Hazard is a city of Kentucky in the United States. It is built on the North Fork of the Kentucky River.^[1]

The first European settler was Elijah Combs who built a house near the river in 1795.^[2] In 1821, the village became the seat of the local government area called Perry County. The village was first called Perry County Court House.^[2] The town was called Hazard in early records, and the post office, built in 1854 was called Hazard. The name became official in 1884.^[2] The name Hazard came from Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval hero from the Revolutionary War of 1812.^[2]

• Historic photos of Hazard. Archived 2010-04-24 at the Wayback Machine

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