|
Kentucky State...
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Kentucky Counties
|
|
Click Image to Enlarge
Kentucky Counties
Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, third in the U.S. behind
Texas's 254 and Georgia's 159. |
|
| |
|
|
Edmonson County, Kentucky
Edmonson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Brownsville
Year Organized: 1825
Square Miles: 303
|
Court House: P.O. Box 353
County Courthouse
Brownsville, KY 42210-0353
|
Etymology - Origin of County Name
Capt. John Edmonson (1764-1813), militia man, hero in the War
of 1812. One of those honored after the Battle of River Raisin.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Edmonson county was formed in 1826. It is located in the Pennyrile and Western Coal Field regions of the state. The
elevation in the county ranges from 412 to 900 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 11,644 in a land
area of 302.62 square miles, an average of 38.5 people per square mile. The county seat is Brownsville. Most of Mammoth
Cave National Park is within Edmonson county.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Hart County
- Southeast: Barren County
- Southwest: Warren County
- West: Butler County
- Northwest: Grayson County
Cities and Towns:
|
- Brownsville
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
Enter County Resources and Information Here
|
|
County Resource Guide
|
|
|
The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
|
|
| |
|
