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Warsaw (Ky.)
Located on the Ohio River, the town began as a busy shipping port. It is the county seat of Gallatin County.
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Shelbyville (Ky.)
The town is the county seat of Shelby County.
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Russell Springs (Ky.)
The town grew from a resort built around the local springs, and is named for its county, Russell County, and the springs.
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Prestonville (Ky.)
The town is named for Revolutionary War Colonel William Preston, who held the original land grant. It is located where the Kentucky and Ohio Rivers meet in Carroll County.
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Paducah (Ky.)
The town was laid out by famed explorer William Clark, who is believed to have named it for the Comanche people of the west. Located where the Tennessee River meets the Ohio River, it is the county seat of McCracken County.
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Newport (Ky.)
The town was named for Christopher Newport, who commanded the first ship to reach Jamestown, Virginia. It is one of the county seats of Campbell County.
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New Liberty (Owen County, Ky.)
The town is located in northern Owen County.
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Napoleon (Ky.)
The town was named for Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Milton (Ky.)
Milton is a small town located on the south bank of the Ohio River, across from Madison, Indiana.
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Maysville (Ky.)
Founded by Simon Kenton, Daniel Boone and other pioneers, the town was eventually named for early settler and landowner John May. It is the county seat of Mason County.
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Mays Lick (Ky.)
The town, built near a local salt lick, is named for William May, who sold the land to the town founders.
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Manchester (Ky.)
Though the county court had mandated that the town be called 'Greenville,' due to conflict with a pre-existing Greenville in Muhlenberg County, it was instead named Manchester, after the industrial town in England. It is the county seat of Clay County.
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Louisville (Ky.)
The town was founded at the Falls of the Ohio, where river traffic is halted by a series of rapids, by General George Rogers Clark. The city was named for the French King Louis XVI, in gratitude for the soldiers he provided during the Reviolutionary War. It is the county seat of Jefferson County.
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Lexington (Ky.)
The town was named in honor of the colonial victory at Lexington, Massachusetts. It is the county seat of Fayette County. In 1974, the city and county governments merged into a single governmental system.
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Lawrenceburg (Ky.)
Originally named for an early German immigrant, Jacob Kaufman, the town was renamed in honor of William Lawrence, who owned the local tavern. It is the county seat of Anderson County.
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Independence (Ky.)
After going through several names, the town was eventually named in honor of the residents' independence form Campbell County, when the county of Kenton was formed. The town is one of the county seats of Kenton County.
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Hopkinsville (Ky.)
After trying several other names, the community settled on Hopkinsville, named for state representative and Revolutionary War officer Samuel Hopkins. It is the county seat of Christian County.
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Ghent (Ky.)
Legend says the name was suggested by Henry Clay, to honor Ghent, Belgium, where the treaty ending the War of 1812 had recently been signed.
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Germantown (Ky.)
The town is located on the border between Bracken and Mason Counties, with the largest share on the Bracken side of the line.
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Georgetown (Ky.)
The town was renamed in 1790 after President George Washington. It is the county seat of Scott County.
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Flemingsburg (Ky.)
The county seat of Fleming County, the town was founded by George S. Stockton. Both the town and county were named for his half-brother, Colonel John Fleming.
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Falmouth (Ky.)
The town was platted by John Waller, who named it for his hometown of Falmouth, Virginia. It is the county seat of Pendleton County.
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Erlanger (Ky.)
Originally a toll location on a road to Cincinnati, the town was named for Baron d'Erlanger, a German banker whose railroad investments lead to early development of the town.
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Elsmere (Ky.)
Originally known as South Erlanger, the town was renamed for Elsmere Avenue located in Norwood, Ohio, the hometown of one of Elsmere's founders.
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Elizabethtown (Ky.)
Colonel Andrew Hynes had the town surveyed and platted. It was named for his wife Elizabeth. The town is the county seat of Hardin County.