Salyersville (/ˈsæljərzvəl/)[3] is a home rule-class city[7] on the Licking River in Magoffin County, Kentucky, in the United States.

The hill overlooking the bend of the Licking River just downriver from the present town was fortified and settled c. 1800 by Archibald Prater, Ebenezer Hanna, and others.

[3] In 1849, the post office was moved to the community at site of the present city and renamed "Adamsville" after local landowner Uncle William Adams.

Because of its location in the Upper South and its history of settlement by migrants and farmers from Virginia, some residents sided with the Confederacy, despite the general lack of slaves in the area.

[13] The Mountain Parkway opened in 1963, stretching west 76 miles (122 km) from Salyersville to intersect with Interstate 64 at a point just east of Winchester.

It enabled more tourists to visit the area, and heritage tourism began to help Salyersville develop a changed economy.

[19] Kentucky governor Steve Beshear visited Salyersville and toured the eastern part of the state after the tornado outbreak.

Kentucky Route 7 passes through downtown Salyersville with US 460 but leads southeast 36 miles (58 km) to Wayland.

Kentucky Route 40 runs northeast out of Salyersville and also leads to Paintsville, reaching it in 18 miles (29 km).

Major employers included the manufacturing company Joy Mining Machinery, which closed its Salyersville plant in 2015.

Most of Salyersville's economic income is sourced out of town, in nearby areas, such as Georgetown, and Lexington, by the likes of tradesman.

Pioneer Village - a complex of 15 original log cabins located near downtown Salyersville that have been restored and preserved through the efforts of the Magoffin County Historical Society.

[29] Together the cabins form a living history museum, where staff create displays and demonstrations of early crafts.

Donated cabins are disassembled with care, the logs numbered and cleaned, and they are transported and reassembled in the Pioneer Village.

The Magoffin County Career and Technical Center teaches students tradesman skills in the fields of welding, electrical work, carpentry, law enforcement, agriculture, and medical services.

Frank Howard Cable and Rick Howard Cable offer local programming via MCTV (Magoffin County Television) and MCSTV (Magoffin County School TV), a channel dedicated to local school programming.