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Wayne County was formed December 13, 1800, from Pulaski and Cumberland counties. It was the 43rd county in the state and is named for General "Mad Anthony" Wayne, a hero of the American Revolution and the Northwest Indian War. [6] Wayne's victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers virtually ended the Indian threat against Kentucky settlers. [7]
Bell County is a county located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,097. [2] Its county seat is Pineville and its largest city is Middlesboro. [3] The county was formed in 1867, during the Reconstruction era from parts of Knox and Harlan counties [4] and augmented from Knox County in ...
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky in the Pennyrile Region along the southern border with Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,253. [1] Its county seat is Albany. [2] The county was formed in 1835 and named for DeWitt Clinton, the seventh Governor of New York. [3] It is a prohibition or dry county.
Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, fourth among states (including Virginia's independent cities). [1] The original motivation for having so many counties was to ensure that residents in the days of poor roads and horseback travel could make a round trip from their home to the county seat in a single day, as well as ...
The Purchase comprised what is now eight counties, with a combined land area of 3,394.8 square miles (6,202.5 km 2), about 6.03% of Kentucky's land area. Its 2010 census population was 196,365 inhabitants, equal to 4.53% of the state's population.
Leslie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.Its county seat and largest city is Hyden. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,513. [2] It was formed in 1878 from portions of Clay, Harlan, and Perry counties, and named for Preston Leslie, governor of Kentucky from 1871 to 1875.