Outline of Kentucky

The Flag of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The Seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The location of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the United States of America

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United States Commonwealth of Kentucky:

Kentucky – state located in the East Central United States of America, nicknamed the "Bluegrass State", due to the presence of bluegrass in many of the pastures throughout the state. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, in the East South Central region. Kentucky is the 37th largest state in terms of total area, the 36th largest in land area, and ranks 26th in population. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 it became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is designated a commonwealth by the Kentucky Constitution and is known as the "Commonwealth of Kentucky."^[1]

General reference[]

An enlargeable map of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Names
- Common name: Kentucky
  - Pronunciation: /kɪnˈtʌki/ (listen)
- Official name: Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: KY
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-KY
  - Internet second-level domain: .ky.us
- Nicknames
  - Bluegrass State (currently used on license plates)^[2]
  - Corn-cracker State (reported in 1881)^[3]
  - The Dark and Bloody Ground State (an allusion to battles between the Creek, Shawnee, Chickasaw, and Cherokee tribes)^[2]
  - Hemp State^[2]
  - Tobacco State^[2]
Adjectival: Kentucky
Demonym: Kentuckian

Geography of Kentucky[]

Geography of Kentucky

Kentucky is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern hemisphere
- Western hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        United States of America
        Contiguous United States
        Central United States
        East South Central States
        
        Southern United States
        Southeastern United States
Population of Kentucky: 4,339,367 (2010 U.S. Census^[4])
Area of Kentucky:
Atlas of Kentucky

Places in Kentucky[]

Environment of Kentucky[]

Climate of Kentucky
Greenhouse gas emissions in Kentucky
Protected areas in Kentucky
- State forests of Kentucky
Superfund sites in Kentucky

Natural geographic features of Kentucky[]

Lakes of Kentucky
Rivers of Kentucky

Regions of Kentucky[]

The Bluegrass
Eastern Kentucky
Jackson Purchase
Northern Kentucky
The Pennyrile
South Central Kentucky
Western Coal Fields

Administrative divisions of Kentucky[]

An enlargeable map of the 120 counties of the commonwealth of Kentucky

The 120 Counties of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Municipalities in Kentucky
  - Cities in Kentucky
    - State capital of Kentucky:
    - City nicknames in Kentucky

Demography of Kentucky[]

Demographics of Kentucky

Government and politics of Kentucky[]

Politics of Kentucky

Law and order in Kentucky[]

Law of Kentucky

Crime in Kentucky
Law enforcement in Kentucky
- Law enforcement agencies in Kentucky
  - Kentucky State Police

Laws by type[]

Cannabis in Kentucky
Capital punishment in Kentucky
- Individuals executed in Kentucky
Constitution of Kentucky
Gun laws in Kentucky

Military in Kentucky[]

History of Kentucky[]

History of Kentucky

Historical societies in Kentucky[]

The Filson Historical Society

History of Kentucky, by period[]

Timeline of Kentucky history
Prehistory of Kentucky
- Indigenous peoples
English Colony of Virginia, 1607–1707
French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764
British Colony of Virginia, 1707–1776
French and Indian War, 1754–1763
- Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
- Treaty of Paris of 1763
British Indian Reserve, 1763–1783
- Royal Proclamation of 1763
American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- Siege of Boonesborough, September 7–18, 1778
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
Commonwealth of Virginia, 1776–1792
- Cherokee–American wars, 1776–1794
- Kentucky County, Virginia, 1776–1780
- Separation of Kentucky from Virginia in 1792
Commonwealth of Kentucky becomes 15th State admitted to the United States of America on June 1, 1792
- History of slavery in Kentucky
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
  - Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- Abraham Lincoln becomes 16th President of the United States on March 4, 1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - Kentucky in the American Civil War
    - Border state, 1861–1865
    - Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862
    - Morgan's Raid, June 11 – July 26, 1863
- Mammoth Cave National Park established on July 1, 1941

History of Kentucky, by region[]

by city
- History of Lexington, Kentucky
- History of Louisville, Kentucky
  - Louisville in the American Civil War
by county
- Jefferson County, Kentucky#History