Booneville, Kentucky

About Booneville

Booneville, KY is a tiny community located in eastern Kentucky with an estimated population of 158.

Booneville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.46 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 108 residents per square mile.

📰 Booneville News Today

• Speed Kentucky to bring 60 jobs to Owsley County with new UTV facility WYMT · Oct 2
• James Leroy Sanders Obituary (2026) - Booneville, KY - Kahlert Funeral & Cremations - Maysville Legacy | Obituary · Oct 2
• Booneville Weather Today & Hourly Forecast SpaceRef · Aug 31
• Gary King Obituary | Booneville Funeral Home | Booneville, KY Tribute Archive · Oct 4
• Carolyn Sue Frye Obituary Jan 6, 2026 Rominger Funeral Home · Jan 9

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What Makes Booneville Unique

• Positioned in eastern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kentucky — one of 555 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Booneville

• Spencer's

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Booneville

• High Rock reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Booneville

• Highland-Turner Elementary School
• Owsley County Elementary School
• Owsley County High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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