Kentucky - Surveys and Reference. Bodley, Temple and Samuel M. Wilson. History of Kentucky 4 vols. (1928) Channing, Steven. Kentucky: A Bicentennial History (1977) Clark, Thomas Dionysius. A History of Kentucky (many editions, 1937-1992) Collins, Lewis. History of Kentucky (1880) Harrison, Lowell H. and James C. Klotter. A New History of Kentucky (1997), the best place to start Kleber, John E. et al The Kentucky Encyclopedia< ...

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See also: List of Kentucky counties Kentucky, also known as The Bluegrass State, borders the Midwest and the Deep South. It touches West Virginia, Virginia, and Tennessee, but is separated by water from Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Its northern border is the low-water mark on the north side of the Ohio River. Its western border is the Mississippi River. Other major rivers in Kentucky include the Kentucky River, Tennessee River, the Cumberland River, t ...

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Danville is a city located in Boyle County, Kentucky. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 15,477. It is the county seat of Boyle CountyGR6. It was the original home of Transylvania University, which soon after its founding moved to Lexington. Later, Centre College opened in Danville, and remains there today. Danville is also home to the Great American Brass Band Festival and to the Pioneer Playhouse, an important part of theater in Kentucky. In 2001, Danville received a Great American Main Street ...

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Kentucky was occasionally used as hunting grounds by roving bands of Shawnee Indians, but there were no permanent Indian settlements by 1750. Kentucky was owned by the colony and state of Virginia. For a while a few settlers tried to set up a colony of Transylvania with its capital at Boonesborough. After 1770, settlers from Virginia and North Carolina came through the Cumberland Gap. Kentucky grew rapidly and was the first major frontier developed west of the Appalachian Mountains. Guns enabled this movement westward, and even the term shot ...

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The University of Kentucky (also as UK or simply Kentucky) is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865, UK is the largest university in the state with over 26,000 students. UK has 88 certified bachelor degree programs for undergraduates, 93 master's degree programs, and 60 programs in PhD and other doctoral degrees. University of Kentucky - History. John Bowman founded the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, a ...

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Union is a city located in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,893. Union Kentucky - Geography. Union is located at 38°56'43" North, 84°40'19" West (38.945185, -84.671866)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²). 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. Union Kentucky - Demographics. As ...

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Bardstown is a city located in Nelson County, Kentucky. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 10,374. It is the county seat of Nelson CountyGR6. Bardstown Kentucky - History and notable facts. Bardstown is the home of My Old Kentucky Home State Park, on which the Federal Hill mansion (inspiration for Stephen Foster's My Old Kentucky Home) was built by Senator Rowan and his wife Mary Lytle Rowan of the Lytle family, from whose father William Lytle they h ...

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Danville was established on December 4, 1787, by the Virginia Legislature. Danville became a part of the Commonwealth when Kentucky became a state in 1792. Danville was the capital of Kentucky when it was a district of Virginia. The city is called the "Birthplace of the Bluegrass" since the state's Constitutional Convention was held at Constitution Square in 1792, when Kentucky's first Constitution was signed. ...

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The earliest explorers to visit the area now known as Frankfort, Kentucky, perhaps came as early as 1751, following an ancient buffalo trace. The earliest settlements in the area began in August of 1786 when General James Wilkinson purchased a 260-acre tract of land on the north side of the Kentucky River from Humphrey Marshall. At the time, Kentucky was part of the colony of Virginia, and within two months the Virginia Legislature designated one hundred acres of Wilkinson’s land as the site for the town of Frankfort. The town was ...

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Lexington Kentucky - Area colleges and universities. Asbury College (in Wilmore) Asbury Theological Seminary (in Wilmore) Berea College (in Berea) Bluegrass Community and Technical College Centre College (in Danville) Eastern Kentucky University (in Richmond) Georgetown College (in Georgetown) Kentucky State University (in Frankfort) Lexington Theological Seminary National College of Business and Technology Midway College (in Midway) Sullivan University Transylvania U ...

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Sparta is located at 38°41'9" North, 84°54'26" West (38.685753, -84.907136)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.4 km² (5.6 mi²). 14.4 km² (5.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.18% is water. ...

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Harrodsburg is located at 37°45'50" North, 84°50'46" West (37.764019, -84.845974)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.8 km² (5.3 mi²). 13.8 km² (5.3 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. ...

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Corbin, like many communities of its size in southeastern Kentucky, has an independent school system (i.e., a public school system affiliated with a city rather than with any county). The Corbin Independent School District includes: Central Primary (grades K-2) South Elementary (grades 3-5) Corbin Middle (grades 6-8) Corbin High (grades 9-12) Corbin Vocational Corbin East (alternative school) The community also places considerable emphasis on the success of its high school athletic teams. "Redhounds" games, especially football, are important ...

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The Corbin area, known originally as Lynn Camp, was first settled by Europeans around 1800. The present town came into being when the Louisville and Nashville Railroad laid the first tracks through the area around 1883. Swampland, chosen because it was both flat and cheap, was drained to make way for a depot and roundhouse, and a town soon grew up around the tracks. The post office at the site was originally named Cummins for community founder Nelson Cummins. However, when it was discovered in 1885 that both Cummins and Lynn Camp were ...

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Corbin is located at 36°56'30" North, 84°5'44" West (36.941575, -84.095510)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.2 km² (7.4 mi²). None of the area is covered with water. The city is situated on Lynn Camp Creek in the hilly Cumberland Plateau region of Appalachia in southeastern Kentucky. The Pine Mountain Overthrust Fault, a geologic fault system located several miles to the east, produces ...

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Nebo is located at 37°23'4" North, 87°38'29" West (37.384425, -87.641429)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. ...

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Eminence is located at 38°22'5" North, 85°10'50" West (38.368127, -85.180449)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²). 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.47% is water. ...

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Frankfort is located at 38°11′50″N, 84°51′47″W (38.197274, -84.863110)GR1. It is in the Bluegrass region of Central Kentucky. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 38.9 km² (15.0 mi²). 38.2 km² (14.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi² ...

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Frankfort is the home of Kentucky State University, a historically black university situated near the downtown area. Two school districts serve the city, with three public high schools located within the city limits: Frankfort Independent Schools: Frankfort High School Franklin County Schools: Franklin County High School Western Hills High School (Frankfort, KY) Frankfort also has a priva ...

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