List of counties in Kentucky
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This is a list of the one hundred and twenty counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, third in the U.S. behind Texas's 254 and Georgia's 159.[1] The original motivation for having so many counties was to ensure that residents in the days of poor roads and horseback travel could make a round trip from their home to the county seat and back in a single day, as well as being able to travel from one county seat to the next in the same fashion.[2] Later, however, politics began to play a part, with citizens who disagreed with the present county government simply petitioning the state to create a new county. The 1891 Kentucky Constitution placed stricter limits on county creation, stipulating that a new county:
- must have a land area of at least 400 square miles (1,000 km²);
- must have a population of at least 12,000 people;
- must not by its creation reduce the land area of an existing county to less than 400 square miles (1,000 km²);
- must not by its creation reduce the population of an existing county to less than 12,000 people;
- must not create a county boundary line that passes within 10 miles (16 km) of an existing county seat.
These regulations have reined in the proliferation of counties in Kentucky. Since the 1891 Constitution, only McCreary County has been created.[3]
Because today's largest county by area, Pike County, is 788 square miles (2,041 km²), it is now impossible to create a new county from a single existing county under the current constitution. Any county created in this manner will by necessity either be smaller than 400 square miles (1,000 km²) or reduce the land area of the old county to less than 400 square miles (1,000 km²). It is still theoretically possible to form a new county from portions of more than one existing county (McCreary County was formed in this manner), but the area and boundary restrictions would make this extremely difficult.
The two largest cities in Kentucky, Louisville and Lexington, are "urban-county governments," Kentucky's legal term for a consolidated city-county arrangement. Lexington and Fayette County are completely consolidated. When the Louisville Metro government was formed, all incorporated cities in Jefferson County, apart from Louisville, retained their status as cities; however, the Louisville Metro Council is the main government for the entire county, and is elected by residents in all of Jefferson County.
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.
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| County |
FIPS Code [4] |
County seat [5] |
Established [5] |
Origin |
Etymolgy |
Population [5] |
Area [5] |
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| Adair County | 001 | Columbia | 1802 | Green County | John Adair, Governor of Kentucky (1820–1824) | 17,244 | 407 sq mi (1,054 km²) |
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| Allen County | 003 | Scottsville | 1815 | Barren County and Warren County | John Allen (1771–1813), soldier in the War of 1812 | 17,800 | 346 sq mi (896 km²) |
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| Anderson County | 005 | Lawrenceburg | 1827 | Franklin County, Washington County and Mercer County | Richard Clough Anderson, Jr., Kentucky and United States legislator (1817–1821) | 19,111 | 203 sq mi (526 km²) |
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| Ballard County | 007 | Wickliffe | 1842 | Hickman County and McCracken County | Bland Ballard (1761–1853), soldier in the Battle of Fallen Timbers and Battle of River Raisin | 8,286 | 251 sq mi (650 km²) |
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| Barren County | 009 | Glasgow | 1798 | Green County and Warren County | The Barrens, a region of grassland in Kentucky | 38,033 | 491 sq mi (1,272 km²) |
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| Bath County | 011 | Owingsville | 1811 | Montgomery County | Medicinal springs located within the county | 11,085 | 279 sq mi (723 km²) |
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| Bell County | 013 | Pineville | 1867 | Harlan County and Knox County | Joshua Fry Bell, Kentucky legislator (1862–1867) | 30,060 | 361 sq mi (935 km²) |
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| Boone County | 015 | Burlington | 1798 | Campbell County | Daniel Boone (1734–1820), frontiersman | 85,991 | 246 sq mi (637 km²) |
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| Bourbon County | 017 | Paris | 1785 | Fayette County | House of Bourbon, European royal house | 19,360 | 291 sq mi (754 km²) |
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| Boyd County | 019 | Catlettsburg | 1860 | Greenup County, Carter County and Lawrence County | Linn Boyd, United States Congressman (1835–1837; 1839–1855) and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1859) | 49,752 | 160 sq mi (414 km²) |
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| Boyle County | 021 | Danville | 1842 | Lincoln County and Mercer County | John Boyle, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals (1810–1826) | 27,697 | 182 sq mi (471 km²) |
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| Bracken County | 023 | Brooksville | 1796 | Mason County and Campbell County | William Bracken, trapper and frontiersman | 8,279 | 203 sq mi (526 km²) |
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| Breathitt County | 025 | Jackson | 1839 | Clay County, Perry County and Estill County | John Breathitt, Governor of Kentucky (1832–1834) | 16,100 | 495 sq mi (1,282 km²) |
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| Breckinridge County | 027 | Hardinsburg | 1799 | Hardin County | John Breckinridge (1760–1806), Kentucky statesman | 18,648 | 572 sq mi (1,481 km²) |
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| Bullitt County | 029 | Shepherdsville | 1796 | Jefferson County and Nelson County | Alexander Scott Bullitt, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1800–1804) | 61,236 | 299 sq mi (774 km²) |
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| Butler County | 031 | Morgantown | 1810 | Logan County and Ohio County | Richard Butler (1743–1791), Revolutionary War general | 13,010 | 428 sq mi (1,109 km²) |
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| Caldwell County | 033 | Princeton | 1809 | Livingston County | John Caldwell, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1804) | 13,060 | 347 sq mi (899 km²) |
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| Calloway County | 035 | Murray | 1822 | Hickman County | Richard Callaway (1724–1780), pioneer | 34,177 | 386 sq mi (1,000 km²) |
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| Campbell County | 037 | Alexandria and Newport |
1794 | Harrison County, Mason County and Scott County | John Campbell (1735–1799), Revolutionary War soldier | 88,616 | 152 sq mi (394 km²) |
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| Carlisle County | 039 | Bardwell | 1886 | Hickman County | John G. Carlisle, United States legislator (1877–1889) | 5,351 | 192 sq mi (497 km²) |
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| Carroll County | 041 | Carrollton | 1838 | Gallatin County, Trimble County, and Henry county | Charles Carroll (1737–1832), last living signer of the Declaration of Independence | 10,155 | 130 sq mi (337 km²) |
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| Carter County | 043 | Grayson | 1838 | Greenup County and Lawrence County | William Grayson Carter, Kentucky state senator (1834–1838) | 26,889 | 411 sq mi (1,064 km²) |
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| Casey County | 045 | Liberty | 1806 | Lincoln County | William Casey (1754–1816), Revolutionary War soldier | 15,447 | 446 sq mi (1,155 km²) |
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| Christian County | 047 | Hopkinsville | 1796 | Logan County | William Christian (1743–1786), Revolutionary War soldier | 72,265 | 721 sq mi (1,867 km²) |
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| Clark County | 049 | Winchester | 1792 | Bourbon County and Fayette County | George Rogers Clark (1752–1818), Revolutionary War soldier | 33,144 | 254 sq mi (658 km²) |
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| Clay County | 051 | Manchester | 1807 | Madison County, Floyd County, and Knox County | Green Clay (1757–1828), military general and surveyor | 24,556 | 471 sq mi (1,220 km²) |
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| Clinton County | 053 | Albany | 1835 | Cumberland County and Wayne County | DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York (1817–1823) | 9,634 | 198 sq mi (513 km²) |
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| Crittenden County | 055 | Marion | 1842 | Livingston County[6] | John Jordan Crittenden, Governor of Kentucky (1848–1850) | 9,384 | 362 sq mi (938 km²) |
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| Cumberland County | 057 | Burkesville | 1798 | Green County | The Cumberland River, which flows through the county | 7,147 | 306 sq mi (793 km²) |
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| Daviess County | 059 | Owensboro | 1815 | Ohio County | Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (1774–1811), lawyer killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe | 91,545 | 462 sq mi (1,197 km²) |
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| Edmonson County | 061 | Brownsville | 1825 | Hart County, Grayson County, and Warren County | John Edmonson (1764–1813), military captain killed at the Battle of River Raisin | 11,644 | 303 sq mi (785 km²) |
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| Elliott County | 063 | Sandy Hook | 1869 | Morgan County, Lawrence County, and Carter County | John Lisle Elliott or John Milton Elliott (1820–1885), legislators | 6,748 | 234 sq mi (606 km²) |
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| Estill County | 065 | Irvine | 1808 | Clark County and Madison County | James Estill (1750–1782), military captain killed at the Battle of Little Mountain | 15,307 | 254 sq mi (658 km²) |
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| Fayette County | 067 | Lexington | 1780 | One of three original Kentucky counties | General Lafayette (1757–1834), Revolutionary War general | 260,512 | 284 sq mi (736 km²) |
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| Fleming County | 069 | Flemingsburg | 1798 | Mason County | John Fleming (1735–1791), early settler of Kentucky | 13,792 | 351 sq mi (909 km²) |
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| Floyd County | 071 | Prestonsburg | 1800 | Fleming County, Montgomery County, and Mason County | John Floyd (1750–1783), surveyor and pioneer | 42,441 | 394 sq mi (1,020 km²) |
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| Franklin County | 073 | Frankfort | 1794 | Mercer County, Shelby County, and Woodford County | Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), signer of the Declaration of Independence | 47,687 | 210 sq mi (544 km²) |
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| Fulton County | 075 | Hickman | 1845 | Hickman County | Robert Fulton (1765–1815), inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat | 7,752 | 209 sq mi (541 km²) |
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| Gallatin County | 077 | Warsaw | 1798 | Franklin County and Shelby County | Albert Gallatin, United States Secretary of the Treasury (1801–1814) | 7,870 | 99 sq mi (256 km²) |
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| Garrard County | 079 | Lancaster | 1796 | Madison County, Lincoln County, and Mercer County[7] | James Garrard, Governor of Kentucky (1796–1804) | 14,792 | 231 sq mi (598 km²) |
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| Grant County | 081 | Williamstown | 1820 | Pendleton County | Samuel Grant (1762–1789 or 1794), John Grant (1754–1826), and / or Squire Grant (1764–1833), early settlers of Kentucky | 22,384 | 260 sq mi (673 km²) |
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| Graves County | 083 | Mayfield | 1824 | Hickman County | Benjamin F. Graves (1771–1813), soldier killed at the Battle of River Raisin | 37,028 | 556 sq mi (1,440 km²) |
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| Grayson County | 085 | Leitchfield | 1810 | Hardin County and Ohio County | William Grayson (1740–1790), aide to George Washington | 24,053 | 504 sq mi (1,305 km²) |
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| Green County | 087 | Greensburg | 1792 | Lincoln County and Nelson County | Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), Revolutionary War general | 11,518 | 289 sq mi (749 km²) |
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| Greenup County | 089 | Greenup | 1803 | Mason County | Christopher Greenup, Governor of Kentucky (1804–1808) | 36,891 | 346 sq mi (896 km²) |
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| Hancock County | 091 | Hawesville | 1829 | Ohio County, Breckinridge County, and Daviess County | John Hancock (1737–1793), signer of the Declaration of Independence | 8,392 | 189 sq mi (490 km²) |
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| Hardin County | 093 | Elizabethtown | 1792 | Nelson County | John Hardin (1753–1792), pioneer | 94,174 | 628 sq mi (1,627 km²) |
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| Harlan County | 095 | Harlan | 1819 | Knox County | Silas Harlan (1753–1782), soldier in the Battle of Blue Licks | 33,202 | 467 sq mi (1,210 km²) |
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| Harrison County | 097 | Cynthiana | 1793 | Bourbon County and Scott County | Benjamin Harrison (1726–1791), co-author of the Kentucky Constitution | 17,983 | 310 sq mi (803 km²) |
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| Hart County | 099 | Munfordville | 1819 | Hardin County and Barren County | Nathaniel G. T. Hart (1784–1813), lawyer captured at the Battle of River Raisin | 17,445 | 416 sq mi (1,077 km²) |
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| Henderson County | 101 | Henderson | 1798 | Christian County | Richard Henderson (1734–1785), founder of the Transylvania Company | 44,829 | 440 sq mi (1,140 km²) |
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| Henry County | 103 | New Castle | 1798 | Shelby County | Patrick Henry (1736–1799), Revolutionary War patriot | 15,060 | 289 sq mi (749 km²) |
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| Hickman County | 105 | Clinton | 1821 | Christian County | Paschal Hickman, military captain killed at the Battle of River Raisin | 5,262 | 244 sq mi (632 km²) |
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| Hopkins County | 107 | Madisonville | 1806 | Henderson County | Samuel Hopkins (1753–1819), Revolutionary War general | 46,519 | 551 sq mi (1,427 km²) |
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| Jackson County | 109 | McKee | 1858 | Madison County, Estill County, Owsley County, Clay County, Laurel County, and Rockcastle County | Andrew Jackson, President of the United States (1829–1837) | 13,495 | 346 sq mi (896 km²) |
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| Jefferson County | 111 | Louisville | 1780 | One of three original Kentucky counties | Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States (1801–1809) | 693,604 | 385 sq mi (997 km²) |
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| Jessamine County | 113 | Nicholasville | 1798 | Fayette County | Jessamine Creek | 39,041 | 173 sq mi (448 km²) |
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| Johnson County | 115 | Paintsville | 1843 | Floyd County, Lawrence County, and Morgan County | Richard Mentor Johnson, Vice President of the United States (1837–1841) | 23,445 | 262 sq mi (679 km²) |
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| Kenton County | 117 | Covington and Independence | 1840 | Campbell County, Kentucky | Simon Kenton (1755–1836), pioneer | 151,464 | 163 sq mi (422 km²) |
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| Knott County | 119 | Hindman | 1884 | Perry County, Letcher County, Floyd County, and Breathitt County | James Proctor Knott, Governor of Kentucky (1883–1887) | 17,649 | 352 sq mi (912 km²) |
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| Knox County | 121 | Barbourville | 1799 | Lincoln County | Henry Knox, United States Secretary of War (1785–1794) | 31,795 | 388 sq mi (1,005 km²) |
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| Larue County | 123 | Hodgenville | 1843 | Hardin County | John Larue (1746–1792), early settler of Kentucky | 13,373 | 263 sq mi (681 km²) |
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| Laurel County | 125 | London | 1825 | Rockcastle County, Clay County, Knox County and Whitley County | Mountain laurel trees that are prominent in the area | 52,715 | 436 sq mi (1,129 km²) |
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| Lawrence County | 127 | Louisa | 1821 | Greenup County and Floyd County | James Lawrence (1781–1813), naval commander during the War of 1812 | 15,569 | 419 sq mi (1,085 km²) |
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| Lee County | 129 | Beattyville | 1870 | Breathitt County, Estill County, Owsley County, and Wolfe County | Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), Confederate general or Lee County, Virginia | 7,916 | 210 sq mi (544 km²) |
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| Leslie County | 131 | Hyden | 1878 | Clay County, Harlan County and Perry County | Preston Leslie, Governor of Kentucky (1871–1875) | 12,401 | 404 sq mi (1,046 km²) |
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| Letcher County | 133 | Whitesburg | 1842 | Perry County and Harlan County | Robert P. Letcher, Governor of Kentucky (1840–1844) | 25,277 | 339 sq mi (878 km²) |
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| Lewis County | 135 | Vanceburg | 1806 | Mason County | Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), explorer | 14,092 | 484 sq mi (1,254 km²) |
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| Lincoln County | 137 | Stanford | 1780 | One of three original Kentucky counties | Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810), Revolutionary War general | 23,361 | 337 sq mi (873 km²) |
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| Livingston County | 139 | Smithland | 1799 | Christian County | Robert Livingston (1746–1813), one of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence | 9,804 | 316 sq mi (818 km²) |
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| Logan County | 141 | Russellville | 1792 | Lincoln County | Benjamin Logan (1742–1802), military general from Virginia | 26,573 | 556 sq mi (1,440 km²) |
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| Lyon County | 143 | Eddyville | 1854 | Caldwell County | Chittenden Lyon, United States Representative (1827–1835) | 8,080 | 216 sq mi (559 km²) |
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| McCracken County | 145 | Paducah | 1825 | Hickman County | Virgil McCracken, military captain killed at the Battle of River Raisin | 65,514 | 251 sq mi (650 km²) |
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| McCreary County | 147 | Whitley City | 1912 | Pulaski County, Wayne County and Whitley County | James McCreary, Governor of Kentucky (1912–1916) | 17,080 | 428 sq mi (1,109 km²) |
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| McLean County | 149 | Calhoun | 1854 | Daviess County, Muhlenberg County and Ohio County | Alney McLean (1815–1817; 1819–1821), United States Representative | 9,938 | 254 sq mi (658 km²) |
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| Madison County | 151 | Richmond | 1785 | Lincoln County | James Madison, President of the United States (1809–1817) | 70,872 | 441 sq mi (1,142 km²) |
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| Magoffin County | 153 | Salyersville | 1860 | Floyd County, Johnson County and Morgan County | Beriah Magoffin, Governor of Kentucky (1859–1862) | 13,332 | 310 sq mi (803 km²) |
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| Marion County | 155 | Lebanon | 1834 | Washington County | Francis Marion (1732–1795), Revolutionary War general | 18,212 | 347 sq mi (899 km²) |
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| Marshall County | 157 | Benton | 1842 | Calloway County | John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1801–1835) | 30,125 | 305 sq mi (790 km²) |
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| Martin County | 159 | Inez | 1870 | Floyd County, Johnson County, Pike County, and Lawrence County | John P. Martin, United States Congressman (1845–1847) | 12,578 | 231 sq mi (598 km²) |
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| Mason County | 161 | Maysville | 1788 | Bourbon County[8] | George Mason (1725–1792), statesman | 16,800 | 241 sq mi (624 km²) |
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| Meade County | 163 | Brandenburg | 1823 | Breckinridge County and Hardin County | James Meade, killed at the Battle of River Raisin | 26,349 | 308 sq mi (798 km²) |
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| Menifee County | 165 | Frenchburg | 1869 | Bath County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Powell County and Wolfe County | Richard H. Menefee, United States Congressman (1837–1839) | 6,556 | 204 sq mi (528 km²) |
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| Mercer County | 167 | Harrodsburg | 1785 | Lincoln County | Hugh Mercer (1726–1777), killed at the Battle of Princeton | 20,817 | 251 sq mi (650 km²) |
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| Metcalfe County | 169 | Edmonton | 1860 | Barren County, Hart County, Green County, Adair County, Cumberland County and Monroe County | Thomas Metcalfe, Governor of Kentucky (1828–1832) | 10,037 | 291 sq mi (754 km²) |
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| Monroe County | 171 | Tompkinsville | 1820 | Barren County and Cumberland County | James Monroe, President of the United States (1817–1825) | 11,756 | 331 sq mi (857 km²) |
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| Montgomery County | 173 | Mount Sterling | 1796 | Clark County[9] | Richard Montgomery (1736–1775), military general killed at the Battle of Quebec | 22,554 | 199 sq mi (515 km²) |
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| Morgan County | 175 | West Liberty | 1822 | Bath County and Floyd County | Daniel Morgan (1736–1802), Revolutionary War general | 13,948 | 381 sq mi (987 km²) |
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| Muhlenberg County | 177 | Greenville | 1798 | Christian County and Logan County | Peter Muhlenberg (1746–1807), Revolutionary War general | 31,839 | 475 sq mi (1,230 km²) |
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| Nelson County | 179 | Bardstown | 1784 | Jefferson County | Thomas Nelson, Jr. (1738–1789), signer of the Declaration of Independence | 37,477 | 423 sq mi (1,096 km²) |
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| Nicholas County | 181 | Carlisle | 1799 | Mason County and Bourbon County | George Nicholas (1743–1799), Revolutionary War colonel | 6,813 | 197 sq mi (510 km²) |
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| Ohio County | 183 | Hartford | 1798 | Hardin County | The Ohio River, which formed the county's northern border until the creation of Daviess and Hancock counties | 22,916 | 594 sq mi (1,538 km²) |
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| Oldham County | 185 | La Grange | 1823 | Henry County, Jefferson County and Shelby County | William Oldham (1753–1791), Revolutionary War colonel | 46,178 | 189 sq mi (490 km²) |
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| Owen County | 187 | Owenton | 1819 | Franklin County, Gallatin County and Scott County | Abraham Owen (1769–1811), killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe | 10,547 | 352 sq mi (912 km²) |
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| Owsley County | 189 | Booneville | 1843 | Breathitt County, Clay County, and Estill County | William Owsley, Governor of Kentucky (1844–1848) | 4,858 | 198 sq mi (513 km²) |
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| Pendleton County | 191 | Falmouth | 1798 | Campbell County and Bracken County | Edmund Pendleton (1721–1803), member of the Continental Congress | 14,390 | 280 sq mi (725 km²) |
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| Perry County | 193 | Hazard | 1820 | Floyd County and Clay County | Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), Admiral in the War of 1812 | 29,390 | 342 sq mi (886 km²) |
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| Pike County | 195 | Pikeville | 1821 | Floyd County | Zebulon Pike (1779–1813), discoverer of Pike's Peak | 68,736 | 788 sq mi (2,041 km²) |
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| Powell County | 197 | Stanton | 1852 | Clark County, Estill County, and Montgomery County | Lazarus Whitehead Powell, Governor of Kentucky (1851–1855) | 13,237 | 180 sq mi (466 km²) |
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| Pulaski County | 199 | Somerset | 1798 | Green County and Lincoln County | Casimir Pulaski (1746–1779), Revolutionary War soldier killed at the Battle of Savannah | 56,217 | 662 sq mi (1,715 km²) |
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| Robertson County | 201 | Mount Olivet | 1867 | Bracken County, Harrison County, Mason County, and Nicholas County | George Robertson, chief justice of the Kentucky court of appeals (1828–1843) | 2,266 | 100 sq mi (259 km²) |
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| Rockcastle County | 203 | Mount Vernon | 1810 | Lincoln County, Madison County, Knox County and Pulaski County | Rockcastle River, the boundary between Rockcastle and Laurel County | 16,582 | 318 sq mi (824 km²) |
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| Rowan County | 205 | Morehead | 1856 | Fleming County and Morgan County | John Rowan, Congressman from Kentucky (1809–1811; 1825–1831)) | 22,094 | 281 sq mi (728 km²) |
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| Russell County | 207 | Jamestown | 1825 | Adair County, Wayne County and Cumberland County | William Russell (1758–1825), soldier and legislator | 16,315 | 254 sq mi (658 km²) |
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| Scott County | 209 | Georgetown | 1792 | Woodford County | Charles Scott, Governor of Kentucky (1808–1812) | 33,061 | 285 sq mi (738 km²) |
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| Shelby County | 211 | Shelbyville | 1792 | Jefferson County | Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky (1792–1796; 1812–1816) | 33,337 | 384 sq mi (995 km²) |
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| Simpson County | 213 | Franklin | 1819 | Allen County, Logan County and Warren County | John Simpson, military captain killed at the Battle of River Raisin | 16,405 | 236 sq mi (611 km²) |
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| Spencer County | 215 | Taylorsville | 1824 | Nelson County, Shelby County, and Bullitt County | Spears Spencer, military captain killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe | 11,766 | 186 sq mi (482 km²) |
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| Taylor County | 217 | Campbellsville | 1848 | Green County | Zachary Taylor, President of the United States (1849–1850) | 22,927 | 270 sq mi (699 km²) |
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| Todd County | 219 | Elkton | 1819 | Logan County and Christian County | John Todd (1750–1782), military colonel killed at the Battle of Blue Licks | 11,971 | 376 sq mi (974 km²) |
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| Trigg County | 221 | Cadiz | 1820 | Christian County and Caldwell County | Stephen Trigg (1744–1782), military colonel killed at the Battle of Blue Licks | 12,597 | 443 sq mi (1,147 km²) |
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| Trimble County | 223 | Bedford | 1837 | Gallatin County, Henry County and Oldham County | Robert Trimble, Associate Supreme Court Justice (1826–1828) | 8,125 | 149 sq mi (386 km²) |
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| Union County | 225 | Morganfield | 1811 | Henderson County | Unanimous decision of the residents to create a new county | 15,637 | 345 sq mi (894 km²) |
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| Warren County | 227 | Bowling Green | 1796 | Logan County | Joseph Warren (1741–1775), Revolutionary War general | 92,522 | 545 sq mi (1,412 km²) |
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| Washington County | 229 | Springfield | 1792 | Jefferson County | George Washington, President of the United States (1789–1797) | 10,916 | 301 sq mi (780 km²) |
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| Wayne County | 231 | Monticello | 1800 | Pulaski County and Cumberland County | Anthony Wayne (1745–1796), Revolutionary War general | 19,923 | 459 sq mi (1,189 km²) |
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| Webster County | 233 | Dixon | 1860 | Henderson County, Hopkins County, and Union County | Daniel Webster, United States Secretary of State (1841–1843; 1850–1852) | 14,120 | 335 sq mi (868 km²) |
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| Whitley County | 235 | Williamsburg | 1818 | Knox County | William Whitley (1749–1813), Kentucky pioneer | 35,865 | 440 sq mi (1,140 km²) |
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| Wolfe County | 237 | Campton | 1860 | Breathitt County, Owsley County, and Powell County | Nathaniel Wolfe (1808–1865), member of the Kentucky General Assembly | 7,065 | 223 sq mi (578 km²) |
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| Woodford County | 239 | Versailles | 1788 | Fayette County | William Woodford (1734–1780), Revolutionary War general | 23,208 | 191 sq mi (495 km²) |
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[edit] References
[edit] General
- Kleber, John E. (1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813117720. (Main reference for data in the list, unless otherwise noted).
[edit] Notes
- ^ How Many Counties are in Your State?. Click and Learn. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
- ^ (1992) "Counties", in Kleber, John E.: The Kentucky Encyclopedia, Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813117720.
- ^ (1996) "Fiscal Court", County Government in Kentucky: Informational Bulletin No. 115. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission.
- ^ EPA County FIPS Code Listing. EPA. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ a b c d National Association of Counties. NACo - Find a county. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ History of Crittenden County, Kentucky and The Crittenden Press, published since 1879. The Crittenden Press. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
- ^ About Garrard County. Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
- ^ Welcome to Mason County, Kentucky. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
- ^ Montgomery County, Kentucky Genealogy. Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Kentucky County Census Maps, mykentuckygenealogy.com website (Genealogy, Inc.)
- Kentucky County Formation Chart, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Kentucky County Formation Maps, mykentuckygenealogy.com website (Genealogy, Inc.)
- Origins of Kentucky's County Names, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
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