These regulations have reined in the proliferation of counties in Kentucky. Since the 1891 Constitution, only McCreary County has been created.[3]
Adair, Allen, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Daviess, Edmonson, Fulton, Graves, Grayson, Green, Hancock, Hart, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, McLean, Metcalfe, Monroe, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Russell, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Union, Warren and Webster counties are all in the Central Time Zone.
Anderson, Bath, Bell, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Bracken, Breathitt, Bullitt, Campbell, Carroll, Carter, Casey, Clark, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Fleming, Floyd, Franklin, Gallatin, Garrard, Grant, Greenup, Hardin, Harlan, Harrison, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Jessamine, Johnson, Kenton, Knott, Knox, LaRue, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Magoffin, Marion, Martin, Mason, McCreary, Meade, Menifee, Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan, Nelson, Nicholas, Oldham, Owen, Owsley, Pendleton, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Taylor, Trimble, Washington, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe and Woodford counties are all in the Eastern Time Zone.
County
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FIPS code
[4]
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County seat
[5]
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Established
[5]
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Origin
[2]
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Etymology
[2]
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Population
[6]
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Area
[5]
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Map
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Adair County
|
001
|
Columbia
|
1802
|
Green County
|
John Adair, eighth Governor of Kentucky (1820–24)
|
700418656000000000018,656
|
7002407000000000000407 sq mi
(70031054000000000001,054 km2)
|
|
Allen County
|
003
|
Scottsville
|
1815
|
Barren County and Warren County
|
John Allen (1771–1813), hero of the Battle of Frenchtown in the War of 1812
|
700419956000000000019,956
|
7002346000000000000346 sq mi
(7002896000000000000896 km2)
|
|
Anderson County
|
005
|
Lawrenceburg
|
1827
|
Franklin County, Washington County and Mercer County
|
Richard Clough Anderson, Jr., Kentucky and United States legislator (1817–21)
|
700421421000000000021,421
|
7002203000000000000203 sq mi
(7002526000000000000526 km2)
|
|
Ballard County
|
007
|
Wickliffe
|
1842
|
Hickman County and McCracken County
|
Bland Ballard (1761–1853), hero of the Battle of Fallen Timbers and Battle of River Raisin
|
70038249000000000008,249
|
7002251000000000000251 sq mi
(7002650000000000000650 km2)
|
|
Barren County
|
009
|
Glasgow
|
1798
|
Green County and Warren County
|
The Barrens, a region of grassland in Kentucky
|
700442173000000000042,173
|
7002491000000000000491 sq mi
(70031272000000000001,272 km2)
|
|
Bath County
|
011
|
Owingsville
|
1811
|
Montgomery County
|
Medicinal springs located within the county
|
700411591000000000011,591
|
7002279000000000000279 sq mi
(7002723000000000000723 km2)
|
|
Bell County
|
013
|
Pineville
|
1867
|
Harlan County and Knox County
|
Joshua Fry Bell, Kentucky legislator (1862–67)
|
700428691000000000028,691
|
7002361000000000000361 sq mi
(7002935000000000000935 km2)
|
|
Boone County
|
015
|
Burlington
|
1798
|
Campbell County
|
Daniel Boone (1734–1820), frontiersman
|
7005118811000000000118,811
|
7002246000000000000246 sq mi
(7002637000000000000637 km2)
|
|
Bourbon County
|
017
|
Paris
|
1785
|
Fayette County
|
House of Bourbon, European royal house
|
700419985000000000019,985
|
7002291000000000000291 sq mi
(7002754000000000000754 km2)
|
|
Boyd County
|
019
|
Catlettsburg
|
1860
|
Greenup County, Carter County and Lawrence County
|
Linn Boyd, United States Congressman (1835–37; 1839–55) and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1859)
|
700449542000000000049,542
|
7002160000000000000160 sq mi
(7002414000000000000414 km2)
|
|
Boyle County
|
021
|
Danville
|
1842
|
Lincoln County and Mercer County
|
John Boyle, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals (1810–26)
|
700428432000000000028,432
|
7002182000000000000182 sq mi
(7002471000000000000471 km2)
|
|
Bracken County
|
023
|
Brooksville
|
1796
|
Mason County and Campbell County
|
William Bracken, trapper and frontiersman
|
70038488000000000008,488
|
7002203000000000000203 sq mi
(7002526000000000000526 km2)
|
|
Breathitt County
|
025
|
Jackson
|
1839
|
Clay County, Perry County and Estill County
|
John Breathitt, eleventh Governor of Kentucky (1832–34)
|
700413878000000000013,878
|
7002495000000000000495 sq mi
(70031282000000000001,282 km2)
|
|
Breckinridge County
|
027
|
Hardinsburg
|
1799
|
Hardin County
|
John Breckinridge (1760–1806), Kentucky statesman and U.S. Senator
|
700420059000000000020,059
|
7002572000000000000572 sq mi
(70031481000000000001,481 km2)
|
|
Bullitt County
|
029
|
Shepherdsville
|
1796
|
Jefferson County and Nelson County
|
Alexander Scott Bullitt, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1800–04)
|
700474319000000000074,319
|
7002299000000000000299 sq mi
(7002774000000000000774 km2)
|
|
Butler County
|
031
|
Morgantown
|
1810
|
Logan County and Ohio County
|
Richard Butler (1743–91), Revolutionary War general
|
700412690000000000012,690
|
7002428000000000000428 sq mi
(70031109000000000001,109 km2)
|
|
Caldwell County
|
033
|
Princeton
|
1809
|
Livingston County
|
John Caldwell, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1804)
|
700412984000000000012,984
|
7002347000000000000347 sq mi
(7002899000000000000899 km2)
|
|
Calloway County
|
035
|
Murray
|
1822
|
Hickman County
|
Richard Callaway (1724–80), pioneer
|
700437191000000000037,191
|
7002386000000000000386 sq mi
(70031000000000000001,000 km2)
|
|
Campbell County
|
037
|
Alexandria
and Newport
|
1794
|
Harrison County, Mason County and Scott County
|
John Campbell (1735–99), Revolutionary War colonel
|
700490336000000000090,336
|
7002152000000000000152 sq mi
(7002394000000000000394 km2)
|
|
Carlisle County
|
039
|
Bardwell
|
1886
|
Hickman County
|
John G. Carlisle, United States legislator (1877–89) and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
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70035104000000000005,104
|
7002192000000000000192 sq mi
(7002497000000000000497 km2)
|
|
Carroll County
|
041
|
Carrollton
|
1838
|
Gallatin County, Trimble County, and Henry county
|
Charles Carroll (1737–1832), last living signer of the Declaration of Independence
|
700410811000000000010,811
|
7002130000000000000130 sq mi
(7002337000000000000337 km2)
|
|
Carter County
|
043
|
Grayson
|
1838
|
Greenup County and Lawrence County
|
William Grayson Carter, Kentucky state senator (1834–38)
|
700427720000000000027,720
|
7002411000000000000411 sq mi
(70031064000000000001,064 km2)
|
|
Casey County
|
045
|
Liberty
|
1806
|
Lincoln County
|
William Casey (1754–1816), Revolutionary War colonel
|
700415955000000000015,955
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7002446000000000000446 sq mi
(70031155000000000001,155 km2)
|
|
Christian County
|
047
|
Hopkinsville
|
1796
|
Logan County
|
William Christian (1743–86), Revolutionary War soldier and founder of Louisville, Kentucky
|
700473955000000000073,955
|
7002721000000000000721 sq mi
(70031867000000000001,867 km2)
|
|
Clark County
|
049
|
Winchester
|
1792
|
Bourbon County and Fayette County
|
George Rogers Clark (1752–1818), Revolutionary War general
|
700435613000000000035,613
|
7002254000000000000254 sq mi
(7002658000000000000658 km2)
|
|
Clay County
|
051
|
Manchester
|
1807
|
Madison County, Floyd County, and Knox County
|
Green Clay (1757–1828), Revolutionary War general and western surveyor
|
700421730000000000021,730
|
7002471000000000000471 sq mi
(70031220000000000001,220 km2)
|
|
Clinton County
|
053
|
Albany
|
1835
|
Cumberland County and Wayne County
|
DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York (1817–23)
|
700410272000000000010,272
|
7002198000000000000198 sq mi
(7002513000000000000513 km2)
|
|
Crittenden County
|
055
|
Marion
|
1842
|
Livingston County[7]
|
John Jordan Crittenden, seventeenth Governor of Kentucky (1848–50)
|
70039315000000000009,315
|
7002362000000000000362 sq mi
(7002938000000000000938 km2)
|
|
Cumberland County
|
057
|
Burkesville
|
1798
|
Green County
|
The Cumberland River, which flows through the county
|
70036856000000000006,856
|
7002306000000000000306 sq mi
(7002793000000000000793 km2)
|
|
Daviess County
|
059
|
Owensboro
|
1815
|
Ohio County
|
Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (1774–1811), lawyer killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe
|
700496656000000000096,656
|
7002462000000000000462 sq mi
(70031197000000000001,197 km2)
|
|
Edmonson County
|
061
|
Brownsville
|
1825
|
Hart County, Grayson County, and Warren County
|
John Edmonson (1764–1813), military captain killed at the Battle of Frenchtown
|
700412161000000000012,161
|
7002303000000000000303 sq mi
(7002785000000000000785 km2)
|
|
Elliott County
|
063
|
Sandy Hook
|
1869
|
Lawrence County, and Carter County
|
John Milton Elliott (1820–85), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
|
70037852000000000007,852
|
7002234000000000000234 sq mi
(7002606000000000000606 km2)
|
|
Estill County
|
065
|
Irvine
|
1808
|
Clark County and Madison County
|
James Estill (1750–82), military captain killed at the Battle of Little Mountain
|
700414672000000000014,672
|
7002254000000000000254 sq mi
(7002658000000000000658 km2)
|
|
Fayette County
|
067
|
Lexington
|
1780
|
One of three original Kentucky counties
|
Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), French-born Revolutionary War general
|
7005295803000000000295,803
|
7002284000000000000284 sq mi
(7002736000000000000736 km2)
|
|
Fleming County
|
069
|
Flemingsburg
|
1798
|
Mason County
|
John Fleming (1735–91), frontiersman and one of the county's original settlers
|
700414348000000000014,348
|
7002351000000000000351 sq mi
(7002909000000000000909 km2)
|
|
Floyd County
|
071
|
Prestonsburg
|
1800
|
Fleming County, Montgomery County, and Mason County
|
John Floyd (1750–83), surveyor and pioneer
|
700439451000000000039,451
|
7002394000000000000394 sq mi
(70031020000000000001,020 km2)
|
|
Franklin County
|
073
|
Frankfort
|
1794
|
Mercer County, Shelby County, and Woodford County
|
Benjamin Franklin (1706–90), signer of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Founding Father
|
700449285000000000049,285
|
7002210000000000000210 sq mi
(7002544000000000000544 km2)
|
|
Fulton County
|
075
|
Hickman
|
1845
|
Hickman County
|
Robert Fulton (1765–1815), inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat
|
70036813000000000006,813
|
7002209000000000000209 sq mi
(7002541000000000000541 km2)
|
|
Gallatin County
|
077
|
Warsaw
|
1798
|
Franklin County and Shelby County
|
Albert Gallatin, United States Secretary of the Treasury (1801–14)
|
70038589000000000008,589
|
700199000000000000099 sq mi
(7002256000000000000256 km2)
|
|
Garrard County
|
079
|
Lancaster
|
1796
|
Madison County, Lincoln County, and Mercer County[8]
|
James Garrard, second Governor of Kentucky (1796–1804)
|
700416912000000000016,912
|
7002231000000000000231 sq mi
(7002598000000000000598 km2)
|
|
Grant County
|
081
|
Williamstown
|
1820
|
Pendleton County
|
Samuel Grant (1762–89 or 94), John Grant (1754–1826), and Squire Grant (1764–1833), three of the county's earliest settlers
|
700424662000000000024,662
|
7002260000000000000260 sq mi
(7002673000000000000673 km2)
|
|
Graves County
|
083
|
Mayfield
|
1824
|
Hickman County
|
Benjamin F. Graves (1771–1813), army major killed at the Battle of Frenchtown
|
700437121000000000037,121
|
7002556000000000000556 sq mi
(70031440000000000001,440 km2)
|
|
Grayson County
|
085
|
Leitchfield
|
1810
|
Hardin County and Ohio County
|
George Washington in the Revolutionary War and U.S. Senator from Virginia
|
700425746000000000025,746
|
7002504000000000000504 sq mi
(70031305000000000001,305 km2)
|
|
Green County
|
087
|
Greensburg
|
1792
|
Lincoln County and Nelson County
|
Nathanael Greene (1742–86), Revolutionary War general
|
700411258000000000011,258
|
7002289000000000000289 sq mi
(7002749000000000000749 km2)
|
|
Greenup County
|
089
|
Greenup
|
1803
|
Mason County
|
Christopher Greenup, third Governor of Kentucky (1804–08)
|
700436910000000000036,910
|
7002346000000000000346 sq mi
(7002896000000000000896 km2)
|
|
Hancock County
|
091
|
Hawesville
|
1829
|
Ohio County, Breckinridge County, and Daviess County
|
John Hancock (1737–93), signer of the Declaration of Independence
|
70038565000000000008,565
|
7002189000000000000189 sq mi
(7002490000000000000490 km2)
|
|
Hardin County
|
093
|
Elizabethtown
|
1792
|
Nelson County
|
John Hardin (1753–92), pioneer
|
7005105543000000000105,543
|
7002628000000000000628 sq mi
(70031627000000000001,627 km2)
|
|
Harlan County
|
095
|
Harlan
|
1819
|
Knox County
|
Silas Harlan (1753–82), army major in the Battle of Blue Licks
|
700429278000000000029,278
|
7002467000000000000467 sq mi
(70031210000000000001,210 km2)
|
|
Harrison County
|
097
|
Cynthiana
|
1793
|
Bourbon County and Scott County
|
Benjamin Harrison (1726–91), co-author of the Kentucky Constitution
|
700418846000000000018,846
|
7002310000000000000310 sq mi
(7002803000000000000803 km2)
|
|
Hart County
|
099
|
Munfordville
|
1819
|
Hardin County and Barren County
|
Nathaniel G. S. Hart (1784–1813), army major and lawyer captured at the Battle of Frenchtown
|
700418199000000000018,199
|
7002416000000000000416 sq mi
(70031077000000000001,077 km2)
|
|
Henderson County
|
101
|
Henderson
|
1798
|
Christian County
|
Richard Henderson (1734–85), founder of the Transylvania Company
|
700446250000000000046,250
|
7002440000000000000440 sq mi
(70031140000000000001,140 km2)
|
|
Henry County
|
103
|
New Castle
|
1798
|
Shelby County
|
Patrick Henry (1736–99), Revolutionary War-era legislator and U.S. founding father
|
700415416000000000015,416
|
7002289000000000000289 sq mi
(7002749000000000000749 km2)
|
|
Hickman County
|
105
|
Clinton
|
1821
|
Christian County
|
Paschal Hickman, military captain killed at the Battle of Frenchtown
|
70034902000000000004,902
|
7002244000000000000244 sq mi
(7002632000000000000632 km2)
|
|
Hopkins County
|
107
|
Madisonville
|
1806
|
Henderson County
|
Samuel Hopkins (1753–1819), Revolutionary War general
|
700446920000000000046,920
|
7002551000000000000551 sq mi
(70031427000000000001,427 km2)
|
|
Jackson County
|
109
|
McKee
|
1858
|
Madison County, Estill County, Owsley County, Clay County, Laurel County, and Rockcastle County
|
Andrew Jackson, President of the United States (1829–37)
|
700413494000000000013,494
|
7002346000000000000346 sq mi
(7002896000000000000896 km2)
|
|
Jefferson County
|
111
|
Louisville
|
1780
|
One of three original Kentucky counties
|
Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States (1801–09)
|
7005741096000000000741,096
|
7002385000000000000385 sq mi
(7002997000000000000997 km2)
|
|
Jessamine County
|
113
|
Nicholasville
|
1798
|
Fayette County
|
Jessamine Creek, which contains a set of rapids that are the county's most well known natural feature
|
700448586000000000048,586
|
7002173000000000000173 sq mi
(7002448000000000000448 km2)
|
|
Johnson County
|
115
|
Paintsville
|
1843
|
Morgan County
|
Richard Mentor Johnson, Vice President of the United States (1837–41)
|
700423356000000000023,356
|
7002262000000000000262 sq mi
(7002679000000000000679 km2)
|
|
Kenton County
|
117
|
Covington and Independence
|
1840
|
Campbell County
|
Simon Kenton (1755–1836), pioneer
|
7005159720000000000159,720
|
7002163000000000000163 sq mi
(7002422000000000000422 km2)
|
|
Knott County
|
119
|
Hindman
|
1884
|
Perry County, Letcher County, Floyd County, and Breathitt County
|
James Proctor Knott, twenty-ninth Governor of Kentucky (1883–87)
|
700416346000000000016,346
|
7002352000000000000352 sq mi
(7002912000000000000912 km2)
|
|
Knox County
|
121
|
Barbourville
|
1799
|
Lincoln County
|
Henry Knox, United States Secretary of War (1785–94)
|
700431883000000000031,883
|
7002388000000000000388 sq mi
(70031005000000000001,005 km2)
|
|
LaRue County
|
123
|
Hodgenville
|
1843
|
Hardin County
|
John LaRue (1746–92), one of the county's original settlers and the grandfather of Governor John L. Helm
|
700414193000000000014,193
|
7002263000000000000263 sq mi
(7002681000000000000681 km2)
|
|
Laurel County
|
125
|
London
|
1825
|
Rockcastle County, Clay County, Knox County and Whitley County
|
Mountain laurel trees that are prominent in the area
|
700458849000000000058,849
|
7002436000000000000436 sq mi
(70031129000000000001,129 km2)
|
|
Lawrence County
|
127
|
Louisa
|
1821
|
Greenup County and Floyd County
|
James Lawrence (1781–1813), naval commander during the War of 1812
|
700415860000000000015,860
|
7002419000000000000419 sq mi
(70031085000000000001,085 km2)
|
|
Lee County
|
129
|
Beattyville
|
1870
|
Breathitt County, Estill County, Owsley County, and Wolfe County
|
Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, Revolutionary War hero and Governor of Virginia
|
70037887000000000007,887
|
7002210000000000000210 sq mi
(7002544000000000000544 km2)
|
|
Leslie County
|
131
|
Hyden
|
1878
|
Clay County, Harlan County and Perry County
|
Preston Leslie, twenty-sixth Governor of Kentucky (1871–75)
|
700411310000000000011,310
|
7002404000000000000404 sq mi
(70031046000000000001,046 km2)
|
|
Letcher County
|
133
|
Whitesburg
|
1842
|
Perry County and Harlan County
|
Robert P. Letcher, fifteenth Governor of Kentucky (1840–44)
|
700424519000000000024,519
|
7002339000000000000339 sq mi
(7002878000000000000878 km2)
|
|
Lewis County
|
135
|
Vanceburg
|
1806
|
Mason County
|
Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), explorer
|
700413870000000000013,870
|
7002484000000000000484 sq mi
(70031254000000000001,254 km2)
|
|
Lincoln County
|
137
|
Stanford
|
1780
|
One of three original Kentucky counties
|
Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810), Revolutionary War general
|
700424732000000000024,732
|
7002337000000000000337 sq mi
(7002873000000000000873 km2)
|
|
Livingston County
|
139
|
Smithland
|
1799
|
Christian County
|
Robert Livingston (1746–1813), one of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence
|
70039519000000000009,519
|
7002316000000000000316 sq mi
(7002818000000000000818 km2)
|
|
Logan County
|
141
|
Russellville
|
1792
|
Lincoln County
|
Benjamin Logan (1742–1802), Revolutionary War general
|
700426835000000000026,835
|
7002556000000000000556 sq mi
(70031440000000000001,440 km2)
|
|
Lyon County
|
143
|
Eddyville
|
1854
|
Caldwell County
|
Chittenden Lyon, United States Representative from Kentucky (1827–35)
|
70038314000000000008,314
|
7002216000000000000216 sq mi
(7002559000000000000559 km2)
|
|
McCracken County
|
145
|
Paducah
|
1825
|
Hickman County
|
Virgil McCracken, military captain killed at the Battle of Frenchtown
|
700465565000000000065,565
|
7002251000000000000251 sq mi
(7002650000000000000650 km2)
|
|
McCreary County
|
147
|
Whitley City
|
1912
|
Pulaski County, Wayne County and Whitley County
|
James McCreary, thirty-seventh Governor of Kentucky (1912–16)
|
700418306000000000018,306
|
7002428000000000000428 sq mi
(70031109000000000001,109 km2)
|
|
McLean County
|
149
|
Calhoun
|
1854
|
Daviess County, Muhlenberg County and Ohio County
|
Alney McLean (1815–17; 1819–21), United States Representative from Kentucky
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70039531000000000009,531
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7002254000000000000254 sq mi
(7002658000000000000658 km2)
|
|
Madison County
|
151
|
Richmond
|
1785
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Lincoln County
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James Madison, President of the United States (1809–17)
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700482916000000000082,916
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7002441000000000000441 sq mi
(70031142000000000001,142 km2)
|
|
Magoffin County
|
153
|
Salyersville
|
1860
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Morgan County
|
Beriah Magoffin, twenty-first Governor of Kentucky (1859–62)
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700413333000000000013,333
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7002310000000000000310 sq mi
(7002803000000000000803 km2)
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|
Marion County
|
155
|
Lebanon
|
1834
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Washington County
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Francis Marion (1732–95), Revolutionary War general
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700419820000000000019,820
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7002347000000000000347 sq mi
(7002899000000000000899 km2)
|
|
Marshall County
|
157
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Benton
|
1842
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Calloway County
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John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1801–35)
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700431448000000000031,448
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7002305000000000000305 sq mi
(7002790000000000000790 km2)
|
|
Martin County
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159
|
Inez
|
1870
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Floyd County, Johnson County, Pike County, and Lawrence County
|
John P. Martin, United States Congressman from Kentucky (1845–47)
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700412929000000000012,929
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7002231000000000000231 sq mi
(7002598000000000000598 km2)
|
|
Mason County
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161
|
Maysville
|
1788
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Bourbon County[9]
|
|
700417490000000000017,490
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7002241000000000000241 sq mi
(7002624000000000000624 km2)
|
|
Meade County
|
163
|
Brandenburg
|
1823
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Breckinridge County and Hardin County
|
James Meade, military captain killed at the Battle of Frenchtown
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700428602000000000028,602
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7002308000000000000308 sq mi
(7002798000000000000798 km2)
|
|
Menifee County
|
165
|
Frenchburg
|
1869
|
Powell County and Wolfe County
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Richard H. Menefee, United States Congressman from Kentucky (1837–39)
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70036306000000000006,306
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7002204000000000000204 sq mi
(7002528000000000000528 km2)
|
|
Mercer County
|
167
|
Harrodsburg
|
1785
|
Lincoln County
|
Hugh Mercer (1726–77), Revolutionary War hero who was killed at the Battle of Princeton
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700421331000000000021,331
|
7002251000000000000251 sq mi
(7002650000000000000650 km2)
|
|
Metcalfe County
|
169
|
Edmonton
|
1860
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Barren County, Hart County, Green County, Adair County, Cumberland County and Monroe County
|
Thomas Metcalfe, tenth Governor of Kentucky (1828–32)
|
700410099000000000010,099
|
7002291000000000000291 sq mi
(7002754000000000000754 km2)
|
|
Monroe County
|
171
|
Tompkinsville
|
1820
|
Barren County and Cumberland County
|
James Monroe, President of the United States (1817–25)
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700410963000000000010,963
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7002331000000000000331 sq mi
(7002857000000000000857 km2)
|
|
Montgomery County
|
173
|
Mount Sterling
|
1796
|
Clark County[10]
|
Richard Montgomery (1736–75), military general killed at the Battle of Quebec
|
700426499000000000026,499
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7002199000000000000199 sq mi
(7002515000000000000515 km2)
|
|
Morgan County
|
175
|
West Liberty
|
1822
|
Bath County and Floyd County
|
Daniel Morgan (1736–1802), Revolutionary War general
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700413923000000000013,923
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7002381000000000000381 sq mi
(7002987000000000000987 km2)
|
|
Muhlenberg County
|
177
|
Greenville
|
1798
|
Christian County and Logan County
|
Peter Muhlenberg (1746–1807), Revolutionary War general
|
700431499000000000031,499
|
7002475000000000000475 sq mi
(70031230000000000001,230 km2)
|
|
Nelson County
|
179
|
Bardstown
|
1784
|
Jefferson County
|
Thomas Nelson, Jr. (1738–89), signer of the Declaration of Independence
|
700443437000000000043,437
|
7002423000000000000423 sq mi
(70031096000000000001,096 km2)
|
|
Nicholas County
|
181
|
Carlisle
|
1799
|
Mason County and Bourbon County
|
George Nicholas (1743–99), Revolutionary War colonel
|
70037135000000000007,135
|
7002197000000000000197 sq mi
(7002510000000000000510 km2)
|
|
Ohio County
|
183
|
Hartford
|
1798
|
Hardin County
|
The Ohio River, which formed the county's northern border until the creation of Daviess and Hancock counties
|
700423842000000000023,842
|
7002594000000000000594 sq mi
(70031538000000000001,538 km2)
|
|
Oldham County
|
185
|
La Grange
|
1823
|
Henry County, Jefferson County and Shelby County
|
William Oldham (1753–91), Revolutionary War colonel
|
700460316000000000060,316
|
7002189000000000000189 sq mi
(7002490000000000000490 km2)
|
|
Owen County
|
187
|
Owenton
|
1819
|
Franklin County, Gallatin County and Scott County
|
Abraham Owen (1769–1811), killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe
|
700410841000000000010,841
|
7002352000000000000352 sq mi
(7002912000000000000912 km2)
|
|
Owsley County
|
189
|
Booneville
|
1843
|
Breathitt County, Clay County, and Estill County
|
William Owsley, Kentucky Secretary of State and later Governor of Kentucky (1844–48)
|
70034755000000000004,755
|
7002198000000000000198 sq mi
(7002513000000000000513 km2)
|
|
Pendleton County
|
191
|
Falmouth
|
1798
|
Campbell County and Bracken County
|
Edmund Pendleton (1721–1803), member of the Continental Congress
|
700414877000000000014,877
|
7002280000000000000280 sq mi
(7002725000000000000725 km2)
|
|
Perry County
|
193
|
Hazard
|
1820
|
Floyd County and Clay County
|
Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), Admiral in the War of 1812
|
700428712000000000028,712
|
7002342000000000000342 sq mi
(7002886000000000000886 km2)
|
|
Pike County
|
195
|
Pikeville
|
1821
|
Floyd County
|
Zebulon Pike (1779–1813), western explorer and discoverer of Pike's Peak
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700465024000000000065,024
|
7002788000000000000788 sq mi
(70032041000000000002,041 km2)
|
|
Powell County
|
197
|
Stanton
|
1852
|
Clark County, Estill County, and Montgomery County
|
Lazarus Whitehead Powell, nineteenth Governor of Kentucky (1851–55)
|
700412613000000000012,613
|
7002180000000000000180 sq mi
(7002466000000000000466 km2)
|
|
Pulaski County
|
199
|
Somerset
|
1798
|
Green County and Lincoln County
|
Casimir Pulaski (1746–79), Polish-born Revolutionary War soldier killed at the Battle of Savannah
|
700463063000000000063,063
|
7002662000000000000662 sq mi
(70031715000000000001,715 km2)
|
|
Robertson County
|
201
|
Mount Olivet
|
1867
|
Bracken County, Harrison County, Mason County, and Nicholas County
|
George Robertson, chief justice of the Kentucky court of appeals (1828–43)
|
70032282000000000002,282
|
7002100000000000000100 sq mi
(7002259000000000000259 km2)
|
|
Rockcastle County
|
203
|
Mount Vernon
|
1810
|
Lincoln County, Madison County, Knox County and Pulaski County
|
Rockcastle River, the boundary between Rockcastle and Laurel County
|
700417056000000000017,056
|
7002318000000000000318 sq mi
(7002824000000000000824 km2)
|
|
Rowan County
|
205
|
Morehead
|
1856
|
Morgan County
|
John Rowan, Congressman from Kentucky (1809–11; 1825–31))
|
700423333000000000023,333
|
7002281000000000000281 sq mi
(7002728000000000000728 km2)
|
|
Russell County
|
207
|
Jamestown
|
1825
|
Adair County, Wayne County and Cumberland County
|
William Russell (1758–1825), pioneer and state legislator
|
700417565000000000017,565
|
7002254000000000000254 sq mi
(7002658000000000000658 km2)
|
|
Scott County
|
209
|
Georgetown
|
1792
|
Woodford County
|
Charles Scott (Governor of Kentucky), Revolutionary war general and later Governor of Kentucky (1808–12)
|
700447173000000000047,173
|
7002285000000000000285 sq mi
(7002738000000000000738 km2)
|
|
Shelby County
|
211
|
Shelbyville
|
1792
|
Jefferson County
|
Isaac Shelby, first Governor of Kentucky (1792–96; 1812–16)
|
700442074000000000042,074
|
7002384000000000000384 sq mi
(7002995000000000000995 km2)
|
|
Simpson County
|
213
|
Franklin
|
1819
|
Allen County, Logan County and Warren County
|
John Simpson, military captain killed at the Battle of Frenchtown
|
700417327000000000017,327
|
7002236000000000000236 sq mi
(7002611000000000000611 km2)
|
|
Spencer County
|
215
|
Taylorsville
|
1824
|
Nelson County, Shelby County, and Bullitt County
|
Spears Spencer, military captain killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe
|
700417061000000000017,061
|
7002186000000000000186 sq mi
(7002482000000000000482 km2)
|
|
Taylor County
|
217
|
Campbellsville
|
1848
|
Green County
|
Zachary Taylor, President of the United States (1849–50)
|
700424512000000000024,512
|
7002270000000000000270 sq mi
(7002699000000000000699 km2)
|
|
Todd County
|
219
|
Elkton
|
1819
|
Logan County and Christian County
|
John Todd (1750–82), military colonel killed at the Battle of Blue Licks
|
700412460000000000012,460
|
7002376000000000000376 sq mi
(7002974000000000000974 km2)
|
|
Trigg County
|
221
|
Cadiz
|
1820
|
Christian County and Caldwell County
|
Stephen Trigg (1744–82), military colonel killed at the Battle of Blue Licks
|
700414339000000000014,339
|
7002443000000000000443 sq mi
(70031147000000000001,147 km2)
|
|
Trimble County
|
223
|
Bedford
|
1837
|
Gallatin County, Henry County and Oldham County
|
Robert Trimble, Associate Supreme Court Justice (1826–28)
|
70038809000000000008,809
|
7002149000000000000149 sq mi
(7002386000000000000386 km2)
|
|
Union County
|
225
|
Morganfield
|
1811
|
Henderson County
|
Unanimous decision of the residents to unite together and create a new county
|
700415007000000000015,007
|
7002345000000000000345 sq mi
(7002894000000000000894 km2)
|
|
Warren County
|
227
|
Bowling Green
|
1796
|
Logan County
|
Joseph Warren (1741–75), Revolutionary War general
|
7005113792000000000113,792
|
7002545000000000000545 sq mi
(70031412000000000001,412 km2)
|
|
Washington County
|
229
|
Springfield
|
1792
|
Jefferson County
|
President of the United States (1789–97)
|
700411717000000000011,717
|
7002301000000000000301 sq mi
(7002780000000000000780 km2)
|
|
Wayne County
|
231
|
Monticello
|
1800
|
Pulaski County and Cumberland County
|
Anthony Wayne (1745–96), Revolutionary War general
|
700420813000000000020,813
|
7002459000000000000459 sq mi
(70031189000000000001,189 km2)
|
|
Webster County
|
233
|
Dixon
|
1860
|
Henderson County, Hopkins County, and Union County
|
Daniel Webster, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and United States Secretary of State (1841–43; 1850–52)
|
700413621000000000013,621
|
7002335000000000000335 sq mi
(7002868000000000000868 km2)
|
|
Whitley County
|
235
|
Williamsburg
|
1818
|
Knox County
|
William Whitley (1749–1813), Kentucky pioneer
|
700435637000000000035,637
|
7002440000000000000440 sq mi
(70031140000000000001,140 km2)
|
|
Wolfe County
|
237
|
Campton
|
1860
|
Breathitt County, Owsley County, and Powell County
|
Nathaniel Wolfe (1808–65), member of the Kentucky General Assembly
|
70037355000000000007,355
|
7002223000000000000223 sq mi
(7002578000000000000578 km2)
|
|
Woodford County
|
239
|
Versailles
|
1788
|
Fayette County
|
William Woodford (1734–80), Revolutionary War general
|
700424939000000000024,939
|
7002191000000000000191 sq mi
(7002495000000000000495 km2)
|
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