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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.
Eastern terminus of KY 680: Pike 173.327: 278.943: KY 1384 east (Hurricane Road) – Owsley, Boldman: Western terminus of KY 1384 174.527: 280.874: KY 3218 east (Senator Kelsey E Friend Boulevard) Western terminus of KY 3218; access to Pike County Airport 176.669: 284.321: KY 2061 north (Cowpen Road) Southern terminus of KY 2061: Pikeville: 178 ...
KY 1072 splits by heading north onto two-lane undivided Sleepy Hollow Road and passes homes. The road winds north into wooded areas and curves to the northwest. The route passes under a Norfolk Southern railroad line and heads into Ludlow. Here, KY 1072 passes residences before coming to its northern terminus at KY 8 near the Ohio River. [1] [2]
Shelbiana is an unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. It houses the CSX railroad yard (formerly Chessie System, C & O, B & O), the second-largest railroad yard in the state of Kentucky. Coal originating in this yard was shipped to multiple states and a few foreign countries.
Pike County is the 71st Kentucky county in order of creation. Pike County was founded on December 19, 1821, from a portion of Floyd County . [ 7 ] The county was named for General Zebulon Pike , the explorer who discovered Pikes Peak and became a national hero and namesake after his death in the War of 1812 . [ 8 ]
Pikeville (/ ˈ p aɪ k v əl /) is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Pike County, Kentucky, United States. [5] Its population was 7,754 as of the 2020 U.S. Census. Pikeville serves as a regional economic, educational, and entertainment hub for the surrounding areas of eastern Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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Multiple locations in Pike County 37°28′45″N 82°31′03″W / 37.479167°N 82.517500°W / 37.479167; -82.517500 ( Hatfield-McCoy Feud Historic Pikeville