Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Mount Sterling (Mount Sterling)
Mount Sterling, the seat of Montgomery county, was settled in the late 1700s and was originally known as Little Mountain Town. It was renamed Mount Sterling in 1792 for Stirling, Scotland, the ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-mount-sterling.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon)
Mount Vernon, Kentucky Mount Vernon, the seat of Rockcastle county, was founded in the late eighteenth century and named for George Washington's home. The settlement was originally known as White ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-mount-vernon.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Muhlenberg County (Muhlenberg County)
Muhlenberg county was formed in 1799. It is located in the Western Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 355 to 760 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21177.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Munfordville (Munfordville)
Munfordville, Kentucky Munfordville, the seat of Hart county, was named for Richard Jones Munford, who gave the land for the town in 1816. The area was once known as Big Buffalo Crossing and is ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-munfordville.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Murray (Murray)
Murray, the seat of Calloway county, is located near the center of the county on US 641 and KY 94. It was settled before 1825 and was known variously as Williston, Pooltown, and Pleasant Hill ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-murray.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Nelson County (Nelson County)
Nelson county was formed in 1785. It is located in the Western Knobs region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 390 to 1090 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21179.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - New Castle (New Castle)
New Castle, Kentucky New Castle, the seat of Henry county, was established in 1798. The origin of the name is obscure. The New Castle post office opened in 1805, perhaps originally using the name ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-new-castle.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Newport (Newport)
Newport, one of the seats of Campbell county, is located near the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers. The town was founded in 1792 and named for Captain Christopher Newport, who sailed the ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-newport.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Nicholas County (Nicholas County)
Nicholas county was formed in 1800. It is located in the Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 565 to 1060 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21181.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Ohio County (Ohio County)
Ohio county was formed in 1799. It is located in the Western Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 365 to 800 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21183.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Oldham County (Oldham County)
Oldham county was formed in 1824. It is located in the Outer Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 420 to 920 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21185.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Owen County (Owen County)
Owen county was formed in 1819. It is located in the Outer Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 425 to 1000 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21187.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Owensboro (Owensboro)
Owensboro, the seat of Daviess county, was laid out in 1816 and named for Colonel Abraham Owen. Located on the Ohio river, the area was known as Yellow Banks by 1776 with settlers arriving by ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-owensboro.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Owenton (Owenton)
Owenton, the seat of Owen county, was founded in 1822 and named, like the county, for Col. Abraham Owen. The Owenton post office opened in 1822. The population in 1990 was 1,306. The original ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-owenton.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Owingsville (Owingsville)
Owingsville, the seat of Bath county, is located in the middle of the county at the junction of US 60 and KY 36, just north of I-64. It was established in 1811 and named for Thomas Dye Owings, ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-owingsville.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Owsley County (Owsley County)
Owsley county was formed in 1843. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 650 to 1720 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21189.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Paducah (Paducah)
Murals by Robert Dafford on the floodwall along the Ohio River depict historical scenes of life in Paducah. Paducah, the seat of McCracken county, is on the Ohio River below the mouth of the ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-paducah.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Paintsville (Paintsville)
Paintsville, the seat of Johnson county, is located along Paint Creek at its mouth on the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River. The town began as Paint Creek Station early in the nineteenth century. ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-paintsville.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Paris (Paris)
The Bourbon county courthouse in Paris, completed in 1905. Settlement began near the Hopewell Spring with Joseph Houston's station in 1775. The town was chartered as Hopewell, Virginia in 1789 and ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-paris.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Pendleton County (Pendleton County)
Pendleton county was formed in 1799. It is located in the Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 455 to 960 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21191.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Perry County (Perry County)
Perry county was formed in 1821. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 700 to 2520 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21193.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Pike County (Pike County)
Pike county was formed in 1822. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 610 to 3149 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21195.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Pikeville (Pikeville)
Pikeville, the seat of Pike county, was founded in 1823 on the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River and was named, like the county, for General Zebulon Pike. The town was always known as Pikeville, ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-pikeville.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Pineville (Pineville)
Pineville, the seat of Bell county, is located on the Cumberland River where it cuts through Pine Mountain. It was settled in 1781 as Cumberland Ford and a post office by that name opened in 1818. ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-pineville.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Powell County (Powell County)
Powell county was formed in 1852. It is located in the Eastern Knobs and Eastern Coal Field regions of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 580 to 1440 feet above sea level. In ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21197.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Prestonsburg (Prestonsburg)
Prestonsburg, the seat of Floyd county, is located on the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River. It was founded in 1797 and was originally known as Preston's Station, for John Preston. It was renamed ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-prestonsburg.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Princeton (Princeton)
Princeton, the seat of Caldwell county, is near the springs at the head of Eddy Creek. The town was first named Eddy Grove, but was renamed Princetown in 1817 for William Prince, a local landowner ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-princeton.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Pulaski County (Pulaski County)
Pulaski county was formed in 1799. It is located in the Pennyrile region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 723 to 1680 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21199.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Richmond (Richmond)
Richmond, the seat of Madison county, was settled in 1785 and the town was established in 1795 as the new county seat, replacing Milford. It was named for the town in Virginia. The population in ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-richmond.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Robertson County (Robertson County)
Robertson county was formed in 1867. It is located in the Outer Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 550 to 1009 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21201.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Rockcastle County (Rockcastle County)
Rockcastle county was formed in 1810. It is located in the Pennyrile and Eastern Coal Field regions of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 810 to 1638 feet above sea level. In ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21203.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Rowan County (Rowan County)
Rowan county was formed in 1856. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 625 to 1435 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21205.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Russell County (Russell County)
Russell county was formed in 1826. It is located in the Pennyrile region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 530 to 1140 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21207.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Russellville (Russellville)
Russellville, the seat of Logan county, was probably established in 1790 by William Cook. It was known as Cook's Station and Logan Court House before being named Russellville in 1798 for General ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-russellville.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Salyersville (Salyersville)
Salyersville, the seat of Magoffin county, is located on the Licking River. A settlement was established in 1794, but the settlers were subsequently driven off by Indians and didn't return until ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-salyersville.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Sandy Hook (Sandy Hook)
Sandy Hook, Kentucky Sandy Hook, the seat of Elliott county, was established early in the nineteenth century and named for its location on a bend in the Little Sandy River. It became the seat of ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-sandy-hook.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Scott County (Scott County)
Scott county was formed in 1792. It is located in the Inner Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 690 to 1060 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21209.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Scottsville (Scottsville)
Scottsville, Kentucky Scottsville, the seat of Allen county, was settled about 1797, beginning as a stop on the stage route south of Louisville. The town was established in 1816 when the county ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-scottsville.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Shelby County (Shelby County)
Shelby county was formed in 1792. It is located in the Outer Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 550 to 1188 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21211.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Shelbyville (Shelbyville)
Shelbyville, Kentucky Shelbyville, the seat of Shelby county, was founded in 1792 and, like the county, named for Isaac Shelby. The Shelbyville post office opened in 1801. The population in 1990 ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-shelbyville.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Shepherdsville (Shepherdsville)
Shepherdsville, the seat of Bullitt county, was founded in the late eighteenth century by Adam Shepherd on the Salt River. It was chartered in 1793. The Shepherdsville post office opened in ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-shepherdsville.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Simpson County (Simpson County)
Simpson county was formed in 1819. It is located in the Pennyrile region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 490 to 928 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21213.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Smithland (Smithland)
Smithland, the seat of Livingston county, is located on the Ohio River at the mouth of the Cumberland River. It is served by US 60. An earlier settlement called Smithland was established below the ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-smithland.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Somerset (Somerset)
Somerset, Kentucky Somerset, the seat of Pulaski county, was founded in 1801 and named by settlers from Somerset county, New Jersey. The first post office opened in 1803. The population in 1990 ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-somerset.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Spencer County (Spencer County)
Spencer county was formed in 1824. It is located in the Outer Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 420 to 880 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21215.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Springfield (Springfield)
Springfield, the seat of Washington county, was established in 1793 and named for the springs in the area. A post office opened as Springfield Court House in 1796. The population in 1990 was ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-springfield.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Stanford (Stanford)
Stanford, the seat of Lincoln county, was settled beginning in 1775 by Benjamin Logan and became known as Logan's Fort or St. Asaph, a name given it by Logan. One story of the naming of the town ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-stanford.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Stanton (Stanton)
Stanton, Kentucky Stanton, the seat of Powell county, was an early settlement first known as Beaver Pond. The Beaver Pond post office opened in 1849. In 1852, with the formation of Powell ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-stanton.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Taylor County (Taylor County)
Taylor county was formed in 1848. It is located in the Pennyrile region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 570 to 1200 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21217.html

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Taylorsville (Taylorsville)
Taylorsville, Kentucky Taylorsville, the seat of Spencer county, was founded before 1790. It was laid out and named for Richard Taylor, a local land owner and miller, in 1799 and incorporated in ...
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-taylorsville.html