Meade County, Kentucky

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Meade County, Kentucky is a rural county in north-central Kentucky along the Ohio River, known for its proximity to Fort Knox and inclusion in the Elizabethtown–Fort Knox metropolitan region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county of Kentucky
adjacentTo United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox
surface form: Fort Knox
borderedBy Breckinridge County, Kentucky
Bullitt County, Kentucky
Crawford County, Indiana
Hancock County, Kentucky
Hardin County, Kentucky
Harrison County, Indiana
Perry County, Indiana
borderType river border with Indiana via Ohio River
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeat Brandenburg, Kentucky
foundedIn 1823
governingBody Meade County Fiscal Court
hasCity Brandenburg, Kentucky
hasCommunity Battletown, Kentucky
Ekron, Kentucky, United States
surface form: Ekron, Kentucky

Flaherty, Kentucky
Guston, Kentucky
Muldraugh, Kentucky
Payneville, Kentucky
Rhodelia, Kentucky
Vine Grove, Kentucky
hasCourthouse Meade County Courthouse in Brandenburg
hasFeature riverfront along the Ohio River
hasGovernmentType county government
hasLandUse agricultural land
residential rural areas
hasSchoolDistrict Meade County Schools
hasTransportation Kentucky Route 313
Kentucky Route 79
U.S. Route 60 NERFINISHED
knownFor proximity to Fort Knox
rural character
largestCity Brandenburg, Kentucky
locatedIn north-central Kentucky
locatedInRegion Louisville, Kentucky
surface form: Louisville metropolitan region (broader area)
locatedNear Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
locatedOnRiver Ohio River
namedAfter James Meade
partOf Elizabethtown–Fort Knox metropolitan area
state Kentucky
subdivisionOf Kentucky
surface form: Commonwealth of Kentucky
subdivisionType county
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Hardin County, Kentucky borders Meade County, Kentucky