List of counties in Kentucky
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FIPS code | County seat[1] | Established[1] | Formed from[2] | Meaning of name[3] | Population (2020)[4] |
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Adair County | 001 | Columbia | 1802 | Green County | John Adair, eighth Governor of Kentucky (1820–24) | 18,903 | 407 sq mi (1,054 km2) |
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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 | 20,588 | 346 sq mi (896 km2) |
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Anderson County | 005 | Lawrenceburg | 1827 | Franklin County, Washington County and Mercer County | Richard Clough Anderson, Jr., Kentucky and United States legislator (1817–21) | 23,852 | 203 sq mi (526 km2) |
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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 | 7,728 | 251 sq mi (650 km2) |
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Barren County | 009 | Glasgow | 1798 | Green County and Warren County | The Barrens, a region of grassland in Kentucky | 44,485 | 491 sq mi (1,272 km2) |
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Bath County | 011 | Owingsville | 1811 | Montgomery County | Medicinal springs located within the county | 12,750 | 279 sq mi (723 km2) |
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Bell County | 013 | Pineville | 1867 | Harlan County and Knox County | Joshua Fry Bell, Kentucky legislator (1862–67) | 24,097 | 361 sq mi (935 km2) |
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Boone County | 015 | Burlington | 1798 | Campbell County | Daniel Boone (1734–1820), frontiersman | 135,968 | 246 sq mi (637 km2) |
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Bourbon County | 017 | Paris | 1785 | Fayette County | House of Bourbon, European royal house | 20,252 | 291 sq mi (754 km2) |
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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) | 48,261 | 160 sq mi (414 km2) |
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Boyle County | 021 | Danville | 1842 | Lincoln County and Mercer County | John Boyle, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals (1810–26) | 30,614 | 182 sq mi (471 km2) |
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Bracken County | 023 | Brooksville | 1796 | Mason County and Campbell County | William Bracken, trapper and frontiersman | 8,400 | 203 sq mi (526 km2) |
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Breathitt County | 025 | Jackson | 1839 | Clay County, Perry County and Estill County | John Breathitt, eleventh Governor of Kentucky (1832–34) | 13,718 | 495 sq mi (1,282 km2) |
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Breckinridge County | 027 | Hardinsburg | 1799 | Hardin County | John Breckinridge (1760–1806), Kentucky statesman and U.S. Senator | 20,432 | 572 sq mi (1,481 km2) |
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Bullitt County | 029 | Shepherdsville | 1796 | Jefferson County and Nelson County | Alexander Scott Bullitt, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1800–04) | 82,217 | 299 sq mi (774 km2) |
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Butler County | 031 | Morgantown | 1810 | Logan County and Ohio County | Richard Butler (1743–91), Revolutionary War general | 12,371 | 428 sq mi (1,109 km2) |
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Caldwell County | 033 | Princeton | 1809 | Livingston County | John Caldwell, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1804) | 12,649 | 347 sq mi (899 km2) |
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Calloway County | 035 | Murray | 1822 | Hickman County | Richard Callaway (1724–80), pioneer | 37,103 | 386 sq mi (1,000 km2) |
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Campbell County | 037 | Alexandria and Newport |
1794 | Harrison County, Mason County and Scott County | John Campbell (1735–99), Revolutionary War colonel | 93,076 | 152 sq mi (394 km2) |
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Carlisle County | 039 | Bardwell | 1886 | Hickman County | John G. Carlisle, United States legislator (1877–89) and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives | 4,826 | 192 sq mi (497 km2) |
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Carroll County | 041 | Carrollton | 1838 | Gallatin County, Trimble County, and Henry county | Charles Carroll (1737–1832), last living signer of the Declaration of Independence | 10,810 | 130 sq mi (337 km2) |
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Carter County | 043 | Grayson | 1838 | Greenup County and Lawrence County | William Grayson Carter, Kentucky state senator (1834–38) | 26,627 | 411 sq mi (1,064 km2) |
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Casey County | 045 | Liberty | 1806 | Lincoln County | William Casey (1754–1816), Revolutionary War colonel | 15,941 | 446 sq mi (1,155 km2) |
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Christian County | 047 | Hopkinsville | 1796 | Logan County | William Christian (1743–86), Revolutionary War soldier and founder of Louisville, Kentucky | 72,748 | 721 sq mi (1,867 km2) |
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Clark County | 049 | Winchester | 1792 | Bourbon County and Fayette County | George Rogers Clark (1752–1818), Revolutionary War general | 36,972 | 254 sq mi (658 km2) |
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Clay County | 051 | Manchester | 1807 | Madison County, Floyd County, and Knox County | Green Clay (1757–1828), Revolutionary War general and western surveyor | 20,345 | 471 sq mi (1,220 km2) |
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Clinton County | 053 | Albany | 1835 | Cumberland County and Wayne County | DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York (1817–23) | 9,253 | 198 sq mi (513 km2) |
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Crittenden County | 055 | Marion | 1842 | Livingston County | John Jordan Crittenden, seventeenth Governor of Kentucky (1848–50) | 8,990 | 362 sq mi (938 km2) |
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Cumberland County | 057 | Burkesville | 1798 | Green County | The Cumberland River, which flows through the county | 5,888 | 306 sq mi (793 km2) |
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Daviess County | 059 | Owensboro | 1815 | Ohio County | Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (1774–1811), lawyer killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe | 103,312 | 462 sq mi (1,197 km2) |
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Edmonson County | 061 | Brownsville | 1825 | Hart County, Grayson County, and Warren County | John Edmonson (1764–1813), military captain killed at the Battle of Frenchtown | 12,126 | 303 sq mi (785 km2) |
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Elliott County | 063 | Sandy Hook | 1869 | Morgan County, Lawrence County, and Carter County | John Milton Elliott (1820–85), U.S. Representative from Kentucky | 7,354 | 234 sq mi (606 km2) |
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Estill County | 065 | Irvine | 1808 | Clark County and Madison County | James Estill (1750–82), military captain killed at the Battle of Little Mountain | 14,163 | 254 sq mi (658 km2) |
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Fayette County | 067 | Lexington | 1780 | Kentucky County | Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), French-born Revolutionary War general | 322,570 | 284 sq mi (736 km2) |
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Fleming County | 069 | Flemingsburg | 1798 | Mason County | John Fleming (1735–91), frontiersman and one of the county's original settlers | 15,082 | 351 sq mi (909 km2) |
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Floyd County | 071 | Prestonsburg | 1800 | Fleming County, Montgomery County, and Mason County | John Floyd (1750–83), surveyor and pioneer | 35,942 | 394 sq mi (1,020 km2) |
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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 | 51,541 | 210 sq mi (544 km2) |
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Fulton County | 075 | Hickman | 1845 | Hickman County | Robert Fulton (1765–1815), inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat | 6,515 | 209 sq mi (541 km2) |
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Gallatin County | 077 | Warsaw | 1798 | Franklin County and Shelby County | Albert Gallatin, United States Secretary of the Treasury (1801–14) | 8,690 | 99 sq mi (256 km2) |
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Garrard County | 079 | Lancaster | 1796 | Madison County, Lincoln County, and Mercer County | James Garrard, second Governor of Kentucky (1796–1804) | 16,953 | 231 sq mi (598 km2) |
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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 | 24,941 | 260 sq mi (673 km2) |
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Graves County | 083 | Mayfield | 1824 | Hickman County | Benjamin F. Graves (1771–1813), army major killed at the Battle of Frenchtown | 36,649 | 556 sq mi (1,440 km2) |
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Grayson County | 085 | Leitchfield | 1810 | Hardin County and Ohio County | William Grayson (1740–90), aide to George Washington in the Revolutionary War and U.S. Senator from Virginia | 26,420 | 504 sq mi (1,305 km2) |
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Green County | 087 | Greensburg | 1792 | Lincoln County and Nelson County | Nathanael Greene (1742–86), Revolutionary War general | 11,107 | 289 sq mi (749 km2) |
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Greenup County | 089 | Greenup | 1803 | Mason County | Christopher Greenup, third Governor of Kentucky (1804–08) | 35,962 | 346 sq mi (896 km2) |
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Hancock County | 091 | Hawesville | 1829 | Ohio County, Breckinridge County, and Daviess County | John Hancock (1737–93), signer of the Declaration of Independence | 9,095 | 189 sq mi (490 km2) |
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Hardin County | 093 | Elizabethtown | 1792 | Nelson County | John Hardin (1753–92), pioneer | 110,702 | 628 sq mi (1,627 km2) |
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Harlan County | 095 | Harlan | 1819 | Knox County | Silas Harlan (1753–82), army major in the Battle of Blue Licks | 26,831 | 467 sq mi (1,210 km2) |
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Harrison County | 097 | Cynthiana | 1793 | Bourbon County and Scott County | Benjamin Harrison (1726–91), co-author of the Kentucky Constitution | 18,692 | 310 sq mi (803 km2) |
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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 | 19,288 | 416 sq mi (1,077 km2) |
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Henderson County | 101 | Henderson | 1798 | Christian County | Richard Henderson (1734–85), founder of the Transylvania Company | 44,793 | 440 sq mi (1,140 km2) |
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Henry County | 103 | New Castle | 1798 | Shelby County | Patrick Henry (1736–99), Revolutionary War-era legislator and U.S. founding father | 15,678 | 289 sq mi (749 km2) |
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Hickman County | 105 | Clinton | 1821 | Christian County | Paschal Hickman, military captain killed at the Battle of Frenchtown | 4,521 | 244 sq mi (632 km2) |
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Hopkins County | 107 | Madisonville | 1806 | Henderson County | Samuel Hopkins (1753–1819), Revolutionary War general | 45,423 | 551 sq mi (1,427 km2) |
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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) | 12,955 | 346 sq mi (896 km2) |
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Jefferson County | 111 | Louisville | 1780 | Kentucky County | Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States (1801–09) | 782,969 | 385 sq mi (997 km2) |
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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 | 52,991 | 173 sq mi (448 km2) |
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Johnson County | 115 | Paintsville | 1843 | Floyd County, Lawrence County, and Morgan County | Richard Mentor Johnson, Vice President of the United States (1837–41) | 22,680 | 262 sq mi (679 km2) |
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Kenton County | 117 | Covington and Independence | 1840 | Campbell County | Simon Kenton (1755–1836), pioneer | 169,064 | 163 sq mi (422 km2) |
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Knott County | 119 | Hindman | 1884 | Perry County, Letcher County, Floyd County, and Breathitt County | James Proctor Knott, twenty-ninth Governor of Kentucky (1883–87) | 14,251 | 352 sq mi (912 km2) |
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Knox County | 121 | Barbourville | 1799 | Lincoln County | Henry Knox, United States Secretary of War (1785–94) | 30,193 | 388 sq mi (1,005 km2) |
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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 | 14,867 | 263 sq mi (681 km2) |
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Laurel County | 125 | London | 1825 | Rockcastle County, Clay County, Knox County and Whitley County | Mountain laurel trees that are prominent in the area | 62,613 | 436 sq mi (1,129 km2) |
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Lawrence County | 127 | Louisa | 1821 | Greenup County and Floyd County | James Lawrence (1781–1813), naval commander during the War of 1812 | 16,293 | 419 sq mi (1,085 km2) |
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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 | 7,395 | 210 sq mi (544 km2) |
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Leslie County | 131 | Hyden | 1878 | Clay County, Harlan County and Perry County | Preston Leslie, twenty-sixth Governor of Kentucky (1871–75) | 10,513 | 404 sq mi (1,046 km2) |
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Letcher County | 133 | Whitesburg | 1842 | Perry County and Harlan County | Robert P. Letcher, fifteenth Governor of Kentucky (1840–44) | 21,548 | 339 sq mi (878 km2) |
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Lewis County | 135 | Vanceburg | 1806 | Mason County | Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), explorer | 13,080 | 484 sq mi (1,254 km2) |
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Lincoln County | 137 | Stanford | 1780 | Kentucky County | Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810), Revolutionary War general | 24,275 | 337 sq mi (873 km2) |
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Livingston County | 139 | Smithland | 1799 | Christian County | Robert Livingston (1746–1813), one of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence | 8,888 | 316 sq mi (818 km2) |
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Logan County | 141 | Russellville | 1792 | Lincoln County | Benjamin Logan (1742–1802), Revolutionary War general | 27,432 | 556 sq mi (1,440 km2) |
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Lyon County | 143 | Eddyville | 1854 | Caldwell County | Chittenden Lyon, United States Representative from Kentucky (1827–35) | 8,680 | 216 sq mi (559 km2) |
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McCracken County | 145 | Paducah | 1825 | Hickman County | Virgil McCracken, military captain killed at the Battle of Frenchtown | 67,875 | 251 sq mi (650 km2) |
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McCreary County | 147 | Whitley City | 1912 | Pulaski County, Wayne County, Whitley County | James McCreary, thirty-seventh Governor of Kentucky (1912–16) | 16,888 | 428 sq mi (1,109 km2) |
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McLean County | 149 | Calhoun | 1854 | Daviess County, Muhlenberg County and Ohio County | Alney McLean (1815–17; 1819–21), United States Representative from Kentucky | 9,152 | 254 sq mi (658 km2) |
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Madison County | 151 | Richmond | 1785 | Lincoln County | James Madison, President of the United States (1809–17) | 92,701 | 441 sq mi (1,142 km2) |
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Magoffin County | 153 | Salyersville | 1860 | Floyd County, Johnson County and Morgan County | Beriah Magoffin, twenty-first Governor of Kentucky (1859–62) | 11,637 | 310 sq mi (803 km2) |
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Marion County | 155 | Lebanon | 1834 | Washington County | Francis Marion (1732–95), Revolutionary War general | 19,581 | 347 sq mi (899 km2) |
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Marshall County | 157 | Benton | 1842 | Calloway County | John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1801–35) | 31,659 | 305 sq mi (790 km2) |
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Martin County | 159 | Inez | 1870 | Floyd County, Johnson County, Pike County, and Lawrence County | John P. Martin, United States Congressman from Kentucky (1845–47) | 11,287 | 231 sq mi (598 km2) |
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Mason County | 161 | Maysville | 1788 | Bourbon County | George Mason (1725–92), statesman known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights" | 17,120 | 241 sq mi (624 km2) |
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Meade County | 163 | Brandenburg | 1823 | Breckinridge County and Hardin County | James Meade, military captain killed at the Battle of Frenchtown | 30,003 | 308 sq mi (798 km2) |
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Menifee County | 165 | Frenchburg | 1869 | Bath County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Powell County and Wolfe County | Richard H. Menefee, United States Congressman from Kentucky (1837–39) | 6,113 | 204 sq mi (528 km2) |
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Mercer County | 167 | Harrodsburg | 1785 | Lincoln County | Hugh Mercer (1726–77), Revolutionary War hero who was killed at the Battle of Princeton | 22,641 | 251 sq mi (650 km2) |
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Metcalfe County | 169 | Edmonton | 1860 | Barren County, Hart County, Green County, Adair County, Cumberland County and Monroe County | Thomas Metcalfe, tenth Governor of Kentucky (1828–32) | 10,286 | 291 sq mi (754 km2) |
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Monroe County | 171 | Tompkinsville | 1820 | Barren County and Cumberland County | James Monroe, President of the United States (1817–25) | 11,338 | 331 sq mi (857 km2) |
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Montgomery County | 173 | Mount Sterling | 1796 | Clark County | Richard Montgomery (1736–75), military general killed at the Battle of Quebec | 28,114 | 199 sq mi (515 km2) |
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Morgan County | 175 | West Liberty | 1822 | Bath County and Floyd County | Daniel Morgan (1736–1802), Revolutionary War general | 13,726 | 381 sq mi (987 km2) |
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Muhlenberg County | 177 | Greenville | 1798 | Christian County and Logan County | Peter Muhlenberg (1746–1807), Revolutionary War general | 30,928 | 475 sq mi (1,230 km2) |
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Nelson County | 179 | Bardstown | 1784 | Jefferson County | Thomas Nelson, Jr. (1738–89), signer of the Declaration of Independence | 46,738 | 423 sq mi (1,096 km2) |
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Nicholas County | 181 | Carlisle | 1799 | Mason County and Bourbon County | George Nicholas (1743–99), Revolutionary War colonel | 7,537 | 197 sq mi (510 km2) |
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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 | 23,772 | 594 sq mi (1,538 km2) |
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Oldham County | 185 | La Grange | 1823 | Henry County, Jefferson County and Shelby County | William Oldham (1753–91), Revolutionary War colonel | 67,607 | 189 sq mi (490 km2) |
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Owen County | 187 | Owenton | 1819 | Franklin County, Gallatin County and Scott County | Abraham Owen (1769–1811), killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe | 11,278 | 352 sq mi (912 km2) |
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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) | 4,051 | 198 sq mi (513 km2) |
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Pendleton County | 191 | Falmouth | 1798 | Campbell County and Bracken County | Edmund Pendleton (1721–1803), member of the Continental Congress | 14,644 | 280 sq mi (725 km2) |
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Perry County | 193 | Hazard | 1820 | Floyd County and Clay County | Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), Admiral in the War of 1812 | 28,473 | 342 sq mi (886 km2) |
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Pike County | 195 | Pikeville | 1821 | Floyd County | Zebulon Pike (1779–1813), western explorer and discoverer of Pike's Peak | 58,669 | 788 sq mi (2,041 km2) |
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Powell County | 197 | Stanton | 1852 | Clark County, Estill County, and Montgomery County | Lazarus Whitehead Powell, nineteenth Governor of Kentucky (1851–55) | 13,129 | 180 sq mi (466 km2) |
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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 | 65,034 | 662 sq mi (1,715 km2) |
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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) | 2,193 | 100 sq mi (259 km2) |
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Rockcastle County | 203 | Mount Vernon | 1810 | Lincoln County, Madison County, Knox County and Pulaski County | Rockcastle River, the boundary between Rockcastle and Laurel County | 16,037 | 318 sq mi (824 km2) |
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Rowan County | 205 | Morehead | 1856 | Fleming County and Morgan County | John Rowan, Congressman from Kentucky (1809–11; 1825–31)) | 24,662 | 281 sq mi (728 km2) |
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Russell County | 207 | Jamestown | 1825 | Adair County, Wayne County and Cumberland County | William Russell (1758–1825), pioneer and state legislator | 17,991 | 254 sq mi (658 km2) |
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Scott County | 209 | Georgetown | 1792 | Woodford County | Charles Scott (Governor of Kentucky), Revolutionary war general and later Governor of Kentucky (1808–12) | 57,155 | 285 sq mi (738 km2) |
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Shelby County | 211 | Shelbyville | 1792 | Jefferson County | Isaac Shelby, first Governor of Kentucky (1792–96; 1812–16) | 48,065 | 384 sq mi (995 km2) |
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Simpson County | 213 | Franklin | 1819 | Allen County, Logan County and Warren County | John Simpson, military captain killed at the Battle of Frenchtown | 19,594 | 236 sq mi (611 km2) |
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Spencer County | 215 | Taylorsville | 1824 | Nelson County, Shelby County, and Bullitt County | Spier Spencer, military captain killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe | 19,490 | 186 sq mi (482 km2) |
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Taylor County | 217 | Campbellsville | 1848 | Green County | Zachary Taylor, President of the United States (1849–50) | 26,023 | 270 sq mi (699 km2) |
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Todd County | 219 | Elkton | 1819 | Logan County and Christian County | John Todd (1750–82), military colonel killed at the Battle of Blue Licks | 12,243 | 376 sq mi (974 km2) |
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Trigg County | 221 | Cadiz | 1820 | Christian County and Caldwell County | Stephen Trigg (1744–82), military colonel killed at the Battle of Blue Licks | 14,061 | 443 sq mi (1,147 km2) |
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Trimble County | 223 | Bedford | 1837 | Gallatin County, Henry County and Oldham County | Robert Trimble, Associate Supreme Court Justice (1826–28) | 8,474 | 149 sq mi (386 km2) |
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Union County | 225 | Morganfield | 1811 | Henderson County | Unanimous decision of the residents to unite together and create a new county | 13,668 | 345 sq mi (894 km2) |
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Warren County | 227 | Bowling Green | 1796 | Logan County | Joseph Warren (1741–75), Revolutionary War general | 134,554 | 545 sq mi (1,412 km2) |
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Washington County | 229 | Springfield | 1792 | Jefferson County | George Washington, President of the United States (1789–97) | 12,027 | 301 sq mi (780 km2) |
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Wayne County | 231 | Monticello | 1800 | Pulaski County and Cumberland County | Anthony Wayne (1745–96), Revolutionary War general | 19,555 | 459 sq mi (1,189 km2) |
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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) | 13,017 | 335 sq mi (868 km2) |
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Whitley County | 235 | Williamsburg | 1818 | Knox County | William Whitley (1749–1813), Kentucky pioneer | 36,712 | 440 sq mi (1,140 km2) |
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Wolfe County | 237 | Campton | 1860 | Breathitt County, Owsley County, and Powell County | Nathaniel Wolfe (1808–65), member of the Kentucky General Assembly | 6,562 | 223 sq mi (578 km2) |
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Woodford County | 239 | Versailles | 1788 | Fayette County | William Woodford (1734–80), Revolutionary War general | 26,871 | 191 sq mi (495 km2) |
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References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 National Association of Counties. "NACo – Find A County". Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ↑ "Kentucky: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Newberry Library. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ↑ Ireland, Robert M. (1992). "Counties". In Kleber, John E. (ed.). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. pp. 229–231. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
- ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Kentucky". Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- Kleber, John E.; Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison & James C. Klotter (1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0. (Main reference for data in the list, unless otherwise noted).