About the Commonwealth of Kentucky Very long date July 2010 US state Name Kentucky Fullname Commonwealth of Kentucky Flag Flag of Kentucky.svg Flaglink Flag of Kentucky Flag Seal Seal of Kentucky.svg Map Kentucky in United States.svg Nickname Bluegrass State Former Kentucky County, Virginia Demonym Kentuckian Motto United we stand, divided we fall Brand Unbridled Spirit Capital Frankfort, Kentucky Frankfort OfficialLang English ref name kysym cite web title Kentucky State Symbols publisher Kentucky ..., Kentucky Louisville LargestMetro Louisville metropolitan area The majority of the Cincinnati NKY ... Kentucky General Assembly General Assembly Upperhouse Kentucky Senate Senate Lowerhouse Kentucky House ... Kentucky Black Mountain ref name USGS cite web url http egsc.usgs.gov isb pubs booklets elvadist elvadist.html ... Mississippi River at nobreak Kentucky Bend ref name USGS ref name NAVD88 LowestElevUS 257 LowestElev 78 ISOCode US KY Website Kentucky.gov Kentucky IPAc en audio en us Kentucky.ogg k n t k i , officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky , is a U.S. state state located in the East Central This is a geographical ... States of America . As classified by the United States Census Bureau , Kentucky is a Southern United ... . Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a Commonwealth U.S. state commonwealth the others being Virginia , Pennsylvania , and Massachusetts . Originally a part of Virginia , in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the List of U.S. states and territories ... of the 50 United States . Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State , a nickname based on the fact that Kentucky bluegrass bluegrass is present in many of the pastures throughout the state, because ... productive coalfield . Kentucky is also known for horse racing , bourbon whiskey bourbon distilleries ... are a fixture in the Kentucky Bluegrass region . It is generally accepted that the historic Indigenous peoples of the Americas Native American tribes who hunted in what is now Kentucky referred to the region ... more details
Wiktionary KentuckyKentucky is a U.S. state. Kentucky may also refer to Kentucky, New South Wales , Australia Kentucky, Michigan , USA Kentucky film Kentucky film , a 1938 film Kentucky horse , an American Thoroughbred racehorse the Kentucky River Kentucky Wildcats , the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Kentucky USS Kentucky USS Kentucky , the name of several ships See also lookfrom Kentucky disambig ar fr Kentucky homonymie gl Kentucky hom nimos hr Kentucky razdvojba ja pl Kentucky ro Kentucky dezambiguizare ru sv Kentucky olika betydelser ... more details
Fairview is the name of three places in the U.S. state of Kentucky Fairview, Christian County, Kentucky Fairview, Kenton County, Kentucky Fairview, Lyon County, Kentucky disambig vo Fairview Kentucky ... more details
Orlando is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Rockcastle County, Kentucky Rockcastle County , Kentucky , United States . Rockcastle County, Kentucky Category Populated places in Rockcastle County, Kentucky Category Unincorporated communities in KentuckyKentucky geo stub ... more details
Jeff, Kentucky is a small unincorporated community located at the junction of Kentucky Route 15 and Kentucky Route 7 7 . Kentucky geo stub Population 337 Nearest Cities Hazard, KY Pop. 5264 Category Unincorporated communities in Kentucky es Jeff Kentucky ... more details
Westwood is the name of two locations in the U.S. state of Kentucky Westwood, Boyd County, Kentucky , a census designated place Westwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky , a city located within the Louisville Metro area geodis nl Westwood Kentucky vo Westwood Kentucky ... more details
double image right Flag of Kentucky.svg 180 Seal of Kentucky.svg 120 The Flag of the Commonwealth of Kentucky flag of the commonwealth of Kentucky The Seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky image Map of USA KY.svg thumb The location of the commonwealth Commonwealth of Kentucky in the United States of America image Map of Kentucky NA.png thumb An enlargeable map of the Commonwealth of Kentucky see also Index of Kentucky related articles The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of KentuckyKentucky &ndash U.S. state state located in the East Central This is a geographical ... States of America , nicknamed the Bluegrass State , due to the presence of Kentucky bluegrass bluegrass ... , Kentucky is a Southern United States Southern state , in the East South Central States East South Central region . Kentucky is the 37th largest state in terms of total area, the 36th largest in land ... to join the Union. Kentucky is designated a commonwealth by the Kentucky Constitution and is known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky. ref http kentucky.gov copyright 2009 ref TOC limit limit 2 General reference Names Common name Kentucky Pronunciation IPA en k n t ki en us Kentucky.ogg U.S. state List of states Official name Commonwealth of Kentucky Abbreviations and name codes List of U.S. state ... of Kentucky license plates ref name ky http www.netstate.com states intro ky intro.htm Introduction to Kentucky , 50 States. ref Corn cracker State reported in 1881 ref name PopikSmoky Barry Popik ... ref name ky Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states Adjectival Kentucky Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states Demonym Kentuckian Geography of Kentucky Main article Geography of KentuckyKentucky ... United States Southeastern United States Demographics of Kentucky Population Population of Kentucky ... U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Kentucky ref Geography of Kentucky Area Area of Kentucky commons Atlas of Kentucky Atlas of Kentucky Places in Kentucky Historic places in Kentucky List ... more details
Kentucky Kid may refer to Music Kentucky Kid song Kentucky Kid , 1953 anti war song by Yuri Vizbor People Nicky Hayden , an American professional motorcycle racer, known as The Kentucky Kid disambig ... more details
Kentucky Cardinal was the name of two different passenger trains serving Louisville, Kentucky the Kentucky Cardinal Amtrak , operated by Amtrak between Louisville and Chicago the Kentucky Cardinal Illinois Central , operated by the Illinois Central between Louisville and Memphis, Tennessee disambig ... more details
Duncan is the name of two places in the U.S. state of Kentucky in the United States of America Duncan, Casey County, Kentucky Duncan, Mercer County, Kentucky geodis ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Leesburg is a small unincorporated area unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky Harrison County , Kentucky , United States . It is near the cities of Centerville, Kentucky Centerville , Oxford, Kentucky Oxford , Paris, Kentucky Paris , Cynthiana, Kentucky Cynthiana , and Georgetown, Kentucky Georgetown . It is known for being a wide spot in the road , and for its age and pastoral scenery. Leesburg was considered for the position of state capital, before that honor was given to Frankfort. Harrison County, Kentucky Coord 38 17 40 N 84 25 06 W type city region US KY display title Category Populated places in Harrison County, Kentucky Category Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Kentucky geo stub vo Leesburg Kentucky ... more details
Tanner is a place in LaRue County, Kentucky , United States. References reflist coord 37.509658 85.784898 display title http www.placenames.com us p509184 Tanner, Kentucky on www.placenames.com Category Populated places in Kentucky Category Populated places in LaRue County, KentuckyKentucky geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2008 Oneida is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky Clay County , Kentucky , United States . It is the home of Oneida Baptist Institute . Goose Creek Kentucky Goose Creek and the Red Bird River confluence to form the Kentucky River South Fork South Fork of the Kentucky River just a few hundred yards from the center of the town. The major road that leads from the center of town to the Leslie County line is called Bullskin . coord 37 16 10 N 83 38 57 W type city region US KY display title Clay County, Kentucky External links http www.oneidakentucky.com Oneida Kentucky Category Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Category Populated places in Clay County, Kentucky Kentucky geo stub es Oneida Kentucky ... more details
Image KYMap doton Nepton.PNG right Location of Nepton, Kentucky Nepton is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Fleming County, Kentucky Fleming County , Kentucky , United States , at coord 38 26 7 N 83 50 3 W . Area Code 606 Zip Code 41039 External links http us.cqww.net city info.php cityid 15136 http www.nepton.de Fleming County, KentuckyKentucky geo stub Category Populated places in Fleming County, Kentucky Category Unincorporated communities in Kentucky ... more details
Quicksand is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Breathitt County, Kentucky Breathitt County , Kentucky , United States , located near Jackson, Kentucky Jackson . ref cite gnis 501479 Quicksand ref References reflist Breathitt County, Kentucky Coord 37 31 44 N 83 20 42 W type city region US KY display title Category Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Category Populated places in Breathitt County, KentuckyKentucky geo stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Berlin is a town in Bracken County, Kentucky , 30 miles south of Cincinnati . It was founded in 1830 and has about 400 inhabitants. Berlin is administered by nearby Brooksville, Kentucky . Kentucky geo stub coord 38 41 41 N 84 09 45 W type city region US KY display title Category Populated places in Bracken County, Kentucky Category Unincorporated communities in Kentucky de Berlin Kentucky ro Berlin, Kentucky ... more details
Tyner is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Jackson County, Kentucky Jackson County , Kentucky , United States . ref cite gnis 516089 Tyner, Kentucky ref Notes reflist Jackson County, Kentucky Coord 37 20 43 N 83 54 15 W type city region US KY display title Category Populated places in Jackson County, Kentucky Category Unincorporated communities in KentuckyKentucky geo stub ... more details
Bighill is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Madison County, Kentucky Madison County , Kentucky , United States . It lies east of Berea, Kentucky Berea on Kentucky Route 21 . The community is part of the Richmond, Kentucky Richmond &ndash Berea, Kentucky Berea Richmond Berea micropolitan area Micropolitan Statistical Area . Madison County, Kentucky coord 37 33 16 N 84 12 30 W type city region US KY source GNIS enwiki display title Category Populated places in Madison County, Kentucky Category Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Category Richmond Berea micropolitan area Kentucky geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Charleston is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in southwestern Hopkins County, Kentucky Hopkins County , Kentucky , United States . It was named after Free Charles , a former slavery slave , who had owned a tavern there. Coord 37.221495 87.674267 type city region US format dms display title Hopkins County, Kentucky Category Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Category Populated places in Hopkins County, Kentucky Kentucky geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Lake is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Laurel County, Kentucky Laurel County , Kentucky , United States . It is located at latitude 37 5 22 North , longitude 83 53 8 West . Laurel County, Kentucky Coord 37 05 22 N 83 53 08 W type city region US KY display title Category Populated places in Laurel County, Kentucky Category Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Kentucky geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Woodbine is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in the Cumberland Mountains region in Whitley County, Kentucky Whitley County , Kentucky , United States . Whitley County, Kentucky Coord 36 54 17 N 84 05 20 W type city region US KY display title Category Populated places in Whitley County, Kentucky Category Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Kentucky geo stub ... more details
The Kentucky Gazette , or Kentucke Gazette , was the first newspaper published in the state of Kentucky . It was started in Lexington, Kentucky Lexington by Fielding and John Bradford printer John Bradford in 1787 as Kentucke Gazette , and continued in 1789 with the current spelling of the state. Currently, the newspaper is published in Frankfort, Kentucky Frankfort and released every other Wednesday. External links http www.loc.gov rr news 18th 87.html Kentucky stub Category Newspapers published in Kentucky ... more details
Etna is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Kentucky Pulaski County , Kentucky , United States . It lies at an elevation of 1083 feet 330 m . References gnis 507951 Pulaski County, Kentucky coord 37 13 33 N 84 34 49 W display title Category Populated places in Pulaski County, Kentucky Category Unincorporated communities in KentuckyKentucky geo stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 coord 37 13 30 N 88 05 48 W display title Mexico is an unincorporated area unincorporated community , in Crittenden County, Kentucky Crittenden County , Kentucky . It lies at an elevation of 495 feet 151 m . References gnis 498091 Crittenden County, Kentucky Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages Category Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Category Populated places in Crittenden County, Kentucky Kentucky geo stub ... more details
Lecta is a small community in Barren County, Kentucky Barren County , Kentucky , located on U.S. Route 68 and Kentucky Route 80 . coord 37 00 40 N 85 51 22 W type city region US KY source GNIS enwiki display title Category Populated places in Barren County, Kentucky Category Unincorporated communities in KentuckyKentucky geo stub ... more details
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