Jenkins, KY

About Jenkins

• • Billy Ray Cyrus, singer of "Achy Breaky Heart," was born in Flatwoods, near Jenkins.
• • Jenkins hosted one of Kentucky's earliest and most successful high school basketball programs.
• • Consolidation Coal Company founded Jenkins in 1912 to house its coal miners.
• • A 1920s Jenkins ordinance banned dancing after midnight, reflecting strict social norms.
• • The Great Flood of 1957 caused immense damage to Jenkins and surrounding areas.
• • It was named for Albert Gallatin Jenkins, a Confederate general, and founded in 1912.
• • With under 2,000 people, the population is less than half of its peak in the 1920s.
• • Sitting at 1,535 feet, the elevation provides stunning Appalachian Mountain views.
• • Coal mining declined, so healthcare and social assistance are now major employers.
• • Jenkins evokes a sense of resilience amidst the quiet beauty of the mountains.
• • The Cincinnati Reds, 150 miles away, won the 1990 World Series sweeping the Oakland A's.
• • Jenkins High School won Kentucky's Sweet Sixteen basketball tournament in 1928.

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