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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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Before 1750, Kentucky was populated nearly exclusively by Cherokee, Chickasaw, Shawnee and several other tribes of Native Americans [1] See also Pre-Columbian; April 13, 1750 • While leading an expedition for the Loyal Land Company in what is now southeastern Kentucky, Dr. Thomas Walker was the first recorded American of European descent to discover and use coal in Kentucky; [2]
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,972. [1] Its county seat is Winchester. [2] The county was created in 1792 from Bourbon and Fayette counties and is named for Revolutionary War hero George Rogers Clark.
Lincoln County—originally Lincoln County, Virginia—was established by the Virginia General Assembly in June 1780, and named in honor of Revolutionary War general Benjamin Lincoln. [3] [4] It was one of three counties formed out of Virginia's Kentucky County (The other two were Fayette and Jefferson), and is one of Kentucky's nine original ...
Martin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,287. [1] Its county seat is Inez. [2] The county was founded in 1870 and is named for Congressman John Preston Martin. [3] [4]
The county is named for Benjamin Logan, who had been second in command of the Kentucky militia during the American Revolutionary War and was a leader in bringing statehood to the area. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Created from Lincoln County on September 1, 1792, Logan was the 13th Kentucky county in order of formation. [ 5 ]
The preserve was created in 1979 when the land was given to the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves by Judge Macauley and Mrs. Emilie Smith creating the first nature preserve in the Commonwealth's system. The Blackacre Conservancy, founded in 1983, operates the historic homestead and conducts cultural and historical programs while the Office ...