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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 Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States. The 260-mile (420 km) river and its tributaries drain much of eastern and central Kentucky, passing through the Eastern Coalfield, the Cumberland Mountains, and the Bluegrass region. [ 2] Its watershed encompasses about 7,000 square miles (18,000 km 2 ), and it ...
Walton, Kentucky. Location of Walton in Boone County, Kentucky. / 38.86444°N 84.61222°W / 38.86444; -84.61222. Walton is a home rule-class city in Boone and Kenton counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 5,460 at the 2020 census .
The first map of Kentucky, presented in 1784 by author John Filson to the United States Congress [2]. Author, historian, founder and surveyor John Filson worked as a schoolteacher in Lexington, Kentucky and wrote The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke in 1784.
0506678. Website. www .cityofwhitesburg .com. Whitesburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. [ 3] The population was 2,139 at the 2010 census [ 4] and an estimated 1,875 in 2018. [ 5] It was named for John D. White, a state politician. [ 6]
21-39952. GNIS feature ID. 0495097. Jackson is a home rule-class city [ 3] in and the county seat of Breathitt County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 2,231 according to the 2010 U.S. census. [ 4] It was the home of the Jackson Academy, which became Lees College .
21-60312. GNIS feature ID. 2629662 [ 2] Petersburg is a rural unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census Petersburg, along with its surrounding areas that use the 41080 zip code, had a population of 500. It is located 25 miles away from Cincinnati, Ohio .
FIPS code. 21-51438. GNIS feature ID. 2405066 [3] Melbourne is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States, along the south bank of the Ohio River. The population was 458 at the 2020 census. St. Anne Convent is located in Melbourne; scenes from the movie Rain Man were filmed there.