Woodford County, Kentucky

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Woodford County, Kentucky is a predominantly rural county in the Bluegrass region known for its thoroughbred horse farms, bourbon distilleries, and historic small-town communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
areaCode 859
borderedBy Anderson County, Kentucky
Fayette County, Kentucky
Franklin County, Kentucky
Jessamine County, Kentucky
Mercer County, Kentucky
Scott County, Kentucky
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
countySeat Versailles, Kentucky
establishedIn 1788
fipsCode 21239
formedFrom Fayette County, Kentucky
gnisID 0509660
governmentType county government
hasCity Midway, Kentucky, United States
surface form: Midway, Kentucky

Versailles, Kentucky
hasFeature rolling bluegrass pastures
hasLandmark Downtown Versailles Historic District
Midway Historic District
Woodford Reserve Distillery
hasMunicipality Midway, Kentucky, United States
surface form: Midway, Kentucky

Versailles, Kentucky
hasRiver Kentucky River
hasSchoolDistrict Woodford County Public Schools
hasUnincorporatedCommunity Millville, Kentucky
Mortonsville, Kentucky
Nonesuch, Kentucky
historicalRegion Virginia
surface form: Virginia (former jurisdiction)
isPartOf Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area
isPredominantly rural
knownFor bourbon distilleries
historic small-town communities
thoroughbred horse farms
largestCity Versailles, Kentucky
legislativeBody Woodford County Fiscal Court
locatedIn Kentucky Bluegrass region
surface form: Bluegrass region

Kentucky
namedFor William Woodford
partOf Inner Bluegrass
postalCodePrefix 403
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
bourbon production
equine industry
state Kentucky
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Mercer County, Kentucky borderedBy Woodford County, Kentucky
Scott County, Kentucky borderedBy Woodford County, Kentucky
Franklin County, Kentucky borders Woodford County, Kentucky
Jessamine County, Kentucky borders Woodford County, Kentucky
Versailles, Kentucky county Woodford County, Kentucky
Franklin County, Kentucky formedFrom Woodford County, Kentucky
Central Kentucky includesCounty Woodford County, Kentucky
Versailles, Kentucky isCountySeatOf Woodford County, Kentucky