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Pikeville, Kentucky

Everything Pikeville is known for

RoadyGoat plays music like this when you drive through Pikeville. It's free on iPhone, and full songs play through Apple Music.

Pikeville, Kentucky, an economic, educational, and entertainment hub in Eastern Kentucky, has a notable connection to music. Nine songs in our collection mention Pikeville, and four artists call it home. Country music star Dwight Yoakam is from Pikeville, and his songs "Fast as You" and "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" mention the city.

Pikeville is also known for its Appalachian culture and is part of the Country Music Highway, US 23, which was designated in 1994 to recognize the many country music stars from the region.

Music in Pikeville

Songs About Pikeville

Pikeville Flood
Blue Highway
83%
"The Pikeville Dam is cavin' in and the water's comin' through"
Goin' Back to Pikeville
Nicholas Jamerson
80%
"Goin' back to Pikeville again"
Pikeville Minute
Kristofer Lee Bentley
80%
"TITLE"
Pikeville
The Youngers
77%
"Pikeville"
losin' kind
tony logue
70%
A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
Dwight Yoakam
45%
Fast as You
Dwight Yoakam
45%
pike county queen
luke trimble
19%
he's gone
blake whiten
10%
Gurl From Kentucky
Afroman
3%
"Met this girl from Pikeville"
California Cowgirl
Annie Bosko
2%
"Playin' old school, like Dwight and King George"
But You Like Country Music
Sunny Sweeney
2%
"From Kitty Wells all the way on down to Dwight"
Cowboy Kid
Wade Bowen
"Like Real McCoys, Jesse James John Wayne's did"

History of Pikeville

Hatfield-McCoy Feud Historic District - Pikeville

1863

Pikeville area was the McCoy family's territory during America's most infamous family feud, 1863-1891.

Everything Near Pikeville

4 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • Hatfield-McCoy Feud Historic District - Pikeville · Historical Marker

    Pikeville area was the McCoy family's territory during America's most infamous family feud, 1863-1891.

  • Pikeville, KY · Local history

    Pikeville, Kentucky, sits deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, a small city cradled at just under 700 feet in elevation. It began as a frontier settlement, drawing people seeking land and opportunity in the…

  • Pikeville station · 0.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    All aboard to see a preserved 1923 train station that once served the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway! You're approaching the historic Pikeville Passenger Depot, a testament to a time when trains ruled the rails. Before…

  • Coal House (Williamson, West Virginia) · 18.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine a house built from 65 tons of coal, quarried and dressed like stone. That's the Coal House in Williamson! It's a testament to the importance of coal in this region's history. Constructed in 1933, the Coal House…

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