County
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FIPS code
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County seat
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Est.
[9]
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Formed from
[10]
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Etymology
[2]
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Population (2023)
[11]
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Area
[9]
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Map
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Adair County
|
001
|
Columbia |
1802 |
Green County |
John Adair, eighth
Governor of Kentucky (1820–24)
|
19,264
|
407 sq mi (1,054 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
|
21,788
|
346 sq mi (896 km2) |
|
Anderson County
|
005
|
Lawrenceburg |
1827 |
Franklin County,
Washington County and
Mercer County |
Richard Clough Anderson, Jr., Kentucky and United States
legislator (1817–21)
|
24,613
|
203 sq mi (526 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
|
7,582
|
251 sq mi (650 km2) |
|
Barren County
|
009
|
Glasgow |
1798 |
Green County and
Warren County |
The Barrens, a region of
grassland in Kentucky
|
45,008
|
491 sq mi (1,272 km2) |
|
Bath County
|
011
|
Owingsville |
1811 |
Montgomery County |
Medicinal springs located within the county
|
12,975
|
279 sq mi (723 km2) |
|
Bell County
|
013
|
Pineville |
1867 |
Harlan County and
Knox County |
Joshua Fry Bell, Kentucky legislator (1862–67)
|
23,317
|
361 sq mi (935 km2) |
|
Boone County
|
015
|
Burlington |
1798 |
Campbell County |
Daniel Boone (1734–1820),
frontiersman
|
140,496
|
246 sq mi (637 km2) |
|
Bourbon County
|
017
|
Paris |
1785 |
Fayette County |
House of Bourbon, European
royal house
|
20,134
|
291 sq mi (754 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)
|
47,826
|
160 sq mi (414 km2) |
|
Boyle County
|
021
|
Danville |
1842 |
Lincoln County and
Mercer County |
John Boyle,
Chief Justice of the
Kentucky Court of Appeals (1810–26)
|
30,988
|
182 sq mi (471 km2) |
|
Bracken County
|
023
|
Brooksville |
1796 |
Mason County and
Campbell County |
William Bracken,
trapper and frontiersman
|
8,426
|
203 sq mi (526 km2) |
|
Breathitt County
|
025
|
Jackson |
1839 |
Clay County,
Perry County and
Estill County |
John Breathitt, eleventh
Governor of Kentucky (1832–34)
|
12,953
|
495 sq mi (1,282 km2) |
|
Breckinridge County
|
027
|
Hardinsburg |
1799 |
Hardin County |
John Breckinridge (1760–1806), Kentucky
statesman and
U.S. Senator
|
21,124
|
572 sq mi (1,481 km2) |
|
Bullitt County
|
029
|
Shepherdsville |
1796 |
Jefferson County and
Nelson County |
Alexander Scott Bullitt, Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky (1800–04)
|
84,863
|
299 sq mi (774 km2) |
|
Butler County
|
031
|
Morgantown |
1810 |
Logan County and
Ohio County |
Richard Butler (1743–91),
Revolutionary War general
|
12,375
|
428 sq mi (1,109 km2) |
|
Caldwell County
|
033
|
Princeton |
1809 |
Livingston County |
John Caldwell, Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky (1804)
|
12,551
|
347 sq mi (899 km2) |
|
Calloway County
|
035
|
Murray |
1822 |
Hickman County |
Richard Callaway (1724–80), pioneer
|
38,280
|
386 sq mi (1,000 km2) |
|
Campbell County
|
037
|
Alexandria and
Newport |
1794 |
Harrison County,
Mason County and
Scott County |
John Campbell (1735–99), Revolutionary War colonel
|
93,702
|
152 sq mi (394 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
|
4,704
|
192 sq mi (497 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
|
10,987
|
130 sq mi (337 km2) |
|
Carter County
|
043
|
Grayson |
1838 |
Greenup County and
Lawrence County |
William Grayson Carter, Kentucky state senator (1834–38)
|
26,366
|
411 sq mi (1,064 km2) |
|
Casey County
|
045
|
Liberty |
1806 |
Lincoln County |
William Casey (1754–1816), Revolutionary War colonel
|
15,918
|
446 sq mi (1,155 km2) |
|
Christian County
|
047
|
Hopkinsville |
1796 |
Logan County |
William Christian (1743–86), Revolutionary War soldier and founder of
Louisville, Kentucky
|
72,032
|
721 sq mi (1,867 km2) |
|
Clark County
|
049
|
Winchester |
1792 |
Bourbon County and
Fayette County |
George Rogers Clark (1752–1818), Revolutionary War general
|
37,304
|
254 sq mi (658 km2) |
|
Clay County
|
051
|
Manchester |
1807 |
Madison County,
Floyd County, and
Knox County |
Green Clay (1757–1828), Revolutionary War general and western surveyor
|
19,648
|
471 sq mi (1,220 km2) |
|
Clinton County
|
053
|
Albany |
1835 |
Cumberland County and
Wayne County |
DeWitt Clinton,
Governor of New York (1817–23)
|
9,148
|
198 sq mi (513 km2) |
|
Crittenden County
|
055
|
Marion |
1842 |
Livingston County |
John Jordan Crittenden, seventeenth
Governor of Kentucky (1848–50)
|
8,974
|
362 sq mi (938 km2) |
|
Cumberland County
|
057
|
Burkesville |
1798 |
Green County |
The
Cumberland River, which flows through the county
|
6,000
|
306 sq mi (793 km2) |
|
Daviess County
|
059
|
Owensboro |
1815 |
Ohio County |
Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (1774–1811), lawyer killed at the
Battle of Tippecanoe
|
103,458
|
462 sq mi (1,197 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
|
12,448
|
303 sq mi (785 km2) |
|
Elliott County
|
063
|
Sandy Hook |
1869 |
Morgan County,
Lawrence County, and
Carter County |
John Milton Elliott (1820–85), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
|
7,245
|
234 sq mi (606 km2) |
|
Estill County
|
065
|
Irvine |
1808 |
Clark County and
Madison County |
James Estill (1750–82), military captain killed at the
Battle of Little Mountain
|
13,936
|
254 sq mi (658 km2) |
|
Fayette County
|
067
|
Lexington |
1780 |
Kentucky County |
Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), French-born Revolutionary War general
|
320,154
|
284 sq mi (736 km2) |
|
Fleming County
|
069
|
Flemingsburg |
1798 |
Mason County |
John Fleming (1735–91), frontiersman and one of the county's original settlers
|
15,442
|
351 sq mi (909 km2) |
|
Floyd County
|
071
|
Prestonsburg |
1800 |
Fleming County,
Montgomery County, and
Mason County |
John Floyd (1750–83), surveyor and pioneer
|
34,423
|
394 sq mi (1,020 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
|
51,644
|
210 sq mi (544 km2) |
|
Fulton County
|
075
|
Hickman |
1845 |
Hickman County |
Robert Fulton (1765–1815), inventor of the first commercially successful
steamboat
|
6,338
|
209 sq mi (541 km2) |
|
Gallatin County
|
077
|
Warsaw |
1798 |
Franklin County and
Shelby County |
Albert Gallatin,
United States Secretary of the Treasury (1801–14)
|
8,792
|
105 sq mi (272 km2) |
|
Garrard County
|
079
|
Lancaster |
1796 |
Madison County,
Lincoln County, and
Mercer County |
James Garrard, second
Governor of Kentucky (1796–1804)
|
17,829
|
231 sq mi (598 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
|
25,619
|
260 sq mi (673 km2) |
|
Graves County
|
083
|
Mayfield |
1824 |
Hickman County |
Benjamin F. Graves (1771–1813), army major killed at the
Battle of Frenchtown
|
36,461
|
556 sq mi (1,440 km2) |
|
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
|
26,825
|
504 sq mi (1,305 km2) |
|
Green County
|
087
|
Greensburg |
1792 |
Lincoln County and
Nelson County |
Nathanael Greene (1742–86), Revolutionary War general
|
11,468
|
289 sq mi (749 km2) |
|
Greenup County
|
089
|
Greenup |
1803 |
Mason County |
Christopher Greenup, third
Governor of Kentucky (1804–08)
|
35,221
|
346 sq mi (896 km2) |
|
Hancock County
|
091
|
Hawesville |
1829 |
Ohio County,
Breckinridge County, and
Daviess County |
John Hancock (1737–93), signer of the Declaration of Independence
|
8,920
|
189 sq mi (490 km2) |
|
Hardin County
|
093
|
Elizabethtown |
1792 |
Nelson County |
John Hardin (1753–92), pioneer
|
112,273
|
628 sq mi (1,627 km2) |
|
Harlan County
|
095
|
Harlan |
1819 |
Knox County |
Silas Harlan (1753–82), army major in the
Battle of Blue Licks
|
25,324
|
467 sq mi (1,210 km2) |
|
Harrison County
|
097
|
Cynthiana |
1793 |
Bourbon County and
Scott County |
Benjamin Harrison (1726–91), co-author of the Kentucky Constitution
|
19,415
|
310 sq mi (803 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
|
19,724
|
416 sq mi (1,077 km2) |
|
Henderson County
|
101
|
Henderson |
1798 |
Christian County |
Richard Henderson (1734–85), founder of the
Transylvania Company
|
44,119
|
440 sq mi (1,140 km2) |
|
Henry County
|
103
|
New Castle |
1798 |
Shelby County |
Patrick Henry (1736–99), Revolutionary War-era legislator and U.S. founding father
|
15,973
|
289 sq mi (749 km2) |
|
Hickman County
|
105
|
Clinton |
1821 |
Christian County |
Paschal Hickman, military captain killed at the
Battle of Frenchtown
|
4,447
|
244 sq mi (632 km2) |
|
Hopkins County
|
107
|
Madisonville |
1806 |
Henderson County |
Samuel Hopkins (1753–1819), Revolutionary War general
|
44,929
|
551 sq mi (1,427 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)
|
13,104
|
346 sq mi (896 km2) |
|
Jefferson County
|
111
|
Louisville |
1780 |
Kentucky County |
Thomas Jefferson,
President of the United States (1801–09)
|
772,144
|
385 sq mi (997 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
|
55,017
|
173 sq mi (448 km2) |
|
Johnson County
|
115
|
Paintsville |
1843 |
Floyd County,
Lawrence County, and
Morgan County |
Richard Mentor Johnson,
Vice President of the United States (1837–41)
|
22,116
|
262 sq mi (679 km2) |
|
Kenton County
|
117
|
Covington and
Independence |
1840 |
Campbell County |
Simon Kenton (1755–1836), pioneer
|
171,321
|
163 sq mi (422 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)
|
13,659
|
352 sq mi (912 km2) |
|
Knox County
|
121
|
Barbourville |
1799 |
Lincoln County |
Henry Knox,
United States Secretary of War (1785–94)
|
29,794
|
388 sq mi (1,005 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
|
15,303
|
263 sq mi (681 km2) |
|
Laurel County
|
125
|
London |
1825 |
Rockcastle County,
Clay County,
Knox County and
Whitley County |
Mountain laurel trees that are prominent in the area
|
63,296
|
436 sq mi (1,129 km2) |
|
Lawrence County
|
127
|
Louisa |
1821 |
Greenup County and
Floyd County |
James Lawrence (1781–1813), naval commander during the War of 1812
|
16,000
|
419 sq mi (1,085 km2) |
|
Lee County
|
129
|
Beattyville |
1870 |
Breathitt County,
Estill County,
Owsley County, and
Wolfe County |
Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), a confederate general during the Civil War
|
7,293
|
210 sq mi (544 km2) |
|
Leslie County
|
131
|
Hyden |
1878 |
Clay County,
Harlan County and
Perry County |
Preston Leslie, twenty-sixth
Governor of Kentucky (1871–75)
|
9,864
|
404 sq mi (1,046 km2) |
|
Letcher County
|
133
|
Whitesburg |
1842 |
Perry County and
Harlan County |
Robert P. Letcher, fifteenth
Governor of Kentucky (1840–44)
|
20,423
|
339 sq mi (878 km2) |
|
Lewis County
|
135
|
Vanceburg |
1806 |
Mason County |
Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), explorer
|
12,973
|
484 sq mi (1,254 km2) |
|
Lincoln County
|
137
|
Stanford |
1780 |
Kentucky County |
Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810), Revolutionary War general
|
24,776
|
337 sq mi (873 km2) |
|
Livingston County
|
139
|
Smithland |
1799 |
Christian County |
Robert Livingston (1746–1813), one of the
Committee of Five that drafted the
Declaration of Independence
|
8,892
|
316 sq mi (818 km2) |
|
Logan County
|
141
|
Russellville |
1792 |
Lincoln County |
Benjamin Logan (1742–1802), Revolutionary War general
|
28,283
|
556 sq mi (1,440 km2) |
|
Lyon County
|
143
|
Eddyville |
1854 |
Caldwell County |
Chittenden Lyon,
United States Representative from Kentucky (1827–35)
|
9,187
|
216 sq mi (559 km2) |
|
McCracken County
|
145
|
Paducah |
1825 |
Hickman County |
Virgil McCracken, military captain killed at the
Battle of Frenchtown
|
67,428
|
251 sq mi (650 km2) |
|
McCreary County
|
147
|
Whitley City |
1912 |
Pulaski County,
Wayne County,
Whitley County |
James McCreary, thirty-seventh
Governor of Kentucky (1912–16)
|
17,050
|
428 sq mi (1,109 km2) |
|
McLean County
|
149
|
Calhoun |
1854 |
Daviess County,
Muhlenberg County and
Ohio County |
Alney McLean (1815–17; 1819–21),
United States Representative from Kentucky
|
9,054
|
254 sq mi (658 km2) |
|
Madison County
|
151
|
Richmond |
1785 |
Lincoln County |
James Madison,
President of the United States (1809–17)
|
96,735
|
441 sq mi (1,142 km2) |
|
Magoffin County
|
153
|
Salyersville |
1860 |
Floyd County,
Johnson County and
Morgan County |
Beriah Magoffin, twenty-first
Governor of Kentucky (1859–62)
|
11,228
|
310 sq mi (803 km2) |
|
Marion County
|
155
|
Lebanon |
1834 |
Washington County |
Francis Marion (1732–95), Revolutionary War general
|
19,834
|
347 sq mi (899 km2) |
|
Marshall County
|
157
|
Benton |
1842 |
Calloway County |
John Marshall,
Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1801–35)
|
31,744
|
305 sq mi (790 km2) |
|
Martin County
|
159
|
Inez |
1870 |
Floyd County,
Johnson County,
Pike County, and
Lawrence County |
John P. Martin, United States Congressman from Kentucky (1845–47)
|
10,928
|
231 sq mi (598 km2) |
|
Mason County
|
161
|
Maysville |
1788 |
Bourbon County |
George Mason (1725–92), statesman known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights"
|
16,841
|
241 sq mi (624 km2) |
|
Meade County
|
163
|
Brandenburg |
1823 |
Breckinridge County and
Hardin County |
James Meade, military captain killed at the
Battle of Frenchtown
|
30,131
|
308 sq mi (798 km2) |
|
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)
|
6,286
|
204 sq mi (528 km2) |
|
Mercer County
|
167
|
Harrodsburg |
1785 |
Lincoln County |
Hugh Mercer (1726–77), Revolutionary War hero who was killed at the
Battle of Princeton
|
23,097
|
251 sq mi (650 km2) |
|
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)
|
10,482
|
291 sq mi (754 km2) |
|
Monroe County
|
171
|
Tompkinsville |
1820 |
Barren County and
Cumberland County |
James Monroe,
President of the United States (1817–25)
|
11,306
|
331 sq mi (857 km2) |
|
Montgomery County
|
173
|
Mount Sterling |
1796 |
Clark County |
Richard Montgomery (1736–75), military general killed at the
Battle of Quebec
|
28,527
|
199 sq mi (515 km2) |
|
Morgan County
|
175
|
West Liberty |
1822 |
Bath County and
Floyd County |
Daniel Morgan (1736–1802), Revolutionary War general
|
14,283
|
381 sq mi (987 km2) |
|
Muhlenberg County
|
177
|
Greenville |
1798 |
Christian County and
Logan County |
Peter Muhlenberg (1746–1807), Revolutionary War general
|
30,568
|
475 sq mi (1,230 km2) |
|
Nelson County
|
179
|
Bardstown |
1784 |
Jefferson County |
Thomas Nelson, Jr. (1738–89), signer of the Declaration of Independence
|
47,730
|
423 sq mi (1,096 km2) |
|
Nicholas County
|
181
|
Carlisle |
1799 |
Mason County and
Bourbon County |
George Nicholas (1743–99), Revolutionary War colonel
|
7,686
|
197 sq mi (510 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
|
23,626
|
594 sq mi (1,538 km2) |
|
Oldham County
|
185
|
La Grange |
1823 |
Henry County,
Jefferson County and
Shelby County |
William Oldham (1753–91), Revolutionary War colonel
|
70,183
|
189 sq mi (490 km2) |
|
Owen County
|
187
|
Owenton |
1819 |
Franklin County,
Gallatin County and
Scott County |
Abraham Owen (1769–1811), killed at the
Battle of Tippecanoe
|
11,313
|
352 sq mi (912 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)
|
4,001
|
198 sq mi (513 km2) |
|
Pendleton County
|
191
|
Falmouth |
1798 |
Campbell County and
Bracken County |
Edmund Pendleton (1721–1803), member of the
Continental Congress
|
14,810
|
280 sq mi (725 km2) |
|
Perry County
|
193
|
Hazard |
1820 |
Floyd County and
Clay County |
Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), Admiral in the War of 1812
|
27,133
|
342 sq mi (886 km2) |
|
Pike County
|
195
|
Pikeville |
1821 |
Floyd County |
Zebulon Pike (1779–1813), western explorer and discoverer of
Pike's Peak
|
55,973
|
788 sq mi (2,041 km2) |
|
Powell County
|
197
|
Stanton |
1852 |
Clark County,
Estill County, and
Montgomery County |
Lazarus Whitehead Powell, nineteenth
Governor of Kentucky (1851–55)
|
12,972
|
180 sq mi (466 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
|
66,191
|
662 sq mi (1,715 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)
|
2,313
|
100 sq mi (259 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
|
16,190
|
318 sq mi (824 km2) |
|
Rowan County
|
205
|
Morehead |
1856 |
Fleming County and
Morgan County |
John Rowan, Congressman from Kentucky (1809–11; 1825–31))
|
24,409
|
281 sq mi (728 km2) |
|
Russell County
|
207
|
Jamestown |
1825 |
Adair County,
Wayne County and
Cumberland County |
William Russell (1758–1825), pioneer and state legislator
|
18,279
|
254 sq mi (658 km2) |
|
Scott County
|
209
|
Georgetown |
1792 |
Woodford County |
Charles Scott (
Governor of Kentucky), Revolutionary war general and later
Governor of Kentucky (1808–12)
|
60,168
|
285 sq mi (738 km2) |
|
Shelby County
|
211
|
Shelbyville |
1792 |
Jefferson County |
Isaac Shelby, first
Governor of Kentucky (1792–96; 1812–16)
|
49,515
|
384 sq mi (995 km2) |
|
Simpson County
|
213
|
Franklin |
1819 |
Allen County,
Logan County and
Warren County |
John Simpson, military captain killed at the
Battle of Frenchtown
|
20,195
|
236 sq mi (611 km2) |
|
Spencer County
|
215
|
Taylorsville |
1824 |
Nelson County,
Shelby County, and
Bullitt County |
Spier Spencer, military captain killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe
|
20,531
|
186 sq mi (482 km2) |
|
Taylor County
|
217
|
Campbellsville |
1848 |
Green County |
Zachary Taylor,
President of the United States (1849–50)
|
26,443
|
270 sq mi (699 km2) |
|
Todd County
|
219
|
Elkton |
1819 |
Logan County and
Christian County |
John Todd (1750–82), military colonel killed at the Battle of Blue Licks
|
12,494
|
376 sq mi (974 km2) |
|
Trigg County
|
221
|
Cadiz |
1820 |
Christian County and
Caldwell County |
Stephen Trigg (1744–82), military colonel killed at the Battle of Blue Licks
|
14,369
|
443 sq mi (1,147 km2) |
|
Trimble County
|
223
|
Bedford |
1837 |
Gallatin County,
Henry County and
Oldham County |
Robert Trimble,
Associate Supreme Court Justice (1826–28)
|
8,607
|
149 sq mi (386 km2) |
|
Union County
|
225
|
Morganfield |
1811 |
Henderson County |
Unanimous decision of the residents to unite together and create a new county
|
13,106
|
345 sq mi (894 km2) |
|
Warren County
|
227
|
Bowling Green |
1796 |
Logan County |
Joseph Warren (1741–75), Revolutionary War general
|
142,229
|
545 sq mi (1,412 km2) |
|
Washington County
|
229
|
Springfield |
1792 |
Jefferson County |
George Washington,
President of the United States (1789–97)
|
12,267
|
301 sq mi (780 km2) |
|
Wayne County
|
231
|
Monticello |
1800 |
Pulaski County and
Cumberland County |
Anthony Wayne (1745–96), Revolutionary War general
|
19,580
|
459 sq mi (1,189 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)
|
12,726
|
335 sq mi (868 km2) |
|
Whitley County
|
235
|
Williamsburg |
1818 |
Knox County |
William Whitley (1749–1813), Kentucky pioneer
|
36,825
|
440 sq mi (1,140 km2) |
|
Wolfe County
|
237
|
Campton |
1860 |
Breathitt County,
Owsley County, and
Powell County |
Nathaniel Wolfe (1808–65), member of the
Kentucky General Assembly
|
6,282
|
223 sq mi (578 km2) |
|
Woodford County
|
239
|
Versailles |
1788 |
Fayette County |
William Woodford (1734–80), Revolutionary War general
|
27,268
|
191 sq mi (495 km2) |
|