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Some Kentucky Facts

  • Kentucky's Counties*
    Adair
    Allen
    Anderson
    Ballard
    Barren
    Bath
    Bell
    Boone
    Bourbon
    Boyd
    Boyle
    Bracken
    Breathitt
    Breckinridge
    Bullitt
    Butler
    Caldwell
    Calloway
    Campbell
    Carlisle
    Carroll
    Carter
    Casey
    Christian
    Clark
    Clay
    Clinton
    Crittenden
    Cumberland
    Daviess    		 Edmonson
    Elliott
    Estill
    Fayette
    Fleming
    Floyd
    Franklin
    Fulton
    Gallatin
    Garrard
    Grant
    Graves
    Grayson
    Green
    Greenup
    Hancock
    Hardin
    Harlan
    Harrison
    Hart
    Henderson
    Henry
    Hickman
    Hopkins
    Jackson
    Jefferson
    Jessamine
    Johnson
    Kenton
    Knott    		 Knox
    Larue
    Laurel
    Lawrence
    Lee
    Leslie
    Letcher
    Lewis
    Lincoln
    Livingston
    Logan
    Lyon
    McCracken
    McCreary
    McLean
    Madison
    Magoffin
    Marion
    Marshall
    Martin
    Mason
    Meade
    Menifee
    Mercer
    Metcalfe
    Monroe
    Montgomery
    Morgan
    Muhlenberg
    Nelson    		 Nicholas
    Ohio
    Oldham
    Owen
    Owsley
    Pendleton
    Perry
    Pike
    Powell
    Pulaski
    Robertson
    Rockcastle
    Rowan
    Russell
    Scott
    Shelby
    Simpson
    Spencer
    Taylor
    Todd
    Trigg
    Trimble
    Union
    Warren
    Washington
    Wayne
    Webster
    Whitley
    Wolfe
    Woodford

    *From US Census Bureau

  • The Kentucky State Flag:
    • Placed on a navy blue field is the seal and words "Commonwealth of Kentucky". The two friends shaking hands, a pioneer and a statesman, represent all the people. They are acting out the meaning of Kentucky's motto: "United We Stand; Divided We Fall". Sprays of the state flower {goldenrod} extend in a half circle around the picture. Flag adopted 1918 amended in 1928 & 1962.

  • President Born in Kentucky:
    • The sixteenth president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809, in Hardin (now Larue) County.

  • The origin of Kentucky's name was based on the Iroquois Indian word "Ken-tah-ten," meaning "land of tomorrow"
  • Kentucky was admitted to statehood on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
  • Motto: United we stand, divided we fall
  • Song: "My Old Kentucky Home"
  • Nicknamed the Bluegrass State
  • Musical Instrument: Appalachian Dulcimer
  • Horse: Thoroughbred
  • Flower: Goldenrod
  • Tree: Tulip Poplar
  • Bird: Cardinal

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Last Updated February 2, 2002.