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] |
Map |
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Adair County | 001 | Columbia | 1802 | Green County | John Adair, Governor of Kentucky (1820–1824) | 17,244 | ( 1,054 km²) |
407 sq mi|
Allen County | 003 | Scottsville | 1815 | Barren County and Warren County | John Allen (1771–1813), soldier in the War of 1812 | 17,800 | ( 896 km²) |
346 sq mi|
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 | ( 526 km²) |
203 sq mi|
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 | ( 650 km²) |
251 sq mi|
Barren County | 009 | Glasgow | 1798 | Green County and Warren County | The Barrens, a region of grassland in Kentucky | 38,033 | ( 1,272 km²) |
491 sq mi|
Bath County | 011 | Owingsville | 1811 | Montgomery County | Medicinal springs located within the county | 11,085 | ( 723 km²) |
279 sq mi|
Bell County | 013 | Pineville | 1867 | Harlan County and Knox County | Joshua Fry Bell, Kentucky legislator (1862–1867) | 30,060 | ( 935 km²) |
361 sq mi|
Boone County | 015 | Burlington | 1798 | Campbell County | Daniel Boone (1734–1820), frontiersman | 85,991 | ( 637 km²) |
246 sq mi|
Bourbon County | 017 | Paris | 1785 | Fayette County | House of Bourbon, European royal house | 19,360 | ( 754 km²) |
291 sq mi|
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 | ( 414 km²) |
160 sq mi|
Boyle County | 021 | Danville | 1842 | Lincoln County and Mercer County | John Boyle, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals (1810–1826) | 27,697 | ( 471 km²) |
182 sq mi|
Bracken County | 023 | Brooksville | 1796 | Mason County and Campbell County | William Bracken, trapper and frontiersman | 8,279 | ( 526 km²) |
203 sq mi|
Breathitt County | 025 | Jackson | 1839 | Clay County, Perry County and Estill County | John Breathitt, Governor of Kentucky (1832–1834) | 16,100 | ( 1,282 km²) |
495 sq mi|
Breckinridge County | 027 | Hardinsburg | 1799 | Hardin County | John Breckinridge (1760–1806), Kentucky statesman | 18,648 | ( 1,481 km²) |
572 sq mi|
Bullitt County | 029 | Shepherdsville | 1796 | Jefferson County and Nelson County | Alexander Scott Bullitt, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1800–1804) | 61,236 | ( 774 km²) |
299 sq mi|
Butler County | 031 | Morgantown | 1810 | Logan County and Ohio County | Richard Butler (1743–1791), Revolutionary War general | 13,010 | ( 1,109 km²) |
428 sq mi|
Caldwell County | 033 | Princeton | 1809 | Livingston County | John Caldwell, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1804) | 13,060 | ( 899 km²) |
347 sq mi|
Calloway County | 035 | Murray | 1822 | Hickman County | Richard Callaway (1724–1780), pioneer | 34,177 | ( 1,000 km²) |
386 sq mi|
Campbell County | 037 | Alexandria and Newport |
1794 | Harrison County, Mason County and Scott County | John Campbell (1735–1799), Revolutionary War soldier | 88,616 | ( 394 km²) |
152 sq mi|
Carlisle County | 039 | Bardwell | 1886 | Hickman County | John G. Carlisle, United States legislator (1877–1889) | 5,351 | ( 497 km²) |
192 sq mi|
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 | ( 337 km²) |
130 sq mi|
Carter County | 043 | Grayson | 1838 | Greenup County and Lawrence County | William Grayson Carter, Kentucky state senator (1834–1838) | 26,889 | ( 1,064 km²) |
411 sq mi|
Casey County | 045 | Liberty | 1806 | Lincoln County | William Casey (1754–1816), Revolutionary War soldier | 15,447 | ( 1,155 km²) |
446 sq mi|
Christian County | 047 | Hopkinsville | 1796 | Logan County | William Christian (1743–1786), Revolutionary War soldier | 72,265 | ( 1,867 km²) |
721 sq mi|
Clark County | 049 | Winchester | 1792 | Bourbon County and Fayette County | George Rogers Clark (1752–1818), Revolutionary War soldier | 33,144 | ( 658 km²) |
254 sq mi|
Clay County | 051 | Manchester | 1807 | Madison County, Floyd County, and Knox County | Green Clay (1757–1828), military general and surveyor | 24,556 | ( 1,220 km²) |
471 sq mi|
Clinton County | 053 | Albany | 1835 | Cumberland County and Wayne County | DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York (1817–1823) | 9,634 | ( 513 km²) |
198 sq mi|
Crittenden County | 055 | Marion | 1842 | Livingston County[6] | John Jordan Crittenden, Governor of Kentucky (1848–1850) | 9,384 | ( 938 km²) |
362 sq mi|
Cumberland County | 057 | Burkesville | 1798 | Green County | The Cumberland River, which flows through the county | 7,147 | ( 793 km²) |
306 sq mi|
Daviess County | 059 | Owensboro | 1815 | Ohio County | Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (1774–1811), lawyer killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe | 91,545 | ( 1,197 km²) |
462 sq mi|
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 | ( 785 km²) |
303 sq mi|
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 | ( 606 km²) |
234 sq mi|
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 | ( 658 km²) |
254 sq mi|
Fayette County | 067 | Lexington | 1780 | One of three original Kentucky counties | General Lafayette (1757–1834), Revolutionary War general | 260,512 | ( 736 km²) |
284 sq mi|
Fleming County | 069 | Flemingsburg | 1798 | Mason County | John Fleming (1735–1791), early settler of Kentucky | 13,792 | ( 909 km²) |
351 sq mi|
Floyd County | 071 | Prestonsburg | 1800 | Fleming County, Montgomery County, and Mason County | John Floyd (1750–1783), surveyor and pioneer | 42,441 | ( 1,020 km²) |
394 sq mi|
Franklin County | 073 | Frankfort | 1794 | Mercer County, Shelby County, and Woodford County | Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), signer of the Declaration of Independence | 47,687 | ( 544 km²) |
210 sq mi|
Fulton County | 075 | Hickman | 1845 | Hickman County | Robert Fulton (1765–1815), inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat | 7,752 | ( 541 km²) |
209 sq mi|
Gallatin County | 077 | Warsaw | 1798 | Franklin County and Shelby County | Albert Gallatin, United States Secretary of the Treasury (1801–1814) | 7,870 | ( 256 km²) |
99 sq mi|
Garrard County | 079 | Lancaster | 1796 | Madison County, Lincoln County, and Mercer County[7] | James Garrard, Governor of Kentucky (1796–1804) | 14,792 | ( 598 km²) |
231 sq mi|
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 | ( 673 km²) |
260 sq mi|
Graves County | 083 | Mayfield | 1824 | Hickman County | Benjamin F. Graves (1771–1813), soldier killed at the Battle of River Raisin | 37,028 | ( 1,440 km²) |
556 sq mi|
Grayson County | 085 | Leitchfield | 1810 | Hardin County and Ohio County | William Grayson (1740–1790), aide to George Washington | 24,053 | ( 1,305 km²) |
504 sq mi|
Green County | 087 | Greensburg | 1792 | Lincoln County and Nelson County | Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), Revolutionary War general | 11,518 | ( 749 km²) |
289 sq mi|
Greenup County | 089 | Greenup | 1803 | Mason County | Christopher Greenup, Governor of Kentucky (1804–1808) | 36,891 | ( 896 km²) |
346 sq mi|
Hancock County | 091 | Hawesville | 1829 | Ohio County, Breckinridge County, and Daviess County | John Hancock (1737–1793), signer of the Declaration of Independence | 8,392 | ( 490 km²) |
189 sq mi|
Hardin County | 093 | Elizabethtown | 1792 | Nelson County | John Hardin (1753–1792), pioneer | 94,174 | ( 1,627 km²) |
628 sq mi|
Harlan County | 095 | Harlan | 1819 | Knox County | Silas Harlan (1753–1782), soldier in the Battle of Blue Licks | 33,202 | ( 1,210 km²) |
467 sq mi|
Harrison County | 097 | Cynthiana | 1793 | Bourbon County and Scott County | Benjamin Harrison (1726–1791), co-author of the Kentucky Constitution | 17,983 | ( 803 km²) |
310 sq mi|
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 | ( 1,077 km²) |
416 sq mi|
Henderson County | 101 | Henderson | 1798 | Christian County | Richard Henderson (1734–1785), founder of the Transylvania Company | 44,829 | ( 1,140 km²) |
440 sq mi|
Henry County | 103 | New Castle | 1798 | Shelby County | Patrick Henry (1736–1799), Revolutionary War patriot | 15,060 | ( 749 km²) |
289 sq mi|
Hickman County | 105 | Clinton | 1821 | Christian County | Paschal Hickman, military captain killed at the Battle of River Raisin | 5,262 | ( 632 km²) |
244 sq mi|
Hopkins County | 107 | Madisonville | 1806 | Henderson County | Samuel Hopkins (1753–1819), Revolutionary War general | 46,519 | ( 1,427 km²) |
551 sq mi|
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 | ( 896 km²) |
346 sq mi|
Jefferson County | 111 | Louisville | 1780 | One of three original Kentucky counties | Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States (1801–1809) | 693,604 | ( 997 km²) |
385 sq mi|
Jessamine County | 113 | Nicholasville | 1798 | Fayette County | Jessamine Creek | 39,041 | ( 448 km²) |
173 sq mi|
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 | ( 679 km²) |
262 sq mi|
Kenton County | 117 | Covington and Independence | 1840 | Campbell County, Kentucky | Simon Kenton (1755–1836), pioneer | 151,464 | ( 422 km²) |
163 sq mi|
Knott County | 119 | Hindman | 1884 | Perry County, Letcher County, Floyd County, and Breathitt County | James Proctor Knott, Governor of Kentucky (1883–1887) | 17,649 | ( 912 km²) |
352 sq mi|
Knox County | 121 | Barbourville | 1799 | Lincoln County | Henry Knox, United States Secretary of War (1785–1794) | 31,795 | ( 1,005 km²) |
388 sq mi|
Larue County | 123 | Hodgenville | 1843 | Hardin County | John Larue (1746–1792), early settler of Kentucky | 13,373 | ( 681 km²) |
263 sq mi|
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 | ( 1,129 km²) |
436 sq mi|
Lawrence County | 127 | Louisa | 1821 | Greenup County and Floyd County | James Lawrence (1781–1813), naval commander during the War of 1812 | 15,569 | ( 1,085 km²) |
419 sq mi|
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 | ( 544 km²) |
210 sq mi|
Leslie County | 131 | Hyden | 1878 | Clay County, Harlan County and Perry County | Preston Leslie, Governor of Kentucky (1871–1875) | 12,401 | ( 1,046 km²) |
404 sq mi|
Letcher County | 133 | Whitesburg | 1842 | Perry County and Harlan County | Robert P. Letcher, Governor of Kentucky (1840–1844) | 25,277 | ( 878 km²) |
339 sq mi|
Lewis County | 135 | Vanceburg | 1806 | Mason County | Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), explorer | 14,092 | ( 1,254 km²) |
484 sq mi|
Lincoln County | 137 | Stanford | 1780 | One of three original Kentucky counties | Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810), Revolutionary War general | 23,361 | ( 873 km²) |
337 sq mi|
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 | ( 818 km²) |
316 sq mi|
Logan County | 141 | Russellville | 1792 | Lincoln County | Benjamin Logan (1742–1802), military general from Virginia | 26,573 | ( 1,440 km²) |
556 sq mi|
Lyon County | 143 | Eddyville | 1854 | Caldwell County | Chittenden Lyon, United States Representative (1827–1835) | 8,080 | ( 559 km²) |
216 sq mi|
McCracken County | 145 | Paducah | 1825 | Hickman County | Virgil McCracken, military captain killed at the Battle of River Raisin | 65,514 | ( 650 km²) |
251 sq mi|
McCreary County | 147 | Whitley City | 1912 | Pulaski County, Wayne County and Whitley County | James McCreary, Governor of Kentucky (1912–1916) | 17,080 | ( 1,109 km²) |
428 sq mi|
McLean County | 149 | Calhoun | 1854 | Daviess County, Muhlenberg County and Ohio County | Alney McLean (1815–1817; 1819–1821), United States Representative | 9,938 | ( 658 km²) |
254 sq mi|
Madison County | 151 | Richmond | 1785 | Lincoln County | James Madison, President of the United States (1809–1817) | 70,872 | ( 1,142 km²) |
441 sq mi|
Magoffin County | 153 | Salyersville | 1860 | Floyd County, Johnson County and Morgan County | Beriah Magoffin, Governor of Kentucky (1859–1862) | 13,332 | ( 803 km²) |
310 sq mi|
Marion County | 155 | Lebanon | 1834 | Washington County | Francis Marion (1732–1795), Revolutionary War general | 18,212 | ( 899 km²) |
347 sq mi|
Marshall County | 157 | Benton | 1842 | Calloway County | John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1801–1835) | 30,125 | ( 790 km²) |
305 sq mi|
Martin County | 159 | Inez | 1870 | Floyd County, Johnson County, Pike County, and Lawrence County | John P. Martin, United States Congressman (1845–1847) | 12,578 | ( 598 km²) |
231 sq mi|
Mason County | 161 | Maysville | 1788 | Bourbon County[8] | George Mason (1725–1792), statesman | 16,800 | ( 624 km²) |
241 sq mi|
Meade County | 163 | Brandenburg | 1823 | Breckinridge County and Hardin County | James Meade, killed at the Battle of River Raisin | 26,349 | ( 798 km²) |
308 sq mi|
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 | ( 528 km²) |
204 sq mi|
Mercer County | 167 | Harrodsburg | 1785 | Lincoln County | Hugh Mercer (1726–1777), killed at the Battle of Princeton | 20,817 | ( 650 km²) |
251 sq mi|
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 | ( 754 km²) |
291 sq mi|
Monroe County | 171 | Tompkinsville | 1820 | Barren County and Cumberland County | James Monroe, President of the United States (1817–1825) | 11,756 | ( 857 km²) |
331 sq mi|
Montgomery County | 173 | Mount Sterling | 1796 | Clark County[9] | Richard Montgomery (1736–1775), military general killed at the Battle of Quebec | 22,554 | ( 515 km²) |
199 sq mi|
Morgan County | 175 | West Liberty | 1822 | Bath County and Floyd County | Daniel Morgan (1736–1802), Revolutionary War general | 13,948 | ( 987 km²) |
381 sq mi|
Muhlenberg County | 177 | Greenville | 1798 | Christian County and Logan County | Peter Muhlenberg (1746–1807), Revolutionary War general | 31,839 | ( 1,230 km²) |
475 sq mi|
Nelson County | 179 | Bardstown | 1784 | Jefferson County | Thomas Nelson, Jr. (1738–1789), signer of the Declaration of Independence | 37,477 | ( 1,096 km²) |
423 sq mi|
Nicholas County | 181 | Carlisle | 1799 | Mason County and Bourbon County | George Nicholas (1743–1799), Revolutionary War colonel | 6,813 | ( 510 km²) |
197 sq mi|
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 | ( 1,538 km²) |
594 sq mi|
Oldham County | 185 | La Grange | 1823 | Henry County, Jefferson County and Shelby County | William Oldham (1753–1791), Revolutionary War colonel | 46,178 | ( 490 km²) |
189 sq mi|
Owen County | 187 | Owenton | 1819 | Franklin County, Gallatin County and Scott County | Abraham Owen (1769–1811), killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe | 10,547 | ( 912 km²) |
352 sq mi|
Owsley County | 189 | Booneville | 1843 | Breathitt County, Clay County, and Estill County | William Owsley, Governor of Kentucky (1844–1848) | 4,858 | ( 513 km²) |
198 sq mi|
Pendleton County | 191 | Falmouth | 1798 | Campbell County and Bracken County | Edmund Pendleton (1721–1803), member of the Continental Congress | 14,390 | ( 725 km²) |
280 sq mi|
Perry County | 193 | Hazard | 1820 | Floyd County and Clay County | Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), Admiral in the War of 1812 | 29,390 | ( 886 km²) |
342 sq mi|
Pike County | 195 | Pikeville | 1821 | Floyd County | Zebulon Pike (1779–1813), discoverer of Pike's Peak | 68,736 | ( 2,041 km²) |
788 sq mi|
Powell County | 197 | Stanton | 1852 | Clark County, Estill County, and Montgomery County | Lazarus Whitehead Powell, Governor of Kentucky (1851–1855) | 13,237 | ( 466 km²) |
180 sq mi|
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 | ( 1,715 km²) |
662 sq mi|
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 | ( 259 km²) |
100 sq mi|
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 | ( 824 km²) |
318 sq mi|
Rowan County | 205 | Morehead | 1856 | Fleming County and Morgan County | John Rowan, Congressman from Kentucky (1809–1811; 1825–1831)) | 22,094 | ( 728 km²) |
281 sq mi|
Russell County | 207 | Jamestown | 1825 | Adair County, Wayne County and Cumberland County | William Russell (1758–1825), soldier and legislator | 16,315 | ( 658 km²) |
254 sq mi|
Scott County | 209 | Georgetown | 1792 | Woodford County | Charles Scott, Governor of Kentucky (1808–1812) | 33,061 | ( 738 km²) |
285 sq mi|
Shelby County | 211 | Shelbyville | 1792 | Jefferson County | Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky (1792–1796; 1812–1816) | 33,337 | ( 995 km²) |
384 sq mi|
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 | ( 611 km²) |
236 sq mi|
Spencer County | 215 | Taylorsville | 1824 | Nelson County, Shelby County, and Bullitt County | Spears Spencer, military captain killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe | 11,766 | ( 482 km²) |
186 sq mi|
Taylor County | 217 | Campbellsville | 1848 | Green County | Zachary Taylor, President of the United States (1849–1850) | 22,927 | ( 699 km²) |
270 sq mi|
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 | ( 974 km²) |
376 sq mi|
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 | ( 1,147 km²) |
443 sq mi|
Trimble County | 223 | Bedford | 1837 | Gallatin County, Henry County and Oldham County | Robert Trimble, Associate Supreme Court Justice (1826–1828) | 8,125 | ( 386 km²) |
149 sq mi|
Union County | 225 | Morganfield | 1811 | Henderson County | Unanimous decision of the residents to create a new county | 15,637 | ( 894 km²) |
345 sq mi|
Warren County | 227 | Bowling Green | 1796 | Logan County | Joseph Warren (1741–1775), Revolutionary War general | 92,522 | ( 1,412 km²) |
545 sq mi|
Washington County | 229 | Springfield | 1792 | Jefferson County | George Washington, President of the United States (1789–1797) | 10,916 | ( 780 km²) |
301 sq mi|
Wayne County | 231 | Monticello | 1800 | Pulaski County and Cumberland County | Anthony Wayne (1745–1796), Revolutionary War general | 19,923 | ( 1,189 km²) |
459 sq mi|
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 | ( 868 km²) |
335 sq mi|
Whitley County | 235 | Williamsburg | 1818 | Knox County | William Whitley (1749–1813), Kentucky pioneer | 35,865 | ( 1,140 km²) |
440 sq mi|
Wolfe County | 237 | Campton | 1860 | Breathitt County, Owsley County, and Powell County | Nathaniel Wolfe (1808–1865), member of the Kentucky General Assembly | 7,065 | ( 578 km²) |
223 sq mi|
Woodford County | 239 | Versailles | 1788 | Fayette County | William Woodford (1734–1780), Revolutionary War general | 23,208 | ( 495 km²) |
191 sq mi
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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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