Lawrence County, Kentucky
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Lawrence County, Kentucky is a rural county in northeastern Kentucky known for its Appalachian landscape, small communities, and location along key east–west transportation routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lawrence County, Kentucky canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | county in Kentucky ⓘ |
| borders |
Boyd County, Kentucky
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Carter County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Elliott County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence County, Ohio (across the Ohio River via West Virginia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | rural county ⓘ |
| contains |
Blaine, Kentucky
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Fallsburg, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisa, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeat | Louisa, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1821 ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 21-127 ⓘ |
| GNISID | 0512090 ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 606 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ridges and narrow valleys
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two-river confluence at Louisa (Levisa Fork and Tug Fork forming Big Sandy River) ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | county government ⓘ |
| hasJudicialDistrict | Kentucky 24th Judicial Circuit (with Johnson and Martin counties) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandscape |
Appalachian hills
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forested terrain ⓘ rural countryside ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicSectors |
coal-related employment (historically)
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service and retail ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ timber and forestry ⓘ |
| hasRegionType | rural ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Appalachian culture
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small communities ⓘ |
| largestCity | Louisa, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian region
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eastern Kentucky coalfield region NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Kentucky ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Big Sandy River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Appalachian region
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United States Census Bureau-defined Lawrence County, Kentucky region ⓘ |
| postalAbbreviation | KY ⓘ |
| state | Kentucky ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Kentucky Route 3
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Kentucky Route 32 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 52 (nearby via West Virginia connection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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