Geologic image in the Kentucky Geological Survey data repository.Image Name: Perry County Courthouse at Hazard Image Date: 8/23/2006 Category: photo_culture Source: Carey, Dan Format: JPG Size (MB): 0.9 Pixel Dimensions: 1624 x 1596 Description: Perry County, 342 square miles in the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field, was formed in 1821. Hazard, the county seat, did not officially receive its name (after Oliver Hazard Perry) until 1854. The 2006 county population of 29,836 was 1.5 percent greater than that of 2000. The highest elevation, 2,520 feet, is about 1.5 miles southwest of Tilford near the Letcher County line. The lowest elevation, 750 feet, is where the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River leaves the county. Coal mining continues to [...]