Mayor
James P. Embry
City of Caneyville
PO Box 69
304 E. Maple Street
Caneyville, KY 42721

Phone: 270-879-9701
Fax:  270-879-3333

Caneyville is a sixth class city, located 13 miles southwest of Leitchfield. Begun as a pioneer trading post just below the forks of Caney Creek, the town was chartered by the Kentucky Legislature on April 9, 1880. In the early years, it served as a trade center for the region; shipping a variety of produce and products down Caney Creek to the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. The population in 2004 was 649.

City Hall
Mayor James P. Embry 270-879-9701
City Clerk Brenda Brown 270-879-9701
Treasurer Lahoma Y. Majors
PO Box 220
270-879-3111
City Attorney Michael Alvey 270-926-9494
City Engineer American Consulting
400 E. Vine Street
Lexington, KY 40507
859-233-2100
Fire Chief/Police Chief Anthony Clark
PO Box 165
270-879-9701
Water & Sewer Dept. Supervisor Avery Flener 270-879-9701

City Commission
Scott Majors
PO Box 245
Caneyville, KY 42721
270-879-3333

Debby Embry
PO Box 98
Caneyville, KY 42721
270-879-8295

Deborah Duke
117 Walnut Grove Ave.
Caneyville, KY 42721
270-879-4671

Janice Minton
PO Box 188
Caneyville, KY 42721
270-879-3151