Kentucky
- County • County Seat
- Jefferson • Louisville
- Adair • Columbia
- Allen • Scottsville
- Anderson • Lawrenceburg
- Ballard • Wickliffe
- Barren • Glagow
- Bath • Owingsville
- Bell • Pineville
- Boone • Burlington
- Bourbon • Paris
- Boyd • Catlettsburg
- Boyle • Danville
- Bracken • Brooksville
- Breathitt • Jackson
- Breckinridge • Hardinsburg
- Bullitt • Shepherdsville
- Butler • Morgantown
- Caldwell • Princeton
- Calloway • Murray
- Campbell • Alexandria, Newport
- Carlisle • Bardwell
- Carroll • Carrollton
- Carter • Grayson
- Casey • Liberty
- Christian • Hopkinsville
- Clark • Winchester
- Clay • Manchester
- Clinton • Albany
- Crittenden • Marion
- Cumberland • Burkesville
- Daviess • Owensboro
- Edmonson • Brownsville
- Elliott • Sandy Hook
- Estill • Irvine
- Fayette • Lexington
- Fleming • Flemingsburg
- Floyd • Prestonburg
- Franklin • Frankfort
- Fulton • Hickman
- Gallatin • Warsaw
- Garrard • Lancaster
- Grant • Williamstown
- Graves • Mayfield
- Grayson • Letchfield
- Green • Greensburg
- Greenup • Greenup
- Hancock • Hawesville
- Hardin • Elizabethtown
- Harlan • Harlan
- Harrison • Cynthia
- Hart • Munfordville
- Henderson • Henderson
- Henry • New Castle
- Hickman • Clinton
- Hopkins • Madisonville
- Jackson • McKee
- Jessamine • Nicholasville
- Johnson • Paintsville
- Kenton • Covington, Independence
- Knott • Hindman
- Knox • Barbourville
- Larue • Hodgenville
- Laurel • London
- Lawrence • Lawrence
- Lee • Beattyville
- Leslie • Hyden
- Letcher • Whitesburg
- Lewis • Vanceburg
- Lincoln • Stanford
- Livingston • Smithland
- Logan • Russellville
- Lyon • Eddyville
- McCracken • Paducah
- McCreary • Whitley City
- McLean • Calhoun
- Madison • Richmond
- Magoffin • Salyersville
- Marion • Lebanon
- Marshall • Benton
- Martin • Inez
- Mason • Maysville
- Meade • Brandenburg
- Menifee • Frenchburg
- Mercer • Harrodsburg
- Metcalfe • Edmonton
- Monroe • Thompkinsville
- Montgomery • Mount Sterling
- Morgan • West Liberty
- Muhlenberg • Greenville
- Nelson • Bardstown
- Nicholas • Carlisle
- Ohio • Hartford
- Oldham • LaGrange
- Owen • Owenton
- Owsley • Booneville
- Pendleton • Falmouth
- Perry • Hazard
- Pike • Pikeville
- Powell • Stanton
- Pulaski • Somerset
- Robertson • Mount Olivet
- Rockcastle • Mount Vernon
- Rowan • Morehead
- Russell • Jamestown
- Scott • Georgetown
- Shelby • Shelbyville
- Simpson • Simpson
- Spencer • Taylorsville
- Taylor • Campbellsville
- Todd • Elkton
- Trigg • Cadiz
- Trimble • Bedford
- Union • Morganfield
- Warren • Bowling Green
- Washington • Springfield
- Wayne • Monticello
- Webster • Dixon
- Whitley • Williamsburg
- Wolfe • Campton
- Woodford • Versailles
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- Capitol: Frankfort
- Largest City: Louisville
- Nickname: Bluegrass State
- State Bird: Cardinal
- State Tree: Tulip Tree
- State Flower: Goldenrod
- Land Area: 40,400 square miles
- Motto: United We Stand, Divided We Fall
- Name means - Land of Tomorrow
Beginnings [1]
Its name comes from the Iroquois Indian word "Ken-tah-ten," or "land of tomorrow." Daniel Boone and other frontiersmen settled in Kentucky in 1769. Admitted into the Union in 1792, Kentucky is the 15th state and the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains. It is known as the "Bluegrass State" because of the blue blossoms of the lush grass around Lexington. Kentucky is one of the border states that lie between the North and the South. Rich tobacco fields and champion race horses have long been symbols of Kentucky. Today, Kentucky is associated with coal mines, horse farms, and racing. Each May, huge crowds in Louisville thrill to the excitement of the Kentucky Derby horse race, America's most prestigious horse race. Visitors to Kentucky may choose from many scenic attractions, recreational facilities and historic sites.
- U.S. Department of State, usinfo.state.gov, accessed December, 2007
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