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A comprehensive list of 120 counties in Kentucky, with their FIPS codes, county seats, formation dates, etymology, population, area, and maps. Learn about the history, geography, and government of each county in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Learn about the regions, climate, and borders of Kentucky, a state in the Upland South of the United States. See a map of Kentucky and its counties, as well as climate data for various cities.
Letcher County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky, created in 1842 from Harlan and Perry counties. Its county seat is Whitesburg, and its population was 21,548 in 2020.
Pike County is the easternmost and largest county in Kentucky, founded in 1821 and named for explorer Zebulon Pike. It has three cities, Pikeville, Elkhorn City, and Coal Run Village, and is known for its banking, history, and natural beauty.
Jackson County is a county in eastern Kentucky, named for Andrew Jackson. It has a population of about 13,000, a moist county status, and many attractions such as Flat Lick Falls, Sheltowee Trace, and Daniel Boone National Forest.
Learn about the history, geography, demographics and government of Cumberland County, a county in the Pennyroyal Plateau region of Kentucky. The county was formed in 1798 and named for the Cumberland River, and has a population of about 6,000 as of 2023.
Whitesburg is the county seat of Letcher County, Kentucky, in the valley of the North Fork of the Kentucky River. It was founded in 1842 and named for John D. White, a state politician and Speaker of the United States House.
Trimble County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Bedford. [1] The county was founded in 1837 and is named for Robert Trimble. [2] [3] Trimble is no longer a prohibition or dry county. Trimble County is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.