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Graves County is a county located on the southwest border of the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,649. [1] Its county seat is Mayfield. [2] The county was formed in 1824 and was named for Major Benjamin Franklin Graves, a politician and fallen soldier in the War of 1812.
Mayfield Independent City School District was established on July 1, 1908, with the selection and meeting of its first Board Members, organized by Mr. W.J. Webb. [28] Mayfield High School has won 13 Kentucky High School Athletic Association football championships in classes A and AA in a total of 25 title game appearances. As of 2023, Mayfield ...
In 2011, the Wayne County Treasurer's Office netted a record $32 Million from the Bid4Assets online auction of 14,000 tax-foreclosed properties, double the amount collected the previous year. [ 12 ] In September 2011, the Golden Eye Diamond , a flawless 43.51-carat Fancy Intense Yellow diamond sold for $2,843,623 to Jerre Hentosh.
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.
The Mayfield Downtown Commercial District is a historic district in Mayfield, Kentucky which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The listing was increased in 1996. [1] The original 27 acres (11 ha) area included 77 contributing buildings; the 18.4-acre (7.4 ha) increase added 21 more. [1] [2] [3]
Initially, the auditor of public accounts served as a comptroller and tax collector for state government. The Reorganization Act of 1936 transferred those functions to other state agencies and established the auditor's office as "...an impartial agency entirely independent of state administration and charged with the responsibility of auditing the accounts and financial transactions of all ...
Northern terminus of KY 945: Graves–McCracken county line: Melber: 38.361: 61.736: KY 1820 (County Line Road) to US 45 / US 62: McCracken 40.449: 65.096: KY 786 north (Mayfield–Metropolis Road) Southern terminus of KY 786 42.281: 68.045: KY 1438 west (New Hope Church Road) Eastern terminus of KY 1438: Massac–Hendron line: 45.513: 73.246
Between August 1985 and February 1990, KY 402 was a designation of the Mountain Parkway in northeastern Kentucky, which is now designated in one section as KY 9000 and in another section as KY 9009. Until November 1982, KY 402 was a designation of the road from Flemingsburg to Beechburg ; this is now part of KY 3301 .