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Laurel

Laurel County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,613. Its county seat is .
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  • Type: County with 62,600 residents
  • Description: county in Kentucky, United States
  • Also known as: “Laurel County”, “Laurel County, Kentucky”, and “Laurel County, KY”

Places of Interest

Highlights include London-Corbin Airport.

Aerodrome
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is in Laurel County, , three miles south of and about 12 miles north of . The airport is operated by both cities.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include London and Sublimity City.

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is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Laurel County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,053. is home to the annual World Chicken Festival that celebrates the life of Colonel Sanders and features the world's largest skillet.

Suburb
is an unincorporated community located in Laurel County, , United States. Originally known as the Sublimity Forest Community, it was developed under the authority of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935.

Suburb
is an unincorporated community and coal town in Laurel County, Kentucky. It was named for the industrial heritage of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Their post office has been open since 1882.

Laurel

Latitude
37.1001° or 37° 6′ 0″ north
Longitude
-84.1148° or 84° 6′ 53″ west
Population
62,600
Elevation
1,207 feet (368 metres)
Open location code
869Q4V2P+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316958889
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
4297480
Wiki­data ID
Q503516
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Laurel” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Laurel County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة لوريل”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعه لوريل، كنتاكي”
  • Armenian: “Լորել շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Laurel”
  • Basque: “Laurel konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Laurel County, Kentucky”
  • Bavarian: “Laurel County”
  • Bishnupriya: “লৌরেল কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি”
  • Bishnupriya: “লৌরেল কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Лоръл”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Laurel”
  • Cebuano: “Laurel County”
  • Chechen: “Лорел (гуо, Кентукки)”
  • Chechen: “Лорел”
  • Chinese: “Laurel Kūn”
  • Chinese: “劳雷尔县”
  • Chinese: “勞雷爾縣”
  • Chinese: “勞雷爾郡”
  • Dutch: “Laurel County”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Laurel”
  • Esperanto: “Laurel County”
  • Estonian: “Laureli maakond”
  • Finnish: “Laurelin piirikunta”
  • French: “comté de Laurel”
  • French: “Comté de Laurel”
  • French: “Laurel County”
  • Ganda: “Laurel County, Kentucky”
  • Ganda: “Laurel County”
  • Georgian: “ლოურელის ოლქი”
  • German: “Laurel County”
  • Gilaki: “لاورل ٚ شأرستان (کنتاکي)”
  • Gilaki: “لاورل ٚ شأرستان”
  • Hungarian: “Laurel megye”
  • Irish: “Contae Laurel”
  • Italian: “contea di Laurel”
  • Italian: “Contea di Laurel”
  • Italian: “Laurel County”
  • Japanese: “ローレル郡”
  • Korean: “로렐군”
  • Low German: “Laurel County”
  • Mazanderani: “لاورل شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Laurel Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Laurel Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Laurel County”
  • Norwegian: “Laurel County”
  • Persian: “شهرستان لاورل، کنتاکی”
  • Persian: “شهرستان لاورل”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Laurel”
  • Portuguese: “condado de Laurel”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Laurel”
  • Portuguese: “Laurel County”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Laurel, Kentucky”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Laurel”
  • Russian: “Лорел”
  • Russian: “Лоурел”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Laurel”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Laurel County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Лорел”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Laurel County, Kentucky”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Laurel County”
  • South Azerbaijani: “لاورل بؤلگه‌سی، کنتاکی”
  • Spanish: “condado de Laurel”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Laurel”
  • Spanish: “Laurel County”
  • Swedish: “Laurel County”
  • Tatar: “Лорел (округ, Кентуки)”
  • Tatar: “Лорел”
  • Tumbuka: “Laurel County, Kentucky”
  • Tumbuka: “Laurel County”
  • Turkish: “Laurel County, Kentucky”
  • Turkish: “Laurel County, Ky.”
  • Turkish: “Laurel County, KY”
  • Turkish: “Laurel County”
  • Turkish: “Laurel ilçesi, Kentucky”
  • Turkish: “Laurel ilçesi, Ky.”
  • Turkish: “Laurel ilçesi, KY”
  • Turkish: “Laurel ilçesi”
  • Turkish: “Laurel ili, Kentucky”
  • Ukrainian: “Лорел”
  • Urdu: “لورل کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی”
  • Urdu: “لورل کاؤنٹی”
  • Venetian: “contea de Laurel”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Laurel, Kentucky”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Laurel”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Laurel, Kentucky”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Laurel”
  • Welsh: “Laurel County, Kentucky”
  • Welsh: “Laurel County”
  • Western Panjabi: “لاؤرل کاؤنٹی”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wigington Cemetery and St Joseph - London heliport.

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