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Trimble County (Ky.)
Located in north central Kentucky, along the Ohio River and the boundary with Indiana, the county is about 50 miles northwest of Lexington and the county seat is Bedford. It was named for Robert Trimble (1777-1828), Kentucky statesman and associate Supreme Court justice.
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Pike County (Ky.)
The county is located in eastern Kentucky along the boundary with Virginia and West Virginia, and the county seat is Pikeville. It was named for General Zebulon Pike (1779-1813), a pioneer and explorer who was killed during the War of 1812.
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Ohio County (Ky.)
Located in central Kentucky, the county is about 60 miles southwest of Louisville, and the county seat is Hartford.
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Muhlenberg County (Ky.)
Located in southwestern Kentucky, the county is 25 miles northeast of Hopkinsville, and the county seat is Greenville. The county was named for minister nd Revolutionary War General Peter Muhlenberg (1746-1807).
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Mason County (Ky.)
Located in northeastern Kentucky along the Ohio River and the boundary with Ohio, the county is 50 miles northeast Lexington,and the county seat is Maysville. One of the original counties that predated statehood, it was named for George Mason (1725-1792), who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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Logan County (Ky.)
Located in southwestern Kentucky, along the boundary with Tennessee, the county is about 30 miles east of Hopkinsville, and the county seat is Russellville. The county was named for General Benjamin Logan (1743-1802), who helped Kentucky become a state, and helped draft the state's first constitution.
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Harrison County (Ky.)
Located in northern Kentucky, the county is 30 miles north-northeast of Lexington, and the county seat is Cynthiana. The county was named for Revolutionary War Colonel Benjamin Harrison.
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Crittenden County (Ky.)
Located in western Kentucky along the Ohio River and the boundary with Illinois, the county is about 50 miles northwest of Hopkinsville, and the county seat is Marion. The county was named for John J. Crittenden (1787-1863), US Attorney General and 15th Governor of Kentucky.
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Carroll County (Ky.)
Located in northern Kentucky along the Ohio River and the boundary with Indiana, the county is about 30 miles north-northwest of Frankfort, and the county seat is Carrollton. The county was named for Charles Carroll (1737-1832) of Carrollton, Maryland, who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Bracken County (Ky.)
Located in northern Kentucky along the Ohio River and the boundary with Ohio, the county is 50 miles northeast of Lexington, and the county seat is Brooksville. The county is reportedly named for Big and Little Bracken Creeks, which were named for William Bracken, an early settler and avid hunter who settled along one of the streams.
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Bourbon County (Ky.)
Located in north-central Kentucky, the county is about 15 miles northeast of Lexington, and the county seat is Paris. The county was one of the nine originally created when Kentucky was still part of Virginia. It was named for the French royal family out of appreciation for their support during the Revolutionary War.
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Scott County (Ky.)
Located in northern Kentucky, the county is 20 miles north of Lexington, and the county seat is Georgetown. The county was named for Revolutionary War General Charles Scott (1739-1813), who served as Kentucky's fourth Governor from 1808 to 1812.
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Pendleton County (Ky.)
Located in northern Kentucky , the county seat is Falmouth. The county was named for Edmund Pendleton (1721-1803), a Virginia statesman and politician who was involved with the formation of Kentucky.
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Owen County (Ky.)
Located in north-central Kentucky, the county is 20 miles north-northeast of Frankfort, and the county seat is Owenton. The county was named for Colonel Abraham Owen (1769-1811), who served in the state legislature, and was killed in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
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Kenton County (Ky.)
Located in northern Kentucky along the Ohio River, across from Cincinnati, Ohio, Kenton County has two county seats--Covington and Independence. The county was named for pioneer Simon Kenton (1755–1836).
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Grant County (Ky.)
Located in northern Kentucky, south of Cincinnati, the county seat is Williamstown. The county was named for one of the Grant brothers--Colonel John Grant (1754-1826), Samuel Grant (1762-1789), or Squire Grant (1764-1833)--all early Kentucky pioneers.
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Gallatin County (Ky.)
The county is located in northern Kentucky along the Ohio River and the boundary with Indiana, and the county seat is Warsaw. The county was named for Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), who served as Secretary of the Treasury under both Jefferson and Madison. He later served as Minister to France (1816-1823) and Minister to England (1826-1827).
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Fleming County (Ky.)
Located in northern Kentucky, the county is about 40 miles northeast of Lexington, and the county seat is Flemingsburg. The county was named for soldier and frontiersman Colonel John Fleming.
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Campbell County (Ky.)
The county is located along the Ohio River and the boundary with Ohio, just southeast of Covington, and the county seat is Alexandria. The county was named for Revolutionary War Colonel John Campbell, an early settler and Kentucky statesman.
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Boone County (Ky.)
Boone County is located in Northern Kentucky, minutes from downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. It is bounded on two sides by the Ohio River, and bordered by both Ohio and Indiana. Named for famed explorer Daniel Boone (1734-1820), the county seat is Burlington.