Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Bellevue is a home rule-class city [4] in Campbell County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is located along the southern bank of the Ohio River . The population was 5,548 at the 2020 census .
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.
Kenton County is a county located in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census , the population was 169,064, [ 1 ] making it the third most populous county in Kentucky (behind Jefferson County and Fayette County ).
Boyd County was the 107th of 120 counties formed in Kentucky and was established in 1860 from parts of surrounding Greenup, Carter, and Lawrence Counties. [3] It was named for Linn Boyd of Paducah, former U.S. congressman, speaker of the United States House of Representatives, who died in 1859 soon after being elected lieutenant governor of Kentucky.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
LaRue County is a county in the central region of the U.S. state of Kentucky, outside the Bluegrass Region and larger population centers. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,867. [1] Its county seat is Hodgenville, [2] which is best known as the birthplace of United States President Abraham Lincoln. The county was established on March ...
During the Civil War, Morgan County was firmly pro-confederate in sentiment, donating hundreds of men to the 5th KY Infantry (CSA). On May 29, 1869, a portion of Morgan County became part of present day Menifee County. Morgan County was hit by an EF3 tornado on March 2, 2012, which cost the lives of six people and injured many others. Following ...