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Cumberland

Cumberland is a home rule-class city in , , in the United States. The population according to the 2010 Census was 2,237, down from 2,611 at the 2000 census.
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  • Type: Town with 2,340 residents
  • Description: city in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States
  • Also known as: “Cumberland, Kentucky” and “Cumberland, KY”
  • Postal code: 40823

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kingdom Come State Park and Kentucky Coal Museum.

Park
is a part of 's state park system in atop Pine Mountain near the city of Cumberland. It was named after the 1903 best-selling novel The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by native Kentuckian John Fox, Jr. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cumberland.

Museum
The is a heritage center located in , . Its focus is the history of the coal industry in Eastern Kentucky, featuring specific exhibits on the company towns of Benham and neighboring . is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cumberland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clutts and Gordon.

Hamlet
is a coal town and an unincorporated community in , , United States. The coal it produced was distributed through the railroad station that gave the community its original name. It has also been referred to as Pee Vee.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community located in , , United States. Its post office is closed. is situated 2 miles northwest of Cumberland.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community located in , , United States. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Cumberland.

Cumberland

Latitude
36.97721° or 36° 58′ 38″ north
Longitude
-82.98997° or 82° 59′ 24″ west
Population
2,340
Elevation
1,444 feet (440 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US HXD
Open location code
868VX2G6+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154299587
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4289232
Wiki­data ID
Q3180171
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Cumberland” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كمبرلاند”
  • Basque: “Cumberland”
  • Catalan: “Cumberland”
  • Cebuano: “Cumberland”
  • Chechen: “Камберленд”
  • Chinese: “Cumberland”
  • Chinese: “坎伯兰”
  • Czech: “Cumberland”
  • Danish: “Cumberland”
  • Dutch: “Cumberland”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كمبرلاند”
  • French: “Cumberland”
  • German: “Cumberland”
  • Gilaki: “کامبرلند”
  • Haitian: “Cumberland, Kentucky”
  • Haitian: “Cumberland”
  • Ido: “Cumberland, Kentucky”
  • Ido: “Cumberland”
  • Irish: “Cumberland”
  • Italian: “Cumberland”
  • Japanese: “カンバーランド”
  • Kazakh: “Kamberlénd”
  • Kazakh: “Камберлэнд”
  • Kazakh: “كامبەرلەند”
  • Kirghiz: “Камберлэнд”
  • Korean: “컴벌랜드”
  • Ladin: “Cumberland”
  • Malagasy: “Cumberland, Kentucky”
  • Malagasy: “Cumberland”
  • Mazanderani: “کامبرلند”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Cumberland”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cumberland”
  • Norwegian: “Cumberland”
  • Persian: “کامبرلند، کنتاکی”
  • Persian: “کامبرلند”
  • Polish: “Cumberland”
  • Portuguese: “Cumberland”
  • Russian: “Камберленд”
  • Serbian: “Камберланд”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cumberland, Kentucky”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cumberland”
  • Slovak: “Cumberland”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کامبرلند، کنتاکی”
  • Spanish: “Cumberland (Kentucky)”
  • Spanish: “Cumberland”
  • Swedish: “Cumberland, Kentucky”
  • Swedish: “Cumberland”
  • Tatar: “Камберленд (Кентукки)”
  • Tatar: “Камберленд”
  • Ukrainian: “Камберленд”
  • Uzbek: “Cumberland”
  • Uzbek: “Cумберланд”
  • Volapük: “Cumberland”

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Highlights include Central Baptist Church and Saint Stephen Catholic Church.

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