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There are 120 countiesin the U.S. Commonwealthof Kentucky. Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, fourth among states (including Virginia's independent cities).[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 ...
The etymology of "Kentucky" or "Kentucke" is uncertain. One suggestion is that it is derived from an Iroquois name meaning "land of tomorrow". [1] According to Native America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia, "Various authors have offered a number of opinions concerning the word's meaning: the Iroquois word kentake meaning 'meadow land', the Wyandotte (or perhaps Cherokee or Iroquois ...
Lincoln County, Kentucky. / 37.46°N 84.66°W / 37.46; -84.66. Lincoln County is a county located in south-central Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,275. [ 1] Its county seat is Stanford. [ 2] Lincoln County is part of the Danville, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area .
June 1, 1792 • Kentucky became the fifteenth state to be admitted to the union and Isaac Shelby, a military veteran from Virginia, was elected the first Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 1795 • Free Frank McWorter builds and manages a farming settlement in Pulaski County, Kentucky while enslaved by his father, George McWhorter; his ...
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.
Pike County is the seventy-first Kentucky county in order of creation. Pike County was founded on December 19, 1821, from a portion of Floyd County. [7] The county was named for General Zebulon Pike, the explorer who discovered Pikes Peak, and who became a national hero and namesake after his death in the War of 1812. [8]
Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,680. [ 1] Its county seat is Paintsville. [ 2] The county was formed in 1843 and named for Richard Mentor Johnson, a colonel of the War of 1812, United States Representative, Senator, and Vice President of the United States.
1st. Website. mccrackencountyky .gov. McCracken County is a county located in the far west portion of U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,875. [1] The county seat and only municipality is Paducah. [2] McCracken County was the 78th county formed in the state, having been created in 1825. [3]