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Montgomery County (Ky.)
Located in east-central Kentucky, the county was named for Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery. The county seat is Mount Sterling.
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Clay County (Ky.)
Located in southeastern Kentucky, the county was named for the Virginia and Kentucky legistor, Green Clay. The county seat is Manchester.
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Clinton County (Ky.)
Located in southern Kentucky along the Tennessee border, the county was named for DeWitt Clinton, the former governor of New York. The county seat is Albany.
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Carlisle County (Ky.)
Located in southwestern Kentucky, along the Mississippi River across from Missouri, the county was named for John Griffin Carlisle, Kentucky representative, Speaker of the House, senator and Secretary of the Treasury. The county seat is Bardwell.
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Adair County (Ky.)
Located in south-central Kentucky, 70 miles southwest of Lexington, the county was named for General John Adair, veteran of the Battle of New Orleans and eight governor of Kentucky. The county seat is Columbia.
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Rockcastle County (Ky.)
Located in south-eastern Kentucky, the county is named for the Rockcastle River, which forms its southern boundary.
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Laurel County (Ky.)
Located in south-eastern Kentucky, the county was formed from parts of Clay, Knox, Rockcastle and Whitley Counties, and was named fo the Laurel River.
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Jessamine County (Ky.)
Jessamine County is located south of Fayette County, and was formally established on December 17, 1798. It was the 36th county established in Kentucky and was named by Colonel John Price. The county seat is Nicholasville.
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Russell County (Ky.)
The county is located in south-central Kentucky, 80 miles south-southwest of Frankfort, and the county seat is Jamestown. It was named for Revolutionary War Colonel William Russell (1758-1825), who served in the Kentucky legislature.
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McCracken County (Ky.)
The county is located in southwestern Kentucky along the Ohio River and the boundary with Illinois, 50 miles west-northwest of Hopkinsville, and the county seat is Paducah. It was named for Captain Virgil McCracken who was killed in the Battle of River Basin in 1813.
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Nicholas County (Ky.)
The county is located in northestern Kentucky, 30 miles northeast of Lexington, and the county seat is Carlisle. It was named for Revolutionary War officer George Nicholas (1743-1799), who was most responsible for drafting Kentucky's state constitution.
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Jefferson County (Ky.)
Located in north-central Kentucky along the Ohio River and the boundary with Indiana, the county seat is Louisville. Formed when Kentucky was still part of Virginia, it was named for President Thomas Jefferson, who was Governor of Virginia at that time.
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Fayette County (Ky.)
The county is located in west central Kentucky, and the county seat is Lexington. It was named for the famed Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de LaFayette.
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Anderson County (Ky.)
The county is located in central Kentucky, about 10 miles southwest of Frankfort, and the county seat is Lawrenceburg. It was named for Kentucky legislator and U.S. Congressman Richard Clough Anderson, Jr (1788-1826).
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Christian County (Ky.)
The county is located in southwestern Kentucky along the boundary with Tennessee, about 50 miles west of Bowling Green, and the county seat is Hopkinsville. It was named for Revolutionary War Colonel William Christian (1743-1786).
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Hardin County (Ky.)
The county is located in central Kentucky, 40 miles south-southwest of Louisville, and the county seat is Elizabethtown. It was named for Revolutionary War Colonel John Hardin (1753-1792), who also served with George Rogers Clark in Ohio.
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Boyle County (Ky.)
Located in central Kentucky the county is 30 miles southwest of Lexington, and the county seat is Danville. It was named for John Boyle (1774-1834), Congressman and state judge.
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Woodford County (Ky.)
Located in central Kentucky, the county is about 10 miles west of Lexington, and the county seat is Versailles. It was named for General William Woodford of Virginia, an officer in the Continental Army who died in a British prisoner of war camp.
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Shelby County (Ky.)
The county is located in northern Kentucky, between Frankfort and Louisville, and the county seat is Shelbyville. It was named for General Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), Revolutionary War veteran and two-time Governor of Kentucky.
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Livingston County (Ky.)
Located in southwestern Kentucky, along the Ohio River and the boundary with Illinois, the county is about 20 miles northeast of Paducah, and the county seat is Smithland. It was named for Continental Congressman Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813).
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Henry County (Ky.)
Located in north central Kentucky, the county is 40 miles northwest of Lexington, and the county seat is New Castle. It was named for patriot Patrick Henry (1736-1799).
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Greenup County (Ky.)
Located in northeastern Kentucky along the Ohio River and the State of Ohio, the county is about 80 miles northeast of Lexington, and the county seat is Greenup. It was named for Christopher Greenup (1750-1818), first US Congressman and Kentucky Governor.
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Garrard County (Ky.)
Located in central Kentucky, the county is about 30 miles south of Lexington, and the county seat is Lancaster. It was named for James Garrard (1749-1822), the second Governor of Kentucky.
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Franklin County (Ky.)
Located in central Kentucky,the county is about 20 miles northwest of Lexington, and the county seat is Frankfort. It was named for Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790).
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Clark County (Ky.)
Located in east central Kentucky, the county is about 15 miles east of Lexington, and the county seat is Winchester. It was named for explorer and war hero General George Rogers Clark (1752-1818).