Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
WHITLEY COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Kentucky, and traversed by Cumberland river. Area, 600 square miles. Seat of justice, Whitley c. h. Pop. in 1820, 2,350; in 1830, 3,807; in 1840, 4,673; in 1850, 7,447. (Fanning's, 1853)