Kentucky, one of the south central United States, is bounded on the north by Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, from which it is separated by the Ohio River; on the east by West Virginia and Virginia; on the south by Tennessee; and on the west by Missouri, from which it is separated in part by the Mississippi River. It lies between about 36º 30′ and 39º 9′ north latitude, and between 81º 58′ and 89º 34′ west longitude. The state measures about 140 miles from north to south and about 380 miles from east to west. It contains approximately 40,408 square miles, or 25,861,120 acres.
This state project is part of the much larger American History & Genealogy Project or better known by the abbreviation of AHGP. It has been in existence online since 2000 and over the years has been spread out across the web. These pages are an attempt to consolidate it under one website of the larger project.
Kentucky Information
- A Dictionary of Stations and Early Settlements in Kentucky
- 1843 Gazetteer of United States – Kentucky
Kentucky History
- Free Online Kentucky History and Genealogy Books
- Kentucky Governors 1792-1875
- Kentucky Military Forts
Kentucky Genealogy
- 1915-1916 Kentucky Society of The Sons of The American Revolution
- 1810-1940 Free Kentucky Census Images
- Free Online Kentucky History and Genealogy Books
Kentucky Counties
- Adair
- Allen
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Barren
- Bath
- Bell
- Boone
- Bourbon
- Boyd
- Boyle
- Bracken
- Breathitt
- Breckinridge
- Bullitt
- Butler
- Caldwell
- Calloway
- Campbell
- Carlisle
- Carroll
- Carter
- Casey
- Christian
- Clark
- Clay
- Clinton
- Crittenden
- Cumberland
- Daviess
- Edmonson
- Elliott
- Estill
- Fayette
- Fleming
- Floyd
- Franklin
- Fulton
- Gallatin
- Garrard
- Grant
- Graves
- Grayson
- Green
- Greenup
- Hancock
- Hardin
- Harlan
- Harrison
- Hart
- Henderson *
- Henry
- Hickman
- Hopkins
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Jessamine
- Johnson
- Kenton
- Knott
- Knox
- LaRue
- Laurel
- Lawrence
- Lee
- Leslie
- Letcher
- Lewis
- Lincoln
- Livingston
- Logan
- Lyon
- Madison
- Magoffin
- Marion
- Marshall
- Martin
- Mason
- McCracken
- McCreary
- McLean
- Meade
- Menifee
- Mercer
- Metcalfe
- Monroe **
- Montgomery
- Morgan
- Muhlenberg
- Nelson
- Nicholas
- Ohio
- Oldham
- Owen
- Owsley
- Pendleton
- Perry
- Pike
- Powell
- Pulaski
- Robertson
- Rockcastle
- Rowan
- Russell
- Scott
- Shelby
- Simpson
- Spencer
- Taylor
- Todd
- Trigg
- Trimble
- Union
- Warren
- Washington
- Wayne
- Webster
- Whitley
- Wolfe
- Woodford
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