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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For the river, see Kentucky River. For other uses, see Kentucky (disambiguation). State in the United States Kentucky State Commonwealth of Kentucky Flag Seal Nickname: The Bluegrass State Motto(s): United we stand, divided we fall Deo ...
Because today's largest county by area, Pike County, is 788 square miles (2,041 km 2), it is only still possible to form a new county from portions of more than one existing county; McCreary County was formed in this manner, from parts of Wayne, Pulaski and Whitley counties. Kentucky was originally a single county in Virginia, created in 1776.
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Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 Census, the population was 58,669. [1] Its county seat is Pikeville. [2] The county was founded in 1821. [3] It is a moist county—a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited but which contains a "wet" city.
Grayson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,420. [1] Its county seat is Leitchfield. [2] The county was formed in 1810 and named for William Grayson (1740–1790), a Revolutionary War colonel and a prominent Virginia political figure.
Campbell County was founded December 17, 1794, two years after the creation of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, becoming the state's 19th county. Campbell County was carved out of Scott, Harrison and Mason counties. [5] The original county included all of present Boone, Kenton, Pendleton, and most of Bracken and Grant counties.
Preston H. Leslie (1819–1907) - Governor of Kentucky (1871–1875); Governor of Montana (1887–1889) Harriette Simpson Arnow (1908–1986) was an American novelist and historian, who was born in Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky. Hal Rogers, US Congressman (1981–present) Kenny Davis, US Olympic basketball player (1972)
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky in the Pennyrile Region along the southern border with Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 9,253. [1] Its county seat is Albany. [2] The county was formed in 1835 and named for DeWitt Clinton, the seventh Governor of New York. [3] It is a prohibition ...