Hindman is a home rule-class town in, and the county seat of, Knott County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 701 at th…Hindman is a home rule-class town in, and the county seat of, Knott County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 701 at the 2020 U.S. Census. Hindman is located just west of the center of Knott County at 37°20′14″N 82°58′52″W / 37.33722°N 82.98111°W. It sits in the valley of Troublesome Creek, at the junction of its Left Fork and Right Fork. Kentucky Routes 160 and 550 pass through the center of town, and Kentucky Route 80, a four-lane highway, passes just north of the city limits. KY 80 leads northeast 29 miles to Prestonsburg and southwest 16 miles to the outskirts of Hazard.