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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.
Places in this category are unincorporated and do not have any formally organized municipal government, but rather are within the political jurisdiction of other municipalities, or outside all municipalities and subject to direct administration by the county or counties in which they are located.
A ^ All but two of Kentucky's county seats are cities. The exceptions are Whitley City (McCreary Co.) and Burlington . Two Kentucky counties have dual seats of government: the seats of Campbell Co. are Alexandria and Newport and the seats of Kenton Co. are Independence and Covington. [140]
Bobtown, also known as Joe Lick, is a rural hamlet outside Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, United States. [1] Founded around 1769, since the mid-19th century it has been a predominantly African-American community.
USGS physiographic map of Kentucky showing the location of the Knobs. The Knobs Region or The Knobs is located in the US state of Kentucky. It is a narrow, arc-shaped region consisting of hundreds of isolated hills. The region wraps around the southern and eastern parts of the Bluegrass region in the north central to northeastern part of the state.
Boone County is a county located on the Ohio River in the northernmost part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census , the population was 135,968, [ 1 ] making it the fourth-most populous county in Kentucky.
Robertson County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,193. [1] Its county seat is Mount Olivet. [2] The county is named for George Robertson, a Kentucky Congressman from 1817 to 1821. It is Kentucky's smallest county by both total area and by population.
Livingston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census , the population was 8,888. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Smithland and its largest community is Ledbetter . [ 2 ]