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Union County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,668. [1] Its county seat is Morganfield. [2] The county was created effective January 15, 1811. The county is located on the east bank of the Ohio River opposite its confluence with the Wabash River.
Location of Union County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, Kentucky. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1] There are 7 properties listed on the National Register in the county.
Slack Farm is located near Uniontown, Kentucky, close to the confluence of the Ohio River and the Wabash Rivers. The site included a Native American mound and an extensive village occupation dating between 1400 and 1650 CE. Although Slack Farm was long known to be one of the major villages of the Caborn-Welborn people, it became famous when it ...
Morganfield is a home rule-class city [5] in Union County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. [ 6 ] The population was 3,285 as of the year 2010 U.S. census .
Uniontown is a home rule-class city in Union County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 929 at the 2020 census. The John T. Myers Locks and Dam, once known as Uniontown Locks and Dam, is located downriver 3½ miles. [2]
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 ...
The Union County Courthouse in Morganfield, Kentucky was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1978. The current courthouse is the third one for Union County, and was opened in 1872. The Public Works Administration would later double the size on the courthouse. [2]
Union is a home-rule-class city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 7,416 as of the 2020 United States Census [update] . The area was rural until residential growth in the 1990s and 2000s.