List of counties in Kentucky
Map of Kentucky's counties
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 fewer 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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Alphabetical list
| County |
FIPS code [4] |
County seat [5] |
Established [5] |
Origin |
Etymology |
Population [5] |
Area [5] |
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| Adair County | 001 | Columbia | 1802 | Green County | John Adair, Governor of Kentucky (1820โ1824) | 17,244 | 407 sq mi (1,054 km2) |
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| Allen County | 003 | Scottsville | 1815 | Barren County and Warren County | John Allen (1771โ1813), 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 (1817โ1821) | 19,111 | 203 sq mi (526 km2) |
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| Ballard County | 007 | Wickliffe | 1842 | Hickman County and McCracken County | Bland Ballard (1761โ1853), 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 (1862โ1867) | 30,060 | 361 sq mi (935 km2) |
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| Boone County | 015 | Burlington | 1798 | Campbell County | Daniel Boone (1734โ1820), 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 (1835โ1837; 1839โ1855) 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 (1810โ1826) | 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 (1832โ1834) | 16,100 | 495 sq mi (1,282 km2) |
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| Breckinridge County | 027 | Hardinsburg | 1799 | Hardin County | John Breckinridge (1760โ1806), 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 (1800โ1804) | 61,236 | 299 sq mi (774 km2) |
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| Butler County | 031 | Morgantown | 1810 | Logan County and Ohio County | Richard Butler (1743โ1791), 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 (1724โ1780), 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 (1735โ1799), 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 (1877โ1889) | 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 (1737โ1832), 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 (1834โ1838) | 26,889 | 411 sq mi (1,064 km2) |
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| Casey County | 045 | Liberty | 1806 | Lincoln County | William Casey (1754โ1816), Revolutionary War soldier | 15,447 | 446 sq mi (1,155 km2) |
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| Christian County | 047 | Hopkinsville | 1796 | Logan County | William Christian (1743โ1786), 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 (1752โ1818), 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 (1757โ1828), 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 (1817โ1823) | 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 (1848โ1850) | 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 (1774โ1811), 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 (1764โ1813), military captain killed at the Battle of River Raisin | 12,085 | 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 (1820โ1885), legislators | 6,748 | 234 sq mi (606 km2) |
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| Estill County | 065 | Irvine | 1808 | Clark County and Madison County | James Estill (1750โ1782), 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 (1757โ1834), Revolutionary War general | 260,512 | 284 sq mi (736 km2) |
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| Fleming County | 069 | Flemingsburg | 1798 | Mason County | John Fleming (1735โ1791), 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 (1750โ1783), 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 (1706โ1790), 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 (1765โ1815), 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 (1801โ1814) | 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 (1796โ1804) | 14,792 | 231 sq mi (598 km2) |
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| Grant County | 081 | Williamstown | 1820 | Pendleton County | Samuel Grant (1762โ1789 or 1794), John Grant (1754โ1826), and / or Squire Grant (1764โ1833), 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 (1771โ1813), 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 (1740โ1790), 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 (1742โ1786), 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 (1804โ1808) | 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 (1737โ1793), 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 (1753โ1792), pioneer | 94,174 | 628 sq mi (1,627 km2) |
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| Harlan County | 095 | Harlan | 1819 | Knox County | Silas Harlan (1753โ1782), 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 (1726โ1791), 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 (1784โ1813), 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 (1734โ1785), 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 (1736โ1799), 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 (1753โ1819), 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 (1829โ1837) | 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 (1801โ1809) | 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 (1837โ1841) | 23,445 | 262 sq mi (679 km2) |
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| Kenton County | 117 | Covington and Independence | 1840 | Campbell County, Kentucky | Simon Kenton (1755โ1836), 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 (1883โ1887) | 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 (1785โ1794) | 31,795 | 388 sq mi (1,005 km2) |
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| Larue County | 123 | Hodgenville | 1843 | Hardin County | John Larue (1746โ1792), 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 (1781โ1813), 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 (1807โ1870), 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 (1871โ1875) | 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 (1840โ1844) | 25,277 | 339 sq mi (878 km2) |
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| Lewis County | 135 | Vanceburg | 1806 | Mason County | Meriwether Lewis (1774โ1809), 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 (1733โ1810), Revolutionary War general | 23,361 | 337 sq mi (873 km2) |
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| Livingston County | 139 | Smithland | 1799 | Christian County | Robert Livingston (1746โ1813), 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 (1742โ1802), 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 (1827โ1835) | 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 (1912โ1916) | 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 (1815โ1817; 1819โ1821), 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 (1809โ1817) | 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 (1859โ1862) | 13,332 | 310 sq mi (803 km2) |
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| Marion County | 155 | Lebanon | 1834 | Washington County | Francis Marion (1732โ1795), 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 (1801โ1835) | 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 (1845โ1847) | 12,578 | 231 sq mi (598 km2) |
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| Mason County | 161 | Maysville | 1788 | Bourbon County[8] | George Mason (1725โ1792), 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 (1837โ1839) | 6,556 | 204 sq mi (528 km2) |
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| Mercer County | 167 | Harrodsburg | 1785 | Lincoln County | Hugh Mercer (1726โ1777), 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 (1828โ1832) | 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 (1817โ1825) | 11,756 | 331 sq mi (857 km2) |
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| Montgomery County | 173 | Mount Sterling | 1796 | Clark County[9] | Richard Montgomery (1736โ1775), 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 (1736โ1802), 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 (1746โ1807), 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. (1738โ1789), 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 (1743โ1799), 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 (1753โ1791), 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 (1769โ1811), 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 (1844โ1848) | 4,858 | 198 sq mi (513 km2) |
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| Pendleton County | 191 | Falmouth | 1798 | Campbell County and Bracken County | Edmund Pendleton (1721โ1803), 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 (1785โ1819), 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 (1779โ1813), 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 (1851โ1855) | 13,237 | 180 sq mi (466 km2) |
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| Pulaski County | 199 | Somerset | 1798 | Green County and Lincoln County | Casimir Pulaski (1746โ1779), 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 (1828โ1843) | 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 (1809โ1811; 1825โ1831)) | 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 (1758โ1825), 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 (1808โ1812) | 33,061 | 285 sq mi (738 km2) |
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| Shelby County | 211 | Shelbyville | 1792 | Jefferson County | Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky (1792โ1796; 1812โ1816) | 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 (1849โ1850) | 22,927 | 270 sq mi (699 km2) |
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| Todd County | 219 | Elkton | 1819 | Logan County and Christian County | John Todd (1750โ1782), 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 (1744โ1782), 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 (1826โ1828) | 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 (1741โ1775), 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 (1789โ1797) | 10,916 | 301 sq mi (780 km2) |
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| Wayne County | 231 | Monticello | 1800 | Pulaski County and Cumberland County | Anthony Wayne (1745โ1796), 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 (1841โ1843; 1850โ1852) | 14,120 | 335 sq mi (868 km2) |
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| Whitley County | 235 | Williamsburg | 1818 | Knox County | William Whitley (1749โ1813), 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 (1808โ1865), 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 (1734โ1780), Revolutionary War general | 23,208 | 191 sq mi (495 km2) |
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References
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).
Notes
- โ "How Many Counties are in Your State?". Click and Learn. http://www.clickandlearn.cc/FreeBlacklineMaps/Counties.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- โ Kleber, John E., ed (1992). "Counties". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813117720.
- โ "Fiscal Court". County Government in Kentucky: Informational Bulletin No. 115. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. 1996.
- โ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/ky.html. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- โ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=KY. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- โ "History of Crittenden County, Kentucky and The Crittenden Press, published since 1879". The Crittenden Press. http://www.the-press.com/history.html. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
- โ "About Garrard County". Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygarrar/AboutGarrard.html. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
- โ "Welcome to Mason County, Kentucky". http://www.masoncountykentucky.com/articles/home.asp. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
- โ "Montgomery County, Kentucky Genealogy". Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymontgo/montgo.html. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
See also
- Kentucky
- County (United States)
- Lists of U.S. county name etymologies
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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