Burkesville, Kentucky
Population: 1,756
Located in Cumberland County
Located in beautiful South Central Kentucky, Burkesville invites you to explore our scenic area. Step back into a small town environment with a rich heritage that offers many opportunities for the vacationer and business traveler alike. Burkesville became a busy river port during the latter part of the nineteenth century, serving a large area at a time when water transportation was the only feasible way to move large quantities of goods in and out of the territory. The last steamboat docked in Burkesville in 1929, which was the year after the first major road was opened to the larger city of Glasgow, forty miles to the west. This beautiful area of Kentucky offers a break from the fast paced world in a friendly small-town atmosphere. It is a natural meeting place for boaters, fly fishermen, and outdoor travelers looking for natural adventures. Cumberland County, as well as the surrounding area, is rich in heritage and small town charm. The breathtaking natural beauty of this area was noted by naturalist and "Father of Our National Parks", John Muir. In his famous Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf wrote, "Burkesville, in beautiful location, is embosomed in a glorious array of verdant flowering hills. The Cumberland must be a happy stream. I think I could enjoy traveling with it in the midst of such beauty all my life." Dale Hollow Lake is widely known as an excellent bass fishing site, and the Cumberland River abounds with trout, boasting several record-breaking fish. The draw of the waters and the hills makes this a popular place for visitors.
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