McCracken County (Ky.)

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Title
McCracken County (Ky.)
Description
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.
Has beginning
1824
Identifier
USGS GNIS ID: 516925
U.S. Census code: 99145
Parent division/institution
Kentucky
Item sets
Counties--Kentucky

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Paducah (Ky.) Location