jimmy Flynt]], co-founder of ''[[Hustler (magazine)|Hustler]]'' magazine
* [[Larry Flynt]], publisher of ''Hustler'' magazine
* [[Rebecca Lynn Howard]], country singer-songwriter
* [[Buell Kazee]], bluegrass singer, minister
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official|www.cityofsalyersville.org}}
* [http://www.magoffinschools.us/ Magoffin County Schools]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymhs/ Magoffin County Historical Society]

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