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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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Pike County is the 71st 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 became a national hero and namesake after his death in the War of 1812 . [ 8 ]
The county was formed in 1798 [3] and named for Richard Henderson [4] who purchased 17,000,000 acres (69,000 km 2) of land from the Cherokee, part of which would later make up the county. Henderson County lies within the West Kentucky Coal Field area. It is also part of the Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Jackson County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,955. [1] Its county seat is McKee. [2] The county was formed in 1858 from land given by Madison, Estill, Owsley, Clay, Laurel, and Rockcastle counties. [3] It was named for Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States. [4]
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky in the Pennyrile Region along the southern border with Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 9,253. [1] Its county seat is Albany. [2] The county was formed in 1835 and named for DeWitt Clinton, the seventh Governor of New York. [3] It is a prohibition ...
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census , the population was 51,541, making it the second-least populous capital county in the United States after Hughes County , South Dakota . [ 2 ]