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.mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Eastern Kentucky" redirects here. For the community in Floyd County, see <a href="/wiki/Eastern,_Kentucky" title="Eastern, Kentucky">Eastern, Kentucky</a>. For the university, see <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_University" title="Eastern Kentucky University">Eastern Kentucky University</a>. For that school's athletic program, see <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels">Eastern Kentucky Colonels</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eastern-ky.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Eastern-ky.png/280px-Eastern-ky.png" decoding="async" width="280" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Eastern-ky.png/420px-Eastern-ky.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Eastern-ky.png/560px-Eastern-ky.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="345" /></a><figcaption>Counties of the Eastern Mountain Coalfields of <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> highlighted in red<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Daniel_Boone_National_Forest_Tater_Knob.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Daniel_Boone_National_Forest_Tater_Knob.jpg/280px-Daniel_Boone_National_Forest_Tater_Knob.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Daniel_Boone_National_Forest_Tater_Knob.jpg/420px-Daniel_Boone_National_Forest_Tater_Knob.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Daniel_Boone_National_Forest_Tater_Knob.jpg/560px-Daniel_Boone_National_Forest_Tater_Knob.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Boone_National_Forest" title="Daniel Boone National Forest">Daniel Boone National Forest</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cumberland_Falls,_Whitley_County,_Kentucky.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Cumberland_Falls%2C_Whitley_County%2C_Kentucky.JPG/280px-Cumberland_Falls%2C_Whitley_County%2C_Kentucky.JPG" decoding="async" width="280" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Cumberland_Falls%2C_Whitley_County%2C_Kentucky.JPG/420px-Cumberland_Falls%2C_Whitley_County%2C_Kentucky.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Cumberland_Falls%2C_Whitley_County%2C_Kentucky.JPG/560px-Cumberland_Falls%2C_Whitley_County%2C_Kentucky.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Falls" title="Cumberland Falls">Cumberland Falls</a> in Kentucky</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Breaks_Canyon_Fall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Breaks_Canyon_Fall.jpg/280px-Breaks_Canyon_Fall.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Breaks_Canyon_Fall.jpg/420px-Breaks_Canyon_Fall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Breaks_Canyon_Fall.jpg/560px-Breaks_Canyon_Fall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="799" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Breaks_Interstate_Park" title="Breaks Interstate Park">Breaks Interstate Park</a> in Kentucky</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Eastern Kentucky Coalfield</b> is part of the Central Appalachian bituminous coalfield, including all or parts of 30 <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> counties and adjoining areas in <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It covers an area from the <a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Mountains" title="Allegheny Mountains">Allegheny Mountains</a> in the east across the <a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Plateau" title="Cumberland Plateau">Cumberland Plateau</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Pottsville_Escarpment" title="Pottsville Escarpment">Pottsville Escarpment</a> in the west. The region is known for its coal mining; most family farms in the region have disappeared since the introduction of <a href="/wiki/Surface_mining" title="Surface mining">surface mining</a> in the 1940s and 1950s. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Boone_National_Forest" title="Daniel Boone National Forest">Daniel Boone National Forest</a> is located on rough but beautiful<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> terrain along and east of the Pottsville Escarpment. There are many natural arches and sandstone cliffs that are excellent for <a href="/wiki/Rock_climbing" title="Rock climbing">rock climbing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rappeling" class="mw-redirect" title="Rappeling">rappeling</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The <a href="/wiki/Red_River_Gorge" title="Red River Gorge">Red River Gorge</a>, part of the National Forest, is known worldwide in rock climbing circles.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Sheltowee_Trace_Trail" title="Sheltowee Trace Trail">Sheltowee Trace Trail</a> runs 260–270 mi (420–430 km) north and south, through the region. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a> most of this region <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_in_the_American_Civil_War" title="Kentucky in the American Civil War">leaned toward the Union</a> due to its makeup at the time of mostly small farmers, but more than 2,000 men from this area formed the <a href="/wiki/5th_Kentucky_Infantry" class="mw-redirect" title="5th Kentucky Infantry">5th. Kentucky Vol. Inf.</a>, known as the Army of Eastern Kentucky, under Gen. <a href="/wiki/Humphrey_Marshall_(general)" title="Humphrey Marshall (general)">Humphrey Marshall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_Army" title="Confederate States Army">C.S.A.</a> During the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Deal" title="New Deal">New Deal</a> programs and the organizing of the <a href="/wiki/United_Mine_Workers_of_America" title="United Mine Workers of America">United Mine Workers of America</a> made many of the eastern counties <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>. </p><p>Eastern Kentucky has a rich musical heritage. Many nationally acclaimed <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a> singers and musicians are from the area. These include: <a href="/wiki/Loretta_Lynn" title="Loretta Lynn">Loretta Lynn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crystal_Gayle" title="Crystal Gayle">Crystal Gayle</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Judds" title="The Judds">The Judds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Skaggs" title="Ricky Skaggs">Ricky Skaggs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Whitley" title="Keith Whitley">Keith Whitley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patty_Loveless" title="Patty Loveless">Patty Loveless</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Yoakam" title="Dwight Yoakam">Dwight Yoakam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_T._Hall" title="Tom T. Hall">Tom T. Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Ray_Cyrus" title="Billy Ray Cyrus">Billy Ray Cyrus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jean_Ritchie" title="Jean Ritchie">Jean Ritchie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sturgill_Simpson" title="Sturgill Simpson">Sturgill Simpson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Childers" title="Tyler Childers">Tyler Childers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Stapleton" title="Chris Stapleton">Chris Stapleton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/George_S._Davis" title="George S. Davis">George S. Davis</a>. </p><p>As of the 1980s, the only counties in the United States where over half of the population cited "<a href="/wiki/English_American" class="mw-redirect" title="English American">English</a>" as their only ancestry group were in the hills of eastern Kentucky (and made up nearly every county in this region).<sup id="cite_ref-Eugene_James_Turner_1988_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eugene_James_Turner_1988-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1980 census, 1,267,079 Kentuckians out of a total population of 2,554,359 cited that they were of <a href="/wiki/English_American" class="mw-redirect" title="English American">English</a> ancestry, making them 49 percent of the state at that time. Large numbers of people of <a href="/wiki/Scottish_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish American">Scottish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Irish_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish American">Irish</a> ancestry settled the area as well.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Eastern Kentucky Coalfield covers 31 counties with a combined land area of 13,370 sq mi (34,628 km<sup>2</sup>), or about 33.1 percent of the state's land area. Its 2000 census population was 734,194 inhabitants, or about 18.2 percent of the state's population. The largest city, <a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Kentucky" title="Ashland, Kentucky">Ashland</a>, has a population of 21,981. Other cities of significance in the region include <a href="/wiki/Pikeville,_Kentucky" title="Pikeville, Kentucky">Pikeville</a>, <a href="/wiki/London,_Kentucky" title="London, Kentucky">London</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Middlesboro,_Kentucky" title="Middlesboro, Kentucky">Middlesboro</a>. The state's highest point, <a href="/wiki/Black_Mountain_(Kentucky)" title="Black Mountain (Kentucky)">Black Mountain</a>, is located in the southeastern part of the region in <a href="/wiki/Harlan_County,_Kentucky" title="Harlan County, Kentucky">Harlan County</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Counties">Counties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 90px;">County<br /> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width:75px;"><abbr title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS</abbr> code<sup id="cite_ref-FIPS_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FIPS-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
 </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: ;"><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">County seat</a><sup id="cite_ref-NACO_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NACO-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
 </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: ;">Established<sup id="cite_ref-NACO_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NACO-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
 </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top;">Origin
 </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top;" class="unsortable">Etymology </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 90px;">Population<sup id="cite_ref-NACO_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NACO-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 75px;">Area<sup id="cite_ref-NACO_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NACO-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 80px;" class="unsortable">Map <p><br /> </p> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bell_County,_Kentucky" title="Bell County, Kentucky">Bell County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21013,00">013</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pineville,_Kentucky" title="Pineville, Kentucky">Pineville</a></td> <td>1867</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harlan_County,_Kentucky" title="Harlan County, Kentucky">Harlan County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Kentucky" title="Knox County, Kentucky">Knox County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joshua_Fry_Bell" title="Joshua Fry Bell">Joshua Fry Bell</a>, Kentucky legislator (1862–1867) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004300600000000000♠">30,060</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002361000000000000♠">361</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002935000000000000♠">935</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Bell_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Bell County"><img alt="State map highlighting Bell County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Bell_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Bell_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Bell_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Bell_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Bell_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Bell_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Boyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Boyd County, Kentucky">Boyd County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21019,00">019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Catlettsburg,_Kentucky" title="Catlettsburg, Kentucky">Catlettsburg</a></td> <td>1860</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greenup_County,_Kentucky" title="Greenup County, Kentucky">Greenup County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carter_County,_Kentucky" title="Carter County, Kentucky">Carter County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Kentucky" title="Lawrence County, Kentucky">Lawrence County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linn_Boyd" title="Linn Boyd">Linn Boyd</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congressman" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Congressman">United States Congressman</a> (1835–1837; 1839–1855) and <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky">Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky</a> (1859) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004497520000000000♠">49,752</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002160000000000000♠">160</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002414000000000000♠">414</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Boyd_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Boyd County"><img alt="State map highlighting Boyd County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Boyd_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Boyd_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Boyd_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Boyd_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Boyd_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Boyd_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Breathitt_County,_Kentucky" title="Breathitt County, Kentucky">Breathitt County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21025,00">025</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Kentucky" title="Jackson, Kentucky">Jackson</a></td> <td>1839</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Kentucky" title="Clay County, Kentucky">Clay County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Kentucky" title="Perry County, Kentucky">Perry County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Estill_County,_Kentucky" title="Estill County, Kentucky">Estill County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Breathitt" title="John Breathitt">John Breathitt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Governor of Kentucky">Governor of Kentucky</a> (1832–1834) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004161000000000000♠">16,100</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002495000000000000♠">495</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003128200000000000♠">1,282</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Breathitt_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Breathitt County"><img alt="State map highlighting Breathitt County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Breathitt_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Breathitt_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Breathitt_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Breathitt_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Breathitt_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Breathitt_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Carter_County,_Kentucky" title="Carter County, Kentucky">Carter County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21043,00">043</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grayson,_Kentucky" title="Grayson, Kentucky">Grayson</a></td> <td>1838</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greenup_County,_Kentucky" title="Greenup County, Kentucky">Greenup County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Kentucky" title="Lawrence County, Kentucky">Lawrence County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Grayson_Carter" title="William Grayson Carter">William Grayson Carter</a>, Kentucky state senator (1834–1838) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004268890000000000♠">26,889</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002411000000000000♠">411</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003106400000000000♠">1,064</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Carter_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Carter County"><img alt="State map highlighting Carter County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Carter_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Carter_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Carter_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Carter_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Carter_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Carter_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Kentucky" title="Clay County, Kentucky">Clay County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21051,00">051</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manchester,_Kentucky" title="Manchester, Kentucky">Manchester</a></td> <td>1807</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Kentucky" title="Madison County, Kentucky">Madison County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Floyd County, Kentucky">Floyd County</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Kentucky" title="Knox County, Kentucky">Knox County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Green_Clay" title="Green Clay">Green Clay</a> (1757–1828), military general and surveyor </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004245560000000000♠">24,556</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002471000000000000♠">471</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003122000000000000♠">1,220</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Clay_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Clay County"><img alt="State map highlighting Clay County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Clay_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Clay_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Clay_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Clay_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Clay_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Clay_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Elliott_County,_Kentucky" title="Elliott County, Kentucky">Elliott County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21063,00">063</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Hook,_Kentucky" title="Sandy Hook, Kentucky">Sandy Hook</a></td> <td>1869</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Kentucky" title="Morgan County, Kentucky">Morgan County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Kentucky" title="Lawrence County, Kentucky">Lawrence County</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Carter_County,_Kentucky" title="Carter County, Kentucky">Carter County</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lisle_Elliott&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Lisle Elliott (page does not exist)">John Lisle Elliott</a> or <a href="/wiki/John_Milton_Elliott" title="John Milton Elliott">John Milton Elliott</a> (1820–1885), legislators </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003674800000000000♠">6,748</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002234000000000000♠">234</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002606000000000000♠">606</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Elliott_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Elliott County"><img alt="State map highlighting Elliott County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Elliott_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Elliott_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Elliott_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Elliott_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Elliott_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Elliott_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Floyd County, Kentucky">Floyd County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21071,00">071</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prestonsburg,_Kentucky" title="Prestonsburg, Kentucky">Prestonsburg</a></td> <td>1800</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fleming_County,_Kentucky" title="Fleming County, Kentucky">Fleming County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Kentucky" title="Montgomery County, Kentucky">Montgomery County</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mason_County,_Kentucky" title="Mason County, Kentucky">Mason County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Floyd_(pioneer)" title="John Floyd (pioneer)">John Floyd</a> (1750–1783), surveyor and pioneer </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004424410000000000♠">42,441</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002394000000000000♠">394</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003102000000000000♠">1,020</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Floyd_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Floyd County"><img alt="State map highlighting Floyd County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Floyd_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Floyd_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Floyd_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Floyd_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Floyd_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Floyd_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Greenup_County,_Kentucky" title="Greenup County, Kentucky">Greenup County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21089,00">089</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greenup,_Kentucky" title="Greenup, Kentucky">Greenup</a></td> <td>1803</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mason_County,_Kentucky" title="Mason County, Kentucky">Mason County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Greenup" title="Christopher Greenup">Christopher Greenup</a>, Governor of Kentucky (1804–1808) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004368910000000000♠">36,891</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002346000000000000♠">346</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002896000000000000♠">896</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Greenup_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Greenup County"><img alt="State map highlighting Greenup County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Greenup_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Greenup_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Greenup_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Greenup_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Greenup_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Greenup_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Harlan_County,_Kentucky" title="Harlan County, Kentucky">Harlan County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21095,00">095</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harlan,_Kentucky" title="Harlan, Kentucky">Harlan</a></td> <td>1819</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Kentucky" title="Knox County, Kentucky">Knox County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Silas_Harlan" title="Silas Harlan">Silas Harlan</a> (1753–1782), soldier in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Blue_Licks" title="Battle of Blue Licks">Battle of Blue Licks</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004332020000000000♠">33,202</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002467000000000000♠">467</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003121000000000000♠">1,210</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Harlan_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Harlan County"><img alt="State map highlighting Harlan County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Harlan_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Harlan_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Harlan_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Harlan_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Harlan_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Harlan_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Kentucky" title="Jackson County, Kentucky">Jackson County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21109,00">109</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McKee,_Kentucky" title="McKee, Kentucky">McKee</a></td> <td>1858</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Kentucky" title="Madison County, Kentucky">Madison County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Estill_County,_Kentucky" title="Estill County, Kentucky">Estill County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Owsley_County,_Kentucky" title="Owsley County, Kentucky">Owsley County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Kentucky" title="Clay County, Kentucky">Clay County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laurel_County,_Kentucky" title="Laurel County, Kentucky">Laurel County</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rockcastle_County,_Kentucky" title="Rockcastle County, Kentucky">Rockcastle County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Andrew Jackson</a>, President of the United States (1829–1837) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004134950000000000♠">13,495</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002346000000000000♠">346</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002896000000000000♠">896</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Jackson_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Jackson County"><img alt="State map highlighting Jackson County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Jackson_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Jackson_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Jackson_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Jackson_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Jackson_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Jackson_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Kentucky" title="Johnson County, Kentucky">Johnson County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21115,00">115</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paintsville,_Kentucky" title="Paintsville, Kentucky">Paintsville</a></td> <td>1843</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Floyd County, Kentucky">Floyd County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Kentucky" title="Lawrence County, Kentucky">Lawrence County</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Kentucky" title="Morgan County, Kentucky">Morgan County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Mentor_Johnson" title="Richard Mentor Johnson">Richard Mentor Johnson</a>, Vice President of the United States (1837–1841) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004234450000000000♠">23,445</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002262000000000000♠">262</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002679000000000000♠">679</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Johnson_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Johnson County"><img alt="State map highlighting Johnson County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Johnson_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Johnson_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Johnson_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Johnson_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Johnson_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Johnson_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Knott_County,_Kentucky" title="Knott County, Kentucky">Knott County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21119,00">119</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindman,_Kentucky" title="Hindman, Kentucky">Hindman</a></td> <td>1884</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Kentucky" title="Perry County, Kentucky">Perry County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Letcher_County,_Kentucky" title="Letcher County, Kentucky">Letcher County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Floyd County, Kentucky">Floyd County</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Breathitt_County,_Kentucky" title="Breathitt County, Kentucky">Breathitt County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._Proctor_Knott" title="J. Proctor Knott">James Proctor Knott</a>, Governor of Kentucky (1883–1887) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004176490000000000♠">17,649</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002352000000000000♠">352</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002912000000000000♠">912</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Knott_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Knott County"><img alt="State map highlighting Knott County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Knott_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Knott_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Knott_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Knott_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Knott_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Knott_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Kentucky" title="Knox County, Kentucky">Knox County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21121,00">121</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barbourville,_Kentucky" title="Barbourville, Kentucky">Barbourville</a></td> <td>1799</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Kentucky" title="Lincoln County, Kentucky">Lincoln County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Knox" title="Henry Knox">Henry Knox</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_War" title="United States Secretary of War">United States Secretary of War</a> (1785–1794) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004317950000000000♠">31,795</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002388000000000000♠">388</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003100500000000000♠">1,005</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Knox_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Knox County"><img alt="State map highlighting Knox County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Knox_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Knox_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Knox_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Knox_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Knox_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Knox_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Laurel_County,_Kentucky" title="Laurel County, Kentucky">Laurel County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21125,00">125</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London,_Kentucky" title="London, Kentucky">London</a></td> <td>1825</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rockcastle_County,_Kentucky" title="Rockcastle County, Kentucky">Rockcastle County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Kentucky" title="Clay County, Kentucky">Clay County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Kentucky" title="Knox County, Kentucky">Knox County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Whitley_County,_Kentucky" title="Whitley County, Kentucky">Whitley County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kalmia_latifolia" title="Kalmia latifolia">Mountain laurel</a> trees that are prominent in the area </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004527150000000000♠">52,715</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002436000000000000♠">436</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003112900000000000♠">1,129</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Laurel_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Laurel County"><img alt="State map highlighting Laurel County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Laurel_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Laurel_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Laurel_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Laurel_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Laurel_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Laurel_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Kentucky" title="Lawrence County, Kentucky">Lawrence County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21127,00">127</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisa,_Kentucky" title="Louisa, Kentucky">Louisa</a></td> <td>1821</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greenup_County,_Kentucky" title="Greenup County, Kentucky">Greenup County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Floyd County, Kentucky">Floyd County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Lawrence" title="James Lawrence">James Lawrence</a> (1781–1813), naval commander during the War of 1812 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004155690000000000♠">15,569</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002419000000000000♠">419</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003108500000000000♠">1,085</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Lawrence_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Lawrence County"><img alt="State map highlighting Lawrence County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Lawrence_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Lawrence_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Lawrence_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Lawrence_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Lawrence_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Lawrence_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_Kentucky" title="Lee County, Kentucky">Lee County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21129,00">129</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beattyville,_Kentucky" title="Beattyville, Kentucky">Beattyville</a></td> <td>1870</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Breathitt_County,_Kentucky" title="Breathitt County, Kentucky">Breathitt County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Estill_County,_Kentucky" title="Estill County, Kentucky">Estill County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Owsley_County,_Kentucky" title="Owsley County, Kentucky">Owsley County</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wolfe_County,_Kentucky" title="Wolfe County, Kentucky">Wolfe County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Lee" title="Robert E. Lee">Robert E. Lee</a> (1807–1870), <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederate</a> general or <a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_Virginia" title="Lee County, Virginia">Lee County, Virginia</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003791600000000000♠">7,916</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002210000000000000♠">210</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002544000000000000♠">544</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Lee_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Lee County"><img alt="State map highlighting Lee County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Lee_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Lee_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Lee_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Lee_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Lee_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Lee_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Leslie_County,_Kentucky" title="Leslie County, Kentucky">Leslie County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21131,00">131</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hyden,_Kentucky" title="Hyden, Kentucky">Hyden</a></td> <td>1878</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Kentucky" title="Clay County, Kentucky">Clay County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harlan_County,_Kentucky" title="Harlan County, Kentucky">Harlan County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Kentucky" title="Perry County, Kentucky">Perry County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Preston_Leslie" title="Preston Leslie">Preston Leslie</a>, Governor of Kentucky (1871–1875) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004124010000000000♠">12,401</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002404000000000000♠">404</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003104600000000000♠">1,046</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Leslie_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Leslie County"><img alt="State map highlighting Leslie County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Leslie_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Leslie_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Leslie_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Leslie_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Leslie_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Leslie_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Letcher_County,_Kentucky" title="Letcher County, Kentucky">Letcher County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21133,00">133</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whitesburg,_Kentucky" title="Whitesburg, Kentucky">Whitesburg</a></td> <td>1842</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Kentucky" title="Perry County, Kentucky">Perry County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Harlan_County,_Kentucky" title="Harlan County, Kentucky">Harlan County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_P._Letcher" title="Robert P. Letcher">Robert P. Letcher</a>, Governor of Kentucky (1840–1844) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004252770000000000♠">25,277</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002339000000000000♠">339</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002878000000000000♠">878</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Letcher_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Letcher County"><img alt="State map highlighting Letcher County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Letcher_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Letcher_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Letcher_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Letcher_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Letcher_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Letcher_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Magoffin_County,_Kentucky" title="Magoffin County, Kentucky">Magoffin County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21153,00">153</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salyersville,_Kentucky" title="Salyersville, Kentucky">Salyersville</a></td> <td>1860</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Floyd County, Kentucky">Floyd County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Kentucky" title="Johnson County, Kentucky">Johnson County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Kentucky" title="Morgan County, Kentucky">Morgan County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beriah_Magoffin" title="Beriah Magoffin">Beriah Magoffin</a>, Governor of Kentucky (1859–1862) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004133320000000000♠">13,332</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002310000000000000♠">310</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002803000000000000♠">803</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Magoffin_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Magoffin County"><img alt="State map highlighting Magoffin County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Magoffin_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Magoffin_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Magoffin_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Magoffin_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Magoffin_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Magoffin_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Martin_County,_Kentucky" title="Martin County, Kentucky">Martin County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21159,00">159</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Inez,_Kentucky" title="Inez, Kentucky">Inez</a></td> <td>1870</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Floyd County, Kentucky">Floyd County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Kentucky" title="Johnson County, Kentucky">Johnson County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pike_County,_Kentucky" title="Pike County, Kentucky">Pike County</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Kentucky" title="Lawrence County, Kentucky">Lawrence County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_P._Martin" class="mw-redirect" title="John P. Martin">John P. Martin</a>, United States Congressman (1845–1847) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004125780000000000♠">12,578</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002231000000000000♠">231</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002598000000000000♠">598</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Martin_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Martin County"><img alt="State map highlighting Martin County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Martin_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Martin_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Martin_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Martin_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Martin_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Martin_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/McCreary_County,_Kentucky" title="McCreary County, Kentucky">McCreary County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21147,00">147</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whitley_City,_Kentucky" title="Whitley City, Kentucky">Whitley City</a></td> <td>1912</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pulaski_County,_Kentucky" title="Pulaski County, Kentucky">Pulaski County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wayne_County,_Kentucky" title="Wayne County, Kentucky">Wayne County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Whitley_County,_Kentucky" title="Whitley County, Kentucky">Whitley County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_McCreary" class="mw-redirect" title="James McCreary">James McCreary</a>, Governor of Kentucky (1912–1916) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004170800000000000♠">17,080</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002428000000000000♠">428</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003110900000000000♠">1,109</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_McCreary_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting McCreary County"><img alt="State map highlighting McCreary County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_McCreary_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_McCreary_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_McCreary_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_McCreary_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_McCreary_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_McCreary_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Kentucky" title="Morgan County, Kentucky">Morgan County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21175,00">175</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Liberty,_Kentucky" title="West Liberty, Kentucky">West Liberty</a></td> <td>1822</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bath_County,_Kentucky" title="Bath County, Kentucky">Bath County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Floyd County, Kentucky">Floyd County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Morgan" title="Daniel Morgan">Daniel Morgan</a> (1736–1802), Revolutionary War general </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004139480000000000♠">13,948</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002381000000000000♠">381</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002987000000000000♠">987</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Morgan_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Morgan County"><img alt="State map highlighting Morgan County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Morgan_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Morgan_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Morgan_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Morgan_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Morgan_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Morgan_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Owsley_County,_Kentucky" title="Owsley County, Kentucky">Owsley County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21189,00">189</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Booneville,_Kentucky" title="Booneville, Kentucky">Booneville</a></td> <td>1843</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Breathitt_County,_Kentucky" title="Breathitt County, Kentucky">Breathitt County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Kentucky" title="Clay County, Kentucky">Clay County</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Estill_County,_Kentucky" title="Estill County, Kentucky">Estill County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Owsley" title="William Owsley">William Owsley</a>, Governor of Kentucky (1844–1848) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003485800000000000♠">4,858</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002198000000000000♠">198</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002513000000000000♠">513</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Owsley_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Owsley County"><img alt="State map highlighting Owsley County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Owsley_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Owsley_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Owsley_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Owsley_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Owsley_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Owsley_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Kentucky" title="Perry County, Kentucky">Perry County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21193,00">193</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hazard,_Kentucky" title="Hazard, Kentucky">Hazard</a></td> <td>1820</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Floyd County, Kentucky">Floyd County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Kentucky" title="Clay County, Kentucky">Clay County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry" title="Oliver Hazard Perry">Oliver Hazard Perry</a> (1785–1819), Admiral in the War of 1812 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004293900000000000♠">29,390</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002342000000000000♠">342</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002886000000000000♠">886</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Perry_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Perry County"><img alt="State map highlighting Perry County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Perry_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Perry_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Perry_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Perry_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Perry_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Perry_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Pike_County,_Kentucky" title="Pike County, Kentucky">Pike County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21195,00">195</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pikeville,_Kentucky" title="Pikeville, Kentucky">Pikeville</a></td> <td>1821</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Floyd County, Kentucky">Floyd County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zebulon_Pike" title="Zebulon Pike">Zebulon Pike</a> (1779–1813), discoverer of <a href="/wiki/Pike%27s_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Pike's Peak">Pike's Peak</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004687360000000000♠">68,736</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002788000000000000♠">788</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003204100000000000♠">2,041</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Pike_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Pike County"><img alt="State map highlighting Pike County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Pike_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Pike_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Pike_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Pike_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Pike_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Pike_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Whitley_County,_Kentucky" title="Whitley County, Kentucky">Whitley County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21235,00">235</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Williamsburg,_Kentucky" title="Williamsburg, Kentucky">Williamsburg</a></td> <td>1818</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Kentucky" title="Knox County, Kentucky">Knox County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Whitley" title="William Whitley">William Whitley</a> (1749–1813), Kentucky pioneer </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004358650000000000♠">35,865</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002440000000000000♠">440</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003114000000000000♠">1,140</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Whitley_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Whitley County"><img alt="State map highlighting Whitley County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Whitley_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Whitley_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Whitley_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Whitley_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Whitley_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Whitley_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Wolfe_County,_Kentucky" title="Wolfe County, Kentucky">Wolfe County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/21237,00">237</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Campton,_Kentucky" title="Campton, Kentucky">Campton</a></td> <td>1860</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Breathitt_County,_Kentucky" title="Breathitt County, Kentucky">Breathitt County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Owsley_County,_Kentucky" title="Owsley County, Kentucky">Owsley County</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Powell_County,_Kentucky" title="Powell County, Kentucky">Powell County</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nathaniel_Wolfe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nathaniel Wolfe (page does not exist)">Nathaniel Wolfe</a> (1808–1865), member of the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_General_Assembly" title="Kentucky General Assembly">Kentucky General Assembly</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003706500000000000♠">7,065</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002223000000000000♠">223</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002578000000000000♠">578</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Wolfe_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Wolfe County"><img alt="State map highlighting Wolfe County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Wolfe_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Wolfe_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Wolfe_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Wolfe_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Wolfe_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Wolfe_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_cities">Major cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Major cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtown_Ashland_Kentucky.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Downtown_Ashland_Kentucky.jpg/220px-Downtown_Ashland_Kentucky.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Downtown_Ashland_Kentucky.jpg/330px-Downtown_Ashland_Kentucky.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Downtown_Ashland_Kentucky.jpg/440px-Downtown_Ashland_Kentucky.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="399" /></a><figcaption>Ashland, the region's largest city</figcaption></figure> <p>The following list consists of Eastern Kentucky cities with populations over 4,000 according to the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 United States Census</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-est_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-est-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>City </th> <th>Population in 2020 </th> <th>County </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Kentucky" title="Ashland, Kentucky">Ashland</a> </td> <td>21,625 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Boyd County, Kentucky">Boyd</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesboro,_Kentucky" title="Middlesboro, Kentucky">Middlesboro</a> </td> <td>9,405 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bell_County,_Kentucky" title="Bell County, Kentucky">Bell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corbin,_Kentucky" title="Corbin, Kentucky">Corbin</a> </td> <td>7,856 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whitley_County,_Kentucky" title="Whitley County, Kentucky">Whitley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Kentucky" title="Knox County, Kentucky">Knox</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>4</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pikeville,_Kentucky" title="Pikeville, Kentucky">Pikeville</a> </td> <td>7,754 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pike_County,_Kentucky" title="Pike County, Kentucky">Pike</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>5</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London,_Kentucky" title="London, Kentucky">London</a> </td> <td>7,572 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Laurel_County,_Kentucky" title="Laurel County, Kentucky">Laurel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>6</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mount_Sterling,_Kentucky" title="Mount Sterling, Kentucky">Mount Sterling</a> </td> <td>7,558 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Kentucky" title="Montgomery County, Kentucky">Montgomery</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>7</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flatwoods,_Kentucky" title="Flatwoods, Kentucky">Flatwoods</a> </td> <td>7,325 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greenup_County,_Kentucky" title="Greenup County, Kentucky">Greenup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>8</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morehead,_Kentucky" title="Morehead, Kentucky">Morehead</a> </td> <td>7,151 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rowan_County,_Kentucky" title="Rowan County, Kentucky">Rowan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>9</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Williamsburg,_Kentucky" title="Williamsburg, Kentucky">Williamsburg</a> </td> <td>5,326 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whitley_County,_Kentucky" title="Whitley County, Kentucky">Whitley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>10</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hazard,_Kentucky" title="Hazard, Kentucky">Hazard</a> </td> <td>5,263 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Kentucky" title="Perry County, Kentucky">Perry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>11</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paintsville,_Kentucky" title="Paintsville, Kentucky">Paintsville</a> </td> <td>4,312 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Kentucky" title="Johnson County, Kentucky">Johnson</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Protected_areas">Protected areas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Protected areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Natural_Bridge_(Kentucky).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Natural_Bridge_%28Kentucky%29.jpg/280px-Natural_Bridge_%28Kentucky%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Natural_Bridge_%28Kentucky%29.jpg/420px-Natural_Bridge_%28Kentucky%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Natural_Bridge_%28Kentucky%29.jpg/560px-Natural_Bridge_%28Kentucky%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1760" data-file-height="1320" /></a><figcaption>Natural Bridge State Resort Park</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historical_parks">Historical parks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Historical parks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Gap_National_Historical_Park" title="Cumberland Gap National Historical Park">Cumberland Gap National Historical Park</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Thomas_Walker_State_Historic_Site" title="Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site">Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_resort_parks">State resort parks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: State resort parks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buckhorn_Lake_State_Resort_Park" title="Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park">Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carter_Caves_State_Resort_Park" title="Carter Caves State Resort Park">Carter Caves State Resort Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Falls_State_Resort_Park" title="Cumberland Falls State Resort Park">Cumberland Falls State Resort Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenbo_Lake_State_Resort_Park" title="Greenbo Lake State Resort Park">Greenbo Lake State Resort Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Wiley_State_Resort_Park" title="Jenny Wiley State Resort Park">Jenny Wiley State Resort Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natural_Bridge_State_Resort_Park" title="Natural Bridge State Resort Park">Natural Bridge State Resort Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Mountain_State_Resort_Park" title="Pine Mountain State Resort Park">Pine Mountain State Resort Park</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_recreational_parks">State recreational parks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: State recreational parks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:McHargue%E2%80%99s_Mill.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/McHargue%E2%80%99s_Mill.jpg/280px-McHargue%E2%80%99s_Mill.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/McHargue%E2%80%99s_Mill.jpg/420px-McHargue%E2%80%99s_Mill.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/McHargue%E2%80%99s_Mill.jpg/560px-McHargue%E2%80%99s_Mill.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Levi_Jackson_Wilderness_Road_State_Park" title="Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park">Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Laurel_County,_Kentucky" title="Laurel County, Kentucky">Laurel County, Kentucky</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carr_Creek_State_Park" title="Carr Creek State Park">Carr Creek State Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawkins_Line_Rail_Trail" title="Dawkins Line Rail Trail">Dawkins Line Rail Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishtrap_Lake_State_Park" title="Fishtrap Lake State Park">Fishtrap Lake State Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grayson_Lake_State_Park" title="Grayson Lake State Park">Grayson Lake State Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Come_State_Park" title="Kingdom Come State Park">Kingdom Come State Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levi_Jackson_Wilderness_Road_State_Park" title="Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park">Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paintsville_Lake_State_Park" title="Paintsville Lake State Park">Paintsville Lake State Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Mountain_State_Scenic_Trail" title="Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail">Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yatesville_Lake_State_Park" title="Yatesville Lake State Park">Yatesville Lake State Park</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other">Other</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Big_South_Fork_National_River_and_Recreation_Area" title="Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area">Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breaks_Interstate_Park" title="Breaks Interstate Park">Breaks Interstate Park</a> (part)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The region's economy is centered around the <a href="/wiki/Natural_resource" title="Natural resource">natural resources</a> available, which includes coal, timber, natural gas, and <a href="/wiki/Petroleum" title="Petroleum">oil</a>. Recently, tourism has become a leading industry in the region, due to the region's cultural history and the creation of <a href="/wiki/State_parks" class="mw-redirect" title="State parks">state parks</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Calgon_Carbon" title="Calgon Carbon">Calgon Carbon</a> constructed the Big Sandy Plant near <a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Kentucky" title="Ashland, Kentucky">Ashland</a> in 1961 and it has since become the world's largest producer of <a href="/wiki/Activated_carbon#Granular_activated_carbon_(GAC)" title="Activated carbon">granular activated carbon</a>. The facility produces over 100 million pounds of granular activated carbon annually.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Persistent_poverty">Persistent poverty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Persistent poverty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most of the counties in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield are classified as <a href="/wiki/Persistent_poverty_county" title="Persistent poverty county">"persistent poverty counties"</a>. The definition of a persistent poverty county by the <a href="/wiki/Economic_Research_Service" title="Economic Research Service">Economic Research Service</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Agriculture" title="United States Department of Agriculture">United States Department of Agriculture</a> is that 20 percent or more of the total county population has been living in poverty since the 1980 census.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A June 2014 article in <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> identified six counties in the Kentucky Coal Field as among the "hardest places to live in the United States." The lowest-ranking counties were Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Lee, Leslie, and Magoffin. They ranked among the bottom ten counties nationwide. The factors which accounted for the low ranking of those six counties were unemployment, prevalence of disabilities, obesity, income, and education.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Times</i> declared Clay County the hardest place to live in the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Appalachian_Regional_Commission">Appalachian Regional Commission</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Appalachian Regional Commission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Appalachian_Regional_Commission_counties#Kentucky" title="List of Appalachian Regional Commission counties">List of Appalachian Regional Commission counties § Kentucky</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Regional_Commission" title="Appalachian Regional Commission">Appalachian Regional Commission</a> was formed in 1965 to aid economic development in the Appalachian region, which was lagging far behind the rest of the nation on most economic indicators. The Appalachian region currently defined by the Commission includes 420 counties in 13 states, including all counties in Kentucky's Eastern Coalfield. The Commission gives each county one of five possible economic designations—distressed, at-risk, transitional, competitive, or attainment—with "distressed" counties being the most economically endangered and "attainment" counties being the most economically prosperous. These designations are based primarily on three indicators—three-year average unemployment rate, market income per capita, and poverty rate.<sup id="cite_ref-arcdata_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arcdata-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2012 to 2014, "Appalachian" Kentucky—which includes all of the Eastern Coalfield and several counties in South Central Kentucky and a few in the eastern part of the <a href="/wiki/Bluegrass_region" title="Bluegrass region">Bluegrass region</a>—had a three-year average unemployment rate of 9.8%, compared with 7.6% statewide and 7.2% nationwide.<sup id="cite_ref-arcdata_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arcdata-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, Appalachian Kentucky had a per capita market income of $18,889, compared with $28,332 statewide and $38,117 nationwide. From 2010 to 2014, Appalachian Kentucky had an average poverty rate of 25.4%—the highest of any of the ARC regions—, compared to 18.9% statewide and 15.6% nationwide. Twenty-five Eastern Mountain Coal Field counties—Bell, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Powell, Rowan, Whitley, and Wolfe—were designated "distressed," while four – Laurel, Montgomery, Perry, and Pike – were designated "at-risk." Two Eastern Coalfield counties were designated "transitional" — Boyd and Greenup. No counties in the Eastern Coalfields region were given the "attainment" designation or were designated "competitive." </p><p>The following table illustrates the economic status of each county. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>County </th> <th>Population (2010) </th> <th>Unemployment Rate (2012–14)<sup id="cite_ref-arcdata_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arcdata-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Per Capita<br />Market Income (2014)<sup id="cite_ref-arcdata_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arcdata-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Poverty Rate (2010–14)<sup id="cite_ref-arcdata_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arcdata-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Status (2017)<sup id="cite_ref-arcdata_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arcdata-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bell_County,_Kentucky" title="Bell County, Kentucky">Bell</a> </td> <td>28,691 </td> <td>11.9% </td> <td>$14,644 </td> <td>32.7% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Boyd County, Kentucky">Boyd</a> </td> <td>49,542 </td> <td>8.6% </td> <td>$24,337 </td> <td>19.1% </td> <td>Transitional </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Breathitt_County,_Kentucky" title="Breathitt County, Kentucky">Breathitt</a> </td> <td>13,878 </td> <td>13.7% </td> <td>$14,386 </td> <td>31.5% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carter_County,_Kentucky" title="Carter County, Kentucky">Carter</a> </td> <td>27,720 </td> <td>12.0% </td> <td>$18,014 </td> <td>18.7% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Kentucky" title="Clay County, Kentucky">Clay</a> </td> <td>21,730 </td> <td>13.3% </td> <td>$11,531 </td> <td>35.7% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elliott_County,_Kentucky" title="Elliott County, Kentucky">Elliott</a> </td> <td>7,852 </td> <td>13.5% </td> <td>$10,529 </td> <td>39.6% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Floyd County, Kentucky">Floyd</a> </td> <td>39,451 </td> <td>11.7% </td> <td>$18,473 </td> <td>29.5% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Greenup_County,_Kentucky" title="Greenup County, Kentucky">Greenup</a> </td> <td>36,910 </td> <td>9.3% </td> <td>$23,879 </td> <td>18.0% </td> <td>Transitional </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Harlan_County,_Kentucky" title="Harlan County, Kentucky">Harlan</a> </td> <td>29,278 </td> <td>15.4% </td> <td>$13,620 </td> <td>32.1% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Kentucky" title="Jackson County, Kentucky">Jackson</a> </td> <td>13,494 </td> <td>15.4% </td> <td>$13,496 </td> <td>31.7% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Kentucky" title="Johnson County, Kentucky">Johnson</a> </td> <td>23,356 </td> <td>10.1% </td> <td>$19,008 </td> <td>25.3% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Knott_County,_Kentucky" title="Knott County, Kentucky">Knott</a> </td> <td>16,346 </td> <td>13.5% </td> <td>$14,271 </td> <td>26.5% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Kentucky" title="Knox County, Kentucky">Knox</a> </td> <td>31,883 </td> <td>11.9% </td> <td>$15,549 </td> <td>33.8% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Laurel_County,_Kentucky" title="Laurel County, Kentucky">Laurel</a> </td> <td>58,849 </td> <td>9.2% </td> <td>$21,051 </td> <td>23.3% </td> <td>At-Risk </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Kentucky" title="Lawrence County, Kentucky">Lawrence</a> </td> <td>15,860 </td> <td>10.5% </td> <td>$15,399 </td> <td>23.5% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_Kentucky" title="Lee County, Kentucky">Lee</a> </td> <td>7,887 </td> <td>11.7% </td> <td>$11,750 </td> <td>33.4% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Leslie_County,_Kentucky" title="Leslie County, Kentucky">Leslie</a> </td> <td>11,310 </td> <td>15.0% </td> <td>$15,357 </td> <td>23.9% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Letcher_County,_Kentucky" title="Letcher County, Kentucky">Letcher</a> </td> <td>24,519 </td> <td>14.2% </td> <td>$15,955 </td> <td>24.5% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Magoffin_County,_Kentucky" title="Magoffin County, Kentucky">Magoffin</a> </td> <td>13,333 </td> <td>16.3% </td> <td>$11,139 </td> <td>26.8% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_County,_Kentucky" title="Martin County, Kentucky">Martin</a> </td> <td>12,929 </td> <td>9.4% </td> <td>$14,826 </td> <td>33.9% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/McCreary_County,_Kentucky" title="McCreary County, Kentucky">McCreary</a> </td> <td>18,306 </td> <td>12.4% </td> <td>$9,763 </td> <td>37.7% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Menifee_County,_Kentucky" title="Menifee County, Kentucky">Menifee</a> </td> <td>6,306 </td> <td>11.2% </td> <td>$15,656 </td> <td>28.8% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Kentucky" title="Montgomery County, Kentucky">Montgomery</a> </td> <td>26,499 </td> <td>8.2% </td> <td>$23,093 </td> <td>25.2% </td> <td>At-Risk </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Kentucky" title="Morgan County, Kentucky">Morgan</a> </td> <td>13,923 </td> <td>10.3% </td> <td>$13,451 </td> <td>29.7% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Owsley_County,_Kentucky" title="Owsley County, Kentucky">Owsley</a> </td> <td>4,755 </td> <td>11.9% </td> <td>$10,528 </td> <td>39.2% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Kentucky" title="Perry County, Kentucky">Perry</a> </td> <td>28,712 </td> <td>12.3% </td> <td>$20,131 </td> <td>26.6% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pike_County,_Kentucky" title="Pike County, Kentucky">Pike</a> </td> <td>68,736 </td> <td>10.6% </td> <td>$21,285 </td> <td>24.1% </td> <td>At-Risk </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Powell_County,_Kentucky" title="Powell County, Kentucky">Powell</a> </td> <td>12,613 </td> <td>10.1% </td> <td>$18,403 </td> <td>27.5% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rowan_County,_Kentucky" title="Rowan County, Kentucky">Rowan</a> </td> <td>23,333 </td> <td>7.8% </td> <td>$18,642 </td> <td>26.0% </td> <td>At-Risk </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Whitley_County,_Kentucky" title="Whitley County, Kentucky">Whitley</a> </td> <td>35,637 </td> <td>10.0% </td> <td>$17,321 </td> <td>24.1% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wolfe_County,_Kentucky" title="Wolfe County, Kentucky">Wolfe</a> </td> <td>7,355 </td> <td>13.3% </td> <td>$10,532 </td> <td>44.3% </td> <td>Distressed </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health">Health</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most of the counties in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield rank in the lowest ten percent of U.S. counties in average life expectancy. Both men and women have average life spans that are several years less than the average life span in the United States. Moreover, many counties have seen a decline in the life expectancy of men and/or women since 1985. Average life expectancy in some counties is as low as 70 years as compared with the life expectancy of some counties in the U.S. of more than 80 years. Factors influencing the health of residents include a high prevalence of smoking and obesity and a low level of physical activity.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-secondary_education">Post-secondary education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Post-secondary education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:University_of_Pikeville_pedestrian_entrance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/University_of_Pikeville_pedestrian_entrance.jpg/220px-University_of_Pikeville_pedestrian_entrance.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/University_of_Pikeville_pedestrian_entrance.jpg/330px-University_of_Pikeville_pedestrian_entrance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/University_of_Pikeville_pedestrian_entrance.jpg/440px-University_of_Pikeville_pedestrian_entrance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>The Coal Building, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Pikeville_Kentucky_College_of_Osteopathic_Medicine" title="University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine">University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aduc1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Aduc1.jpg/220px-Aduc1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Aduc1.jpg/330px-Aduc1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Aduc1.jpg/440px-Aduc1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Morehead State University</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_universities">Public universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Public universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morehead_State_University" title="Morehead State University">Morehead State University</a></li></ul> <p>Contrary to what its name suggests, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_University" title="Eastern Kentucky University">Eastern Kentucky University</a> is actually located outside of the Eastern Coalfield, in the <a href="/wiki/Bluegrass_region" title="Bluegrass region">Bluegrass-region</a> city of <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Kentucky" title="Richmond, Kentucky">Richmond</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Private_colleges_and_universities">Private colleges and universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Private colleges and universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alice_Lloyd_College" title="Alice Lloyd College">Alice Lloyd College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clear_Creek_Baptist_Bible_College" title="Clear Creek Baptist Bible College">Clear Creek Baptist Bible College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontier_Nursing_University" title="Frontier Nursing University">Frontier Nursing University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Christian_University" title="Kentucky Christian University">Kentucky Christian University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Mountain_Bible_College" title="Kentucky Mountain Bible College">Kentucky Mountain Bible College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Pikeville" title="University of Pikeville">University of Pikeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_College_(Kentucky)" class="mw-redirect" title="Union College (Kentucky)">Union College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Cumberlands" title="University of the Cumberlands">University of the Cumberlands</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Community_and_technical_colleges">Community and technical colleges</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Community and technical colleges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashland_Community_and_Technical_College" title="Ashland Community and Technical College">Ashland Community and Technical College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Sandy_Community_and_Technical_College" title="Big Sandy Community and Technical College">Big Sandy Community and Technical College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazard_Community_and_Technical_College" title="Hazard Community and Technical College">Hazard Community and Technical College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Kentucky_Community_and_Technical_College" title="Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College">Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_climate">Political climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Political climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As a whole, East Kentucky was long a Democratic stronghold, similar to <a href="/wiki/Appalachia" title="Appalachia">Appalachia</a> as a whole.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The only two counties in the state to vote against <a href="/wiki/Mitch_McConnell" title="Mitch McConnell">Mitch McConnell</a> in each of his six senatorial campaigns through <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Senate_election_in_Kentucky" title="2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky">2020</a> have been <a href="/wiki/Wolfe_County,_Kentucky" title="Wolfe County, Kentucky">Wolfe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elliott_County,_Kentucky" title="Elliott County, Kentucky">Elliott Counties</a>, both in East Kentucky. However, the region has swung dramatically to the right recently. In 2004, eleven counties in East Kentucky supported Democratic candidate John Kerry, and in 2008, even as the nation as a whole shifted Democratic, the number of East Kentucky counties supporting Democratic candidate Barack Obama fell to just four, and in 2012 fell to just one.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Every county in East Kentucky supported <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> in both 2016 and 2020 with at least 50% of the vote. In fact, each of the three most Republican counties in Kentucky (in terms of vote proportion) were all in East Kentucky (namely Leslie, Jackson and Martin Counties). Each gave less than a tenth of their vote to <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>, the Democratic candidate. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Elliott_County,_Kentucky" title="Elliott County, Kentucky">Elliott County, Kentucky</a>, serves as a good representation of the political transformation throughout the region. The county had the longest streak in the nation of any county voting Democratic,<sup id="cite_ref-auto_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but has shifted hard to the right in recent elections. The county went from giving Democrat Barack Obama more than 60% of the vote in 2008 to giving Republican Donald Trump more than 70% of the vote just eight years later. Despite this, Democrats continue to do well in local elections, and the party maintains an overwhelming advantage in party registration. Much of this area is represented by <a href="/wiki/Kentucky%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Kentucky's 5th congressional district">Kentucky's 5th congressional district</a> represented by 22-term congressman <a href="/wiki/Hal_Rogers" title="Hal Rogers">Hal Rogers</a>, who also serves as the <a href="/wiki/Dean_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Dean of the United States House of Representatives">Dean of the United States House of Representatives</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_residents">Notable residents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Notable residents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hylo_Brown" title="Hylo Brown">Hylo Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bluegrass_music" title="Bluegrass music">bluegrass</a> and <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a> singer, born in <a href="/wiki/River,_Kentucky" title="River, Kentucky">River</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_Buchanan" title="June Buchanan">June Buchanan</a> (1887–1988), educator who worked with Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd (see below). Co-founder of Caney Junior College, now <a href="/wiki/Alice_Lloyd_College" title="Alice Lloyd College">Alice Lloyd College</a>. Lived in <a href="/wiki/Knott_County,_Kentucky" title="Knott County, Kentucky">Knott County</a> from 1919 until her death.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Childers" title="Tyler Childers">Tyler Childers</a>, a country, bluegrass, and folk musician from <a href="/wiki/Paintsville,_Kentucky" title="Paintsville, Kentucky">Paintsville, Kentucky</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earle_Combs" title="Earle Combs">Earle Combs</a> (1899–1976), Hall of Fame MLB center fielder for the New York Yankees. Born in Pebworth, a community in <a href="/wiki/Owsley_County,_Kentucky" title="Owsley County, Kentucky">Owsley County</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Couch" title="Tim Couch">Tim Couch</a>, former <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> quarterback. Born and raised in <a href="/wiki/Hyden,_Kentucky" title="Hyden, Kentucky">Hyden</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Ray_Cyrus" title="Billy Ray Cyrus">Billy Ray Cyrus</a> (born 1961), American <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a> singer, songwriter and actor. Born in <a href="/wiki/Flatwoods,_Kentucky" title="Flatwoods, Kentucky">Flatwoods</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richie_Farmer" title="Richie Farmer">Richie Farmer</a> (born 1969), basketball standout for the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball">University of Kentucky</a> and politician (Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture, 2003–2011). Born and raised in <a href="/wiki/Manchester,_Kentucky" title="Manchester, Kentucky">Manchester</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ford" title="Jim Ford">Jim Ford</a>, singer-songwriter, born in <a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Kentucky" title="Johnson County, Kentucky">Johnson County</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Elliott_Flanery" title="Mary Elliott Flanery">Mary Elliott Flanery</a>, first woman elected to a state legislature south of the <a href="/wiki/Mason%E2%80%93Dixon_line" title="Mason–Dixon line">Mason–Dixon line</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Gayle" title="Crystal Gayle">Crystal Gayle</a>, country singer and younger sister of Loretta Lynn; both raised in <a href="/wiki/Van_Lear,_Kentucky" title="Van Lear, Kentucky">Van Lear</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eula_Hall" title="Eula Hall">Eula Hall</a>, Founder of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mud_Creek_Clinic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mud Creek Clinic (page does not exist)">Mud Creek Clinic</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roscoe_Holcomb" title="Roscoe Holcomb">Roscoe Holcomb</a>, American musician who lived the majority of his life in <a href="/wiki/Daisy,_Kentucky" title="Daisy, Kentucky">Daisy</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silas_House" title="Silas House">Silas House</a> (born 1971), author. Born and raised in <a href="/wiki/Laurel_County,_Kentucky" title="Laurel County, Kentucky">Laurel County</a>; also lived in <a href="/wiki/Leslie_County,_Kentucky" title="Leslie County, Kentucky">Leslie County</a> during his childhood.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Judds" title="The Judds">The Judds</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a> duo of mother <a href="/wiki/Naomi_Judd" title="Naomi Judd">Naomi</a> (born 1946) and daughter <a href="/wiki/Wynonna_Judd" title="Wynonna Judd">Wynonna</a> (born 1964). Born in <a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Kentucky" title="Ashland, Kentucky">Ashland</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashley_Judd" title="Ashley Judd">Ashley Judd</a> (born 1968), actress; daughter of Naomi Judd and half-sister of Wynonna Judd. Born in Ashland.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alice_Spencer_Geddes_Lloyd" title="Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd">Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd</a> (1876–1962), social reformer who founded 100 elementary schools in the region as well as co-founding the college that now bears her name. Lived in Knott County from 1915 until her death.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patty_Loveless" title="Patty Loveless">Patty Loveless</a>, <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a> singer. Born in Pikeville.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loretta_Lynn" title="Loretta Lynn">Loretta Lynn</a>, country singer, raised in Van Lear.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Pelphrey" title="John Pelphrey">John Pelphrey</a> (born 1968), basketball standout for the University of Kentucky (and <a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1991–92 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">teammate of Farmer</a>); former head basketball coach at the <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_men%27s_basketball" title="Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball">University of Arkansas</a>, and current assistant at the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_men%27s_basketball" title="Florida Gators men's basketball">University of Florida</a>. Born in <a href="/wiki/Paintsville,_Kentucky" title="Paintsville, Kentucky">Paintsville</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Gary_Powers" title="Francis Gary Powers">Francis Gary Powers</a> (August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977) was an American pilot whose CIA U-2 spy plane was shot down while over the Soviet Union, causing the 1960 U-2 incident. Born in <a href="/wiki/Jenkins,_Kentucky" title="Jenkins, Kentucky">Jenkins</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venus_Ramey" title="Venus Ramey">Venus Ramey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miss_America" title="Miss America">Miss America</a>, 1944. Born in <a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Kentucky" title="Ashland, Kentucky">Ashland</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Sheppard" title="Jeff Sheppard">Jeff Sheppard</a> (born 1974), University of Kentucky basketball star (<a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">1998</a> <a href="/wiki/NCAA_basketball_tournament_Most_Outstanding_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player">NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player</a>) and former player in the NBA and several European leagues. Has lived in <a href="/wiki/London,_Kentucky" title="London, Kentucky">London</a> since he retired from play.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_F._Stapleton" title="Benjamin F. Stapleton">Benjamin F. Stapleton</a>, Mayor of <a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a>, Colorado between (1923–1931) and (1935–1947). Born in Paintsville.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Stewart_(singer)" title="Gary Stewart (singer)">Gary Stewart</a>, Country music singer and musician, 1944–2003, born in Jenkins.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Stuart" title="Jesse Stuart">Jesse Stuart</a>, author and former <a href="/wiki/Poet_laureate" title="Poet laureate">poet laureate</a> of Kentucky</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Yoakam" title="Dwight Yoakam">Dwight Yoakam</a> (born 1956), singer-songwriter, actor and film director. Born in <a href="/wiki/Pikeville,_Kentucky" title="Pikeville, Kentucky">Pikeville</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sturgill_Simpson" title="Sturgill Simpson">Sturgill Simpson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Outlaw_country" title="Outlaw country">outlaw country</a> music singer-songwriter born in Jackson in 1978</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Huntington-Ashland-Ironton_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Huntington-Ashland-Ironton metropolitan area">Huntington-Ashland-Ironton metropolitan area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coal_mining_in_Kentucky" title="Coal mining in Kentucky">Coal mining in Kentucky</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080328072411/http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/map-kentucky-geologic.gif">"Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer"</a>. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://earlecombs.com/Biography.htm">the original</a> on March 15, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Earle+Combs+%2F+Baseball+Legend&rft.date=2012-03-15&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fearlecombs.com%2FBiography.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEastern+Kentucky+Coalfield" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>WPA, <i>Kentucky: A Guide to the Bluegrass State </i> (1939); classic guide from the Federal Writers Project; covers main themes and every town <a rel="nofollow" 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href="/wiki/Breathitt_County,_Kentucky" title="Breathitt County, Kentucky">Breathitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carter_County,_Kentucky" title="Carter County, Kentucky">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Kentucky" title="Clay County, Kentucky">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elliott_County,_Kentucky" title="Elliott County, Kentucky">Elliott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Floyd County, Kentucky">Floyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenup_County,_Kentucky" title="Greenup County, Kentucky">Greenup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlan_County,_Kentucky" title="Harlan County, Kentucky">Harlan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Kentucky" title="Jackson County, Kentucky">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Kentucky" title="Johnson County, Kentucky">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knott_County,_Kentucky" title="Knott County, Kentucky">Knott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Kentucky" title="Knox County, Kentucky">Knox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurel_County,_Kentucky" title="Laurel County, Kentucky">Laurel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Kentucky" title="Lawrence County, Kentucky">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_Kentucky" title="Lee County, Kentucky">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leslie_County,_Kentucky" title="Leslie County, Kentucky">Leslie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Letcher_County,_Kentucky" title="Letcher County, Kentucky">Letcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magoffin_County,_Kentucky" title="Magoffin County, Kentucky">Magoffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_County,_Kentucky" title="Martin County, Kentucky">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCreary_County,_Kentucky" title="McCreary County, Kentucky">McCreary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menifee_County,_Kentucky" title="Menifee County, Kentucky">Menifee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Kentucky" title="Montgomery County, Kentucky">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Kentucky" title="Morgan County, Kentucky">Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owsley_County,_Kentucky" title="Owsley County, Kentucky">Owsley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Kentucky" title="Perry County, Kentucky">Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_County,_Kentucky" title="Pike County, Kentucky">Pike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Powell_County,_Kentucky" title="Powell County, Kentucky">Powell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowan_County,_Kentucky" title="Rowan County, Kentucky">Rowan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitley_County,_Kentucky" title="Whitley County, Kentucky">Whitley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolfe_County,_Kentucky" title="Wolfe County, Kentucky">Wolfe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#000000;color:white;;width:1%">Cities and towns<br /> Over 10k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Kentucky" title="Ashland, Kentucky">Ashland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#000000;color:white;;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />5k-10k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corbin,_Kentucky" title="Corbin, Kentucky">Corbin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flatwoods,_Kentucky" title="Flatwoods, Kentucky">Flatwoods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazard,_Kentucky" title="Hazard, Kentucky">Hazard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London,_Kentucky" title="London, Kentucky">London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesboro,_Kentucky" title="Middlesboro, Kentucky">Middlesboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morehead,_Kentucky" title="Morehead, Kentucky">Morehead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Sterling,_Kentucky" title="Mount Sterling, Kentucky">Mount Sterling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pikeville,_Kentucky" title="Pikeville, Kentucky">Pikeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamsburg,_Kentucky" title="Williamsburg, Kentucky">Williamsburg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#000000;color:white;;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />1k-5k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barbourville,_Kentucky" title="Barbourville, Kentucky">Barbourville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beattyville,_Kentucky" title="Beattyville, Kentucky">Beattyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catlettsburg,_Kentucky" title="Catlettsburg, Kentucky">Catlettsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_City,_Kentucky" title="Clay City, Kentucky">Clay City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coal_Run_Village,_Kentucky" title="Coal Run Village, Kentucky">Coal Run Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Kentucky" title="Cumberland, Kentucky">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grayson,_Kentucky" title="Grayson, Kentucky">Grayson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenup,_Kentucky" title="Greenup, Kentucky">Greenup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlan,_Kentucky" title="Harlan, Kentucky">Harlan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Kentucky" title="Jackson, Kentucky">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffersonville,_Kentucky" title="Jeffersonville, Kentucky">Jeffersonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenkins,_Kentucky" title="Jenkins, Kentucky">Jenkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisa,_Kentucky" title="Louisa, Kentucky">Louisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester,_Kentucky" title="Manchester, Kentucky">Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olive_Hill,_Kentucky" title="Olive Hill, Kentucky">Olive Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paintsville,_Kentucky" title="Paintsville, Kentucky">Paintsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pineville,_Kentucky" title="Pineville, Kentucky">Pineville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prestonsburg,_Kentucky" title="Prestonsburg, Kentucky">Prestonsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raceland,_Kentucky" title="Raceland, Kentucky">Raceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell,_Kentucky" title="Russell, Kentucky">Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salyersville,_Kentucky" title="Salyersville, Kentucky">Salyersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Shore,_Kentucky" title="South Shore, Kentucky">South Shore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanton,_Kentucky" title="Stanton, Kentucky">Stanton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Liberty,_Kentucky" title="West Liberty, Kentucky">West Liberty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitesburg,_Kentucky" title="Whitesburg, Kentucky">Whitesburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worthington,_Kentucky" title="Worthington, Kentucky">Worthington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wurtland,_Kentucky" title="Wurtland, Kentucky">Wurtland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#000000;color:white;;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />under 1k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allen,_Kentucky" title="Allen, Kentucky">Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annville,_Kentucky" title="Annville, Kentucky">Annville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellefonte,_Kentucky" title="Bellefonte, Kentucky">Bellefonte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benham,_Kentucky" title="Benham, Kentucky">Benham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackey,_Kentucky" title="Blackey, Kentucky">Blackey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blaine,_Kentucky" title="Blaine, Kentucky">Blaine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booneville,_Kentucky" title="Booneville, Kentucky">Booneville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckhorn,_Kentucky" title="Buckhorn, Kentucky">Buckhorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camargo,_Kentucky" title="Camargo, Kentucky">Camargo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campton,_Kentucky" title="Campton, Kentucky">Campton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elkhorn_City,_Kentucky" title="Elkhorn City, Kentucky">Elkhorn City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evarts,_Kentucky" title="Evarts, Kentucky">Evarts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleming-Neon,_Kentucky" title="Fleming-Neon, Kentucky">Fleming-Neon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frenchburg,_Kentucky" title="Frenchburg, Kentucky">Frenchburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindman,_Kentucky" title="Hindman, Kentucky">Hindman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyden,_Kentucky" title="Hyden, Kentucky">Hyden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inez,_Kentucky" title="Inez, Kentucky">Inez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeview_Heights,_Kentucky" title="Lakeview Heights, Kentucky">Lakeview Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loyall,_Kentucky" title="Loyall, Kentucky">Loyall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynch,_Kentucky" title="Lynch, Kentucky">Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin,_Kentucky" title="Martin, Kentucky">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McKee,_Kentucky" title="McKee, Kentucky">McKee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oneida,_Kentucky" title="Oneida, Kentucky">Oneida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pippa_Passes,_Kentucky" title="Pippa Passes, Kentucky">Pippa Passes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Hook,_Kentucky" title="Sandy Hook, Kentucky">Sandy Hook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vicco,_Kentucky" title="Vicco, Kentucky">Vicco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallins_Creek,_Kentucky" title="Wallins Creek, Kentucky">Wallins Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warfield,_Kentucky" title="Warfield, Kentucky">Warfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayland,_Kentucky" title="Wayland, Kentucky">Wayland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelwright,_Kentucky" title="Wheelwright, Kentucky">Wheelwright</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#000000;color:white;;width:1%">Statistical areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Huntington-Ashland-Ironton_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Huntington-Ashland-Ironton metropolitan area">Ashland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London,_Kentucky_micropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="London, Kentucky micropolitan area">London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesborough,_KY_Micropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Middlesborough, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area">Middlesboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Sterling,_Kentucky_micropolitan_area" title="Mount Sterling, Kentucky micropolitan area">Mount Sterling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#000000;color:white;;width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/32px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png" 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colspan="3" style="background:#bbeb85;background:#abdb75;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:EMCF_Attractions" title="Template:EMCF Attractions"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:EMCF_Attractions" title="Template talk:EMCF Attractions"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:EMCF_Attractions" title="Special:EditPage/Template:EMCF Attractions"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Visitor_attractions_of_the_Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Tourist_attraction" title="Tourist attraction">Visitor attractions</a> of the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Eastern Kentucky Coalfield</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#bbeb85;width:1%">Parks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;">State</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buckhorn_Lake_State_Resort_Park" title="Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park">Buckhorn Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carr_Creek_State_Park" title="Carr Creek State Park">Carr Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carter_Caves_State_Resort_Park" title="Carter Caves State Resort Park">Carter Caves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Falls_State_Resort_Park" title="Cumberland Falls State Resort Park">Cumberland Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawkins_Line_Rail_Trail" title="Dawkins Line Rail Trail">Dawkins Line Rail Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Thomas_Walker_State_Historic_Site" title="Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site">Dr. Thomas Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishtrap_Lake_State_Park" title="Fishtrap Lake State Park">Fishtrap Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grayson_Lake_State_Park" title="Grayson Lake State Park">Grayson Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenbo_Lake_State_Resort_Park" title="Greenbo Lake State Resort Park">Greenbo Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Wiley_State_Resort_Park" title="Jenny Wiley State Resort Park">Jenny Wiley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Come_State_Park" title="Kingdom Come State Park">Kingdom Come</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levi_Jackson_Wilderness_Road_State_Park" title="Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park">Levi Jackson Wilderness Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natural_Bridge_State_Resort_Park" title="Natural Bridge State Resort Park">Natural Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paintsville_Lake_State_Park" title="Paintsville Lake State Park">Paintsville Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Mountain_State_Resort_Park" title="Pine Mountain State Resort Park">Pine Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Mountain_State_Scenic_Trail" title="Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail">Pine Mountain Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yatesville_Lake_State_Park" title="Yatesville Lake State Park">Yatesville Lake</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;">Federal</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Big_South_Fork_National_River_and_Recreation_Area" title="Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area">Big South Fork</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Gap_National_Historical_Park" title="Cumberland Gap National Historical Park">Cumberland Gap</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;">Interstate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Breaks_Interstate_Park" title="Breaks Interstate Park">Breaks Interstate</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:View_of_Chimney_Top_Rock.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Red River Gorge"><img alt="Red River Gorge" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/View_of_Chimney_Top_Rock.JPG/100px-View_of_Chimney_Top_Rock.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/View_of_Chimney_Top_Rock.JPG/150px-View_of_Chimney_Top_Rock.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/View_of_Chimney_Top_Rock.JPG/200px-View_of_Chimney_Top_Rock.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a><figcaption>Red River Gorge</figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Black_Mountain_Off-Road_Adventure_Area_Kentucky.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cumberland Mountains"><img alt="Cumberland Mountains" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Black_Mountain_Off-Road_Adventure_Area_Kentucky.jpg/100px-Black_Mountain_Off-Road_Adventure_Area_Kentucky.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Black_Mountain_Off-Road_Adventure_Area_Kentucky.jpg/150px-Black_Mountain_Off-Road_Adventure_Area_Kentucky.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Black_Mountain_Off-Road_Adventure_Area_Kentucky.jpg/200px-Black_Mountain_Off-Road_Adventure_Area_Kentucky.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2580" data-file-height="1766" /></a><figcaption>Cumberland Mountains</figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Martins_Fork_Lake_Kentucky.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martins Fork Lake"><img alt="Martins Fork Lake" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Martins_Fork_Lake_Kentucky.jpg/100px-Martins_Fork_Lake_Kentucky.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Martins_Fork_Lake_Kentucky.jpg/150px-Martins_Fork_Lake_Kentucky.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Martins_Fork_Lake_Kentucky.jpg/200px-Martins_Fork_Lake_Kentucky.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1048" /></a><figcaption>Martins Fork Lake</figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cumberland_Falls_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cumberland Falls"><img alt="Cumberland Falls" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Cumberland_Falls_2009.jpg/100px-Cumberland_Falls_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Cumberland_Falls_2009.jpg/150px-Cumberland_Falls_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Cumberland_Falls_2009.jpg/200px-Cumberland_Falls_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1760" data-file-height="1320" /></a><figcaption>Cumberland Falls</figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._23_Country_Music_Highway_Museum.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum"><img alt="U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/U.S._23_Country_Music_Highway_Museum.jpg/100px-U.S._23_Country_Music_Highway_Museum.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/U.S._23_Country_Music_Highway_Museum.jpg/150px-U.S._23_Country_Music_Highway_Museum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/U.S._23_Country_Music_Highway_Museum.jpg/200px-U.S._23_Country_Music_Highway_Museum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2432" /></a><figcaption>U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum</figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#bbeb85;width:1%">Museums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barthell,_Kentucky" title="Barthell, Kentucky">Barthell Coal Mining Camp</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bell_County_Coal_House_%26_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bell County Coal House & Museum (page does not exist)">Bell County Coal House & Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bell_County_Historical_Society_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bell County Historical Society Museum (page does not exist)">Bell County Historical Society Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Sandy_Heritage_Center" title="Big Sandy Heritage Center">Big Sandy Heritage Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Heron,_Kentucky" title="Blue Heron, Kentucky">Blue Heron Coal Mining Camp</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Davis_Museum_and_Park&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bobby Davis Museum and Park (page does not exist)">Bobby Davis Museum and Park</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Breathitt_County_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Breathitt County Museum (page does not exist)">Breathitt County Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=C.B._Caudill_Store_%26_History_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="C.B. Caudill Store & History Center (page does not exist)">C.B. Caudill Store & History Center</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cloverfork_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cloverfork Museum (page does not exist)">Cloverfork Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coal_Miners%27_Museum_(Van_Lear)" title="Coal Miners' Museum (Van Lear)">Coal Miners' Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Inn_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Cumberland Inn Museum">Cumberland Inn Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_A._Zegeer_Coal-Railroad_Museum" title="David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum">David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Kentucky_Science_Center" title="East Kentucky Science Center">East Kentucky Science Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elkhorn_City_Railroad_Museum" title="Elkhorn City Railroad Museum">Elkhorn City Railroad Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_M._Stafford_House" title="Francis M. Stafford House">F.M. Stafford House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harland_Sanders_Caf%C3%A9_and_Museum" title="Harland Sanders Café and Museum">Harland Sanders Café & Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hensley_Settlement_(Kentucky)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hensley Settlement (Kentucky)">Hensley Settlement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highlands_Museum_and_Discovery_Center" title="Highlands Museum and Discovery Center">Highlands Museum and Discovery Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Coal_Mining_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Kentucky Coal Mining Museum">Kentucky Coal Mining Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Folk_Art_Center" title="Kentucky Folk Art Center">Kentucky Folk Art Center</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knox_Historical_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Knox Historical Museum (page does not exist)">Knox Historical Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magoffin_County_Pioneer_Village_and_Museum" title="Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum">Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindman_Settlement_School" title="Hindman Settlement School">Marie Stewart Museum & Craft Shop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCreary_County_Museum" title="McCreary County Museum">McCreary County Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morgan_County_History_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Morgan County History Museum (page does not exist)">Morgan County History Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Homeplace" title="Mountain Homeplace">Mountain Homeplace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levi_Jackson_Wilderness_Road_State_Park" title="Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park">Mountain Life Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northeastern_Kentucky_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northeastern Kentucky Museum (page does not exist)">Northeastern Kentucky Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_May_House" title="Samuel May House">Samuel May House</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swamp_Valley_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swamp Valley Museum (page does not exist)">Swamp Valley Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._23_Country_Music_Highway_Museum" title="U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum">U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wolfe_County_History_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wolfe County History Museum (page does not exist)">Wolfe County History Museum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#bbeb85;width:1%">Forests</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Boone_National_Forest" title="Daniel Boone National Forest">Daniel Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dewey_Lake_State_Forest" title="Dewey Lake State Forest">Dewey Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_and_Jefferson_National_Forests" title="George Washington and Jefferson National Forests">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentenia_State_Forest" title="Kentenia State Forest">Kentenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Ridge_State_Forest" title="Kentucky Ridge State Forest">Kentucky Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robinson_Forest" title="Robinson Forest">Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tygarts_State_Forest" title="Tygarts State Forest">Tygarts</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#bbeb85;width:1%">Reservoirs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buckhorn_Lake_(Kentucky)" title="Buckhorn Lake (Kentucky)">Buckhorn Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carr_Creek_Lake" title="Carr Creek Lake">Carr Creek Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cave_Run_Lake" title="Cave Run Lake">Cave Run Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranks_Creek_Lake" title="Cranks Creek Lake">Cranks Creek Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Cumberland" title="Lake Cumberland">Lake Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dewey_Lake" title="Dewey Lake">Dewey Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishtrap_Lake" title="Fishtrap Lake">Fishtrap Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grayson_Lake" title="Grayson Lake">Grayson Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenbo_Lake" title="Greenbo Lake">Greenbo Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurel_River_Lake" title="Laurel River Lake">Laurel River Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martins_Fork_Lake" title="Martins Fork Lake">Martins Fork Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paintsville_Lake" title="Paintsville Lake">Paintsville Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yatesville_Lake" title="Yatesville Lake">Yatesville Lake</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#bbeb85;width:1%">Natural features</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Mountain_(Kentucky)" title="Black Mountain (Kentucky)">Black Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Falls" title="Cumberland Falls">Cumberland Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Gap" title="Cumberland Gap">Cumberland Gap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dog_Slaughter_Falls" title="Dog Slaughter Falls">Dog Slaughter Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagle_Falls_(Kentucky)" title="Eagle Falls (Kentucky)">Eagle Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesboro_crater" title="Middlesboro crater">Middlesboro crater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Mountain_(Appalachian_Mountains)" title="Pine Mountain (Appalachian Mountains)">Pine Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pound_Gap" title="Pound Gap">Pound Gap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raven_Rock_(Kentucky)" title="Raven Rock (Kentucky)">Raven Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_River_Gorge" title="Red River Gorge">Red River Gorge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tri-State_Peak" title="Tri-State Peak">Tri-State Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yahoo_Arch" title="Yahoo Arch">Yahoo Arch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yahoo_Falls" title="Yahoo Falls">Yahoo Falls</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#bbeb85;width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bad_Branch_Falls_State_Nature_Preserve" title="Bad Branch Falls State Nature Preserve">Bad Branch Falls State Nature Preserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bat_Cave_and_Cascade_Caverns_State_Nature_Preserves" title="Bat Cave and Cascade Caverns State Nature Preserves">Bat Cave and Cascade Caverns State Nature Preserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_South_Fork_Scenic_Railway" title="Big South Fork Scenic Railway">Big South Fork Scenic Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Mountain_Off-Road_Adventure_Area" title="Black Mountain Off-Road Adventure Area">Black Mountain Off-Road Adventure Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Gap_Tunnel" title="Cumberland Gap Tunnel">Cumberland Gap Tunnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Furnace_Mountain" title="Furnace Mountain">Furnace Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Reptile_Zoo" title="Kentucky Reptile Zoo">Kentucky Reptile Zoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayo_Mansion" title="Mayo Mansion">Mayo Mansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middle_Creek_Battlefield" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle Creek Battlefield">Middle Creek Battlefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nada_Tunnel" title="Nada Tunnel">Nada Tunnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pikeville_Cut-Through" title="Pikeville Cut-Through">Pikeville Cut-Through</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pilot_Knob_State_Nature_Preserve" title="Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve">Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheltowee_Trace_Trail" title="Sheltowee Trace Trail">Sheltowee Trace Trail</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Commonwealth_of_Kentucky" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Kentucky" title="Template:Kentucky"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a 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href="/wiki/Index_of_Kentucky-related_articles" title="Index of Kentucky-related articles">Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Kentucky" title="Cuisine of Kentucky">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Environment_of_Kentucky" title="Category:Environment of Kentucky">Environment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Kentucky" title="Climate change in Kentucky">climate change</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky#Geography" title="Kentucky">Geography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Kentucky" title="History of Kentucky">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_education_in_Kentucky" title="History of education in Kentucky">History of education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Kentucky" title="Music of Kentucky">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_Kentucky" title="Category:Mass media in Kentucky">Mass media</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Kentucky" title="List of newspapers in Kentucky">newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Kentucky" title="List of radio stations in Kentucky">radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_Kentucky" title="List of television stations in Kentucky">TV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Kentucky" title="List of people from Kentucky">People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="Religion in Kentucky">Religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kentucky_state_symbols" title="List of Kentucky state symbols">Symbols</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seal_of_Kentucky" title="Seal of Kentucky">seal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Kentucky" title="Flag of Kentucky">flag</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_theaters_in_Kentucky" title="List of theaters in Kentucky">Theater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourism_in_Kentucky" title="Category:Tourism in Kentucky">Tourism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_Kentucky" title="Category:Tourist attractions in Kentucky">tourist attractions</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Kentucky" title="Transportation in Kentucky">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Kentucky" title="Category:Kentucky">Category</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Index_of_Kentucky-related_articles" title="Index of Kentucky-related articles">Index</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Kentucky" title="Abortion in Kentucky">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Kentucky" title="Culture of Kentucky">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Kentucky" title="Crime in Kentucky">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Kentucky" title="Demographics of Kentucky">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky#Economy" title="Kentucky">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Kentucky" title="Education in Kentucky">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Kentucky" title="Elections in Kentucky">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Kentucky" title="Gun laws in Kentucky">Gun laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homelessness_in_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="Homelessness in Kentucky">Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Kentucky">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky#Politics" title="Kentucky">Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Kentucky" title="Sports in Kentucky">Sports</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#Kentucky" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Plateau" title="Allegheny Plateau">Allegheny Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluegrass_region" title="Bluegrass region">The Bluegrass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Mountains" title="Cumberland Mountains">Cumberland Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Plateau" title="Cumberland Plateau">Cumberland Plateau</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Eastern Kentucky Coalfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland_Rim" title="Highland Rim">Highland Rim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knobs_region" title="Knobs region">The Knobs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Alluvial_Plain" title="Mississippi Alluvial Plain">Mississippi Plain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Kentucky" title="Northern Kentucky">Northern Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennyroyal_Plateau" title="Pennyroyal Plateau">Pennyroyal Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Purchase" title="Jackson Purchase">The Purchase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridge-and-Valley_Appalachians" title="Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians">Ridge-and-Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Valley" title="Tennessee Valley">Tennessee Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Coal_Field" title="Western Coal Field">Western Coal Fields</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Kentucky" title="List of cities in Kentucky">25 largest<br /> cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green,_Kentucky" title="Bowling Green, Kentucky">Bowling Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owensboro,_Kentucky" title="Owensboro, Kentucky">Owensboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covington,_Kentucky" title="Covington, Kentucky">Covington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Kentucky" title="Richmond, Kentucky">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_Kentucky" title="Georgetown, Kentucky">Georgetown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florence,_Kentucky" title="Florence, Kentucky">Florence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopkinsville,_Kentucky" title="Hopkinsville, Kentucky">Hopkinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholasville,_Kentucky" title="Nicholasville, Kentucky">Nicholasville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabethtown,_Kentucky" title="Elizabethtown, Kentucky">Elizabethtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence,_Kentucky" title="Independence, Kentucky">Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Kentucky" title="Henderson, Kentucky">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankfort,_Kentucky" title="Frankfort, Kentucky">Frankfort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffersontown,_Kentucky" title="Jeffersontown, Kentucky">Jeffersontown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paducah,_Kentucky" title="Paducah, Kentucky">Paducah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radcliff,_Kentucky" title="Radcliff, Kentucky">Radcliff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Kentucky" title="Ashland, Kentucky">Ashland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray,_Kentucky" title="Murray, Kentucky">Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erlanger,_Kentucky" title="Erlanger, Kentucky">Erlanger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Kentucky" title="Winchester, Kentucky">Winchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madisonville,_Kentucky" title="Madisonville, Kentucky">Madisonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Washington,_Kentucky" title="Mount Washington, Kentucky">Mount Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Matthews,_Kentucky" title="St. Matthews, Kentucky">St. Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville,_Kentucky" title="Danville, Kentucky">Danville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area" title="Metropolitan statistical area">Metropolitan<br />areas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Huntington%E2%80%93Ashland_metropolitan_area" title="Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area">Ashland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green_metropolitan_area,_Kentucky" title="Bowling Green metropolitan area, Kentucky">Bowling Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarksville_metropolitan_area" title="Clarksville metropolitan area">Clarksville, TN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabethtown_metropolitan_area" title="Elizabethtown metropolitan area">Elizabethtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evansville_metropolitan_area" title="Evansville metropolitan area">Evansville, IN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington%E2%80%93Fayette_metropolitan_area" title="Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area">Lexington–Fayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisville_metropolitan_area" title="Louisville metropolitan area">Louisville/Jefferson County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_metropolitan_area" title="Cincinnati metropolitan area">Northern Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owensboro_metropolitan_area" title="Owensboro metropolitan area">Owensboro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Kentucky" title="List of counties in Kentucky">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adair_County,_Kentucky" title="Adair County, Kentucky">Adair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_County,_Kentucky" title="Allen County, Kentucky">Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anderson_County,_Kentucky" title="Anderson County, Kentucky">Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballard_County,_Kentucky" title="Ballard County, Kentucky">Ballard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barren_County,_Kentucky" title="Barren County, Kentucky">Barren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bath_County,_Kentucky" title="Bath County, Kentucky">Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_County,_Kentucky" title="Bell County, Kentucky">Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boone_County,_Kentucky" title="Boone County, Kentucky">Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bourbon_County,_Kentucky" title="Bourbon County, Kentucky">Bourbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Boyd County, Kentucky">Boyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyle_County,_Kentucky" title="Boyle County, Kentucky">Boyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bracken_County,_Kentucky" title="Bracken County, Kentucky">Bracken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breathitt_County,_Kentucky" title="Breathitt County, Kentucky">Breathitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breckinridge_County,_Kentucky" title="Breckinridge County, Kentucky">Breckinridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bullitt_County,_Kentucky" title="Bullitt County, Kentucky">Bullitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butler_County,_Kentucky" title="Butler County, Kentucky">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_County,_Kentucky" title="Caldwell County, Kentucky">Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calloway_County,_Kentucky" title="Calloway County, Kentucky">Calloway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campbell_County,_Kentucky" title="Campbell County, Kentucky">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlisle_County,_Kentucky" title="Carlisle County, Kentucky">Carlisle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carroll_County,_Kentucky" title="Carroll County, Kentucky">Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carter_County,_Kentucky" title="Carter County, Kentucky">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casey_County,_Kentucky" title="Casey County, Kentucky">Casey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_County,_Kentucky" title="Christian County, Kentucky">Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Kentucky" title="Clark County, Kentucky">Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Kentucky" title="Clay County, Kentucky">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_County,_Kentucky" title="Clinton County, Kentucky">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crittenden_County,_Kentucky" title="Crittenden County, Kentucky">Crittenden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_Kentucky" title="Cumberland County, Kentucky">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daviess_County,_Kentucky" title="Daviess County, Kentucky">Daviess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmonson_County,_Kentucky" title="Edmonson County, Kentucky">Edmonson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elliott_County,_Kentucky" title="Elliott County, Kentucky">Elliott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estill_County,_Kentucky" title="Estill County, Kentucky">Estill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayette_County,_Kentucky" title="Fayette County, Kentucky">Fayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleming_County,_Kentucky" title="Fleming County, Kentucky">Fleming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Floyd County, Kentucky">Floyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Kentucky" title="Franklin County, Kentucky">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulton_County,_Kentucky" title="Fulton County, Kentucky">Fulton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gallatin_County,_Kentucky" title="Gallatin County, Kentucky">Gallatin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garrard_County,_Kentucky" title="Garrard County, Kentucky">Garrard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_County,_Kentucky" title="Grant County, Kentucky">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graves_County,_Kentucky" title="Graves County, Kentucky">Graves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grayson_County,_Kentucky" title="Grayson County, Kentucky">Grayson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_County,_Kentucky" title="Green County, Kentucky">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenup_County,_Kentucky" title="Greenup County, Kentucky">Greenup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hancock_County,_Kentucky" title="Hancock County, Kentucky">Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardin_County,_Kentucky" title="Hardin County, Kentucky">Hardin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlan_County,_Kentucky" title="Harlan County, Kentucky">Harlan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrison_County,_Kentucky" title="Harrison County, Kentucky">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hart_County,_Kentucky" title="Hart County, Kentucky">Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson_County,_Kentucky" title="Henderson County, Kentucky">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_County,_Kentucky" title="Henry County, Kentucky">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickman_County,_Kentucky" title="Hickman County, Kentucky">Hickman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopkins_County,_Kentucky" title="Hopkins County, Kentucky">Hopkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Kentucky" title="Jackson County, Kentucky">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Kentucky" title="Jefferson County, Kentucky">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessamine_County,_Kentucky" title="Jessamine County, Kentucky">Jessamine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Kentucky" title="Johnson County, Kentucky">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenton_County,_Kentucky" title="Kenton County, Kentucky">Kenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knott_County,_Kentucky" title="Knott County, Kentucky">Knott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Kentucky" title="Knox County, Kentucky">Knox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaRue_County,_Kentucky" title="LaRue County, Kentucky">LaRue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurel_County,_Kentucky" title="Laurel County, Kentucky">Laurel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Kentucky" title="Lawrence County, Kentucky">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_Kentucky" title="Lee County, Kentucky">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leslie_County,_Kentucky" title="Leslie County, Kentucky">Leslie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Letcher_County,_Kentucky" title="Letcher County, Kentucky">Letcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_County,_Kentucky" title="Lewis County, Kentucky">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Kentucky" title="Lincoln County, Kentucky">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Livingston_County,_Kentucky" title="Livingston County, Kentucky">Livingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logan_County,_Kentucky" title="Logan County, Kentucky">Logan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyon_County,_Kentucky" title="Lyon County, Kentucky">Lyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Kentucky" title="Madison County, Kentucky">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magoffin_County,_Kentucky" title="Magoffin County, Kentucky">Magoffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_Kentucky" title="Marion County, Kentucky">Marion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_County,_Kentucky" title="Marshall County, Kentucky">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_County,_Kentucky" title="Martin County, Kentucky">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mason_County,_Kentucky" title="Mason County, Kentucky">Mason</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCracken_County,_Kentucky" title="McCracken County, Kentucky">McCracken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCreary_County,_Kentucky" title="McCreary County, Kentucky">McCreary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McLean_County,_Kentucky" title="McLean County, Kentucky">McLean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meade_County,_Kentucky" title="Meade County, Kentucky">Meade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menifee_County,_Kentucky" title="Menifee County, Kentucky">Menifee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercer_County,_Kentucky" title="Mercer County, Kentucky">Mercer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metcalfe_County,_Kentucky" title="Metcalfe County, Kentucky">Metcalfe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_County,_Kentucky" title="Monroe County, Kentucky">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Kentucky" title="Montgomery County, Kentucky">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Kentucky" title="Morgan County, Kentucky">Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_County,_Kentucky" title="Muhlenberg County, Kentucky">Muhlenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelson_County,_Kentucky" title="Nelson County, Kentucky">Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_County,_Kentucky" title="Nicholas County, Kentucky">Nicholas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_County,_Kentucky" title="Ohio County, Kentucky">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oldham_County,_Kentucky" title="Oldham County, Kentucky">Oldham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_County,_Kentucky" title="Owen County, Kentucky">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owsley_County,_Kentucky" title="Owsley County, Kentucky">Owsley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pendleton_County,_Kentucky" title="Pendleton County, Kentucky">Pendleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Kentucky" title="Perry County, Kentucky">Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_County,_Kentucky" title="Pike County, Kentucky">Pike</a></li> <li><a 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