Profile for Morehead, Kentucky, KY

Morehead is in the Daniel Boone National Forest.

Guerrillas captured the city and burned the courthouse during the Civil War.

An 1880s feud spawned so much violence that it became known as the Rowan County War. The final gun battle took place on the streets of Morehead in 1887.

Claims the first night school in the country

Local festivals include:

• Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival - Sept. 11-15, 2007
• Rowan County Harvest Festival - Sept. 21-23, 2007
• Cave Run Storytelling Festival - Sept. 28-29, 2007
• Rowan County Fair - Aug. 14-18, 2007
• Family Country Festival - June 29-July 1, 2007
• Old Time Fiddlers Convention - Oct. 5-6, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Kentucky Folk Art Center

Colleges and universities: Morehead State University

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Morehead

Cemeteries (18)

Colleges (1)

Communities (4)

Hotels (5)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

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17% of Morehead residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Morehead ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Morehead
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Post a query on a message board:

• Rowan County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KY data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Morehead Memories: True Stories from Eastern Kentucky

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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Kentucky
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Morehead was $13,415, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Kentucky economic data

36% of Morehead residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Morehead festival dates:

• Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival - Sept. 11-15, 2007
• Rowan County Harvest Festival - Sept. 21-23, 2007
• Cave Run Storytelling Festival - Sept. 28-29, 2007
• Rowan County Fair - Aug. 14-18, 2007
• Family Country Festival - June 29-July 1, 2007
• Old Time Fiddlers Convention - Oct. 5-6, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Morehead festival web sites:

• Cave Run Storytelling Festival
• Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kentucky county fairs
• Kentucky festivals (Kentucky tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Morehead

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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Rowan County genealogy forum

Median rent in Morehead, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $329.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $769.

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Libraries in Morehead include Rowan County Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Morehead include Morehead News

TV stations in Morehead include WKMR, WUPX.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WMKY.

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Rowan County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Morehead political report.

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The average commute time for Morehead workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Morehead include Comfort Inn & Suites, Holiday Inn Express, Knights Inn Morehead, Quality Inn Morehead, Super 8.

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