The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United States Commonwealth of Kentucky:
Kentucky – state located in the upper south 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 formally known as the "Commonwealth of Kentucky."
General reference
Kentucky is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Names
Common name: Kentucky
Pronunciation:
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)
Corn-cracker State (reported in 1881)
Dark and Bloody Ground (an allusion to battles between the Creek, Shawnee, Chickasaw, and Cherokee tribes)
Hemp State
Tobacco State
Adjectival: Kentucky
Demonym: Kentuckian
State symbols of Kentucky
Flag of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Geography and Climatology of Kentucky
Geography of Kentucky
Geology of Kentucky
Location: Southeastern United States (Upper South) in the trans-Appalachian region south of the Ohio River of the continent of North America
Boundaries: Ohio River (N), Big Sandy River and Tug Fork (NE), Mississippi River (W), Walker's Line, Tennessee River and Munsell Line (S), Cumberland Mountains (SE)
Regions of Kentucky
Bluegrass region including the inner and outer bluegrass regions
Cumberland Plateau including the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield
Pennyroyal Plateau or Mississippi Plateau including Western Coal Fields
Jackson Purchase
Natural geographic features of Kentucky
Lakes of Kentucky
Rivers of Kentucky
Mountains in Kentucky
Pottsville Escarpment
List of waterfalls in Kentucky
Cumberland and Pound Gaps: passes through the Cumberland Mountains
Falls of the Ohio, steep rapids on the Ohio River at Louisville (see McAlpine Locks and Dam).
Salt licks
Bullitt's Lick
Mann's Lick
Big Bone Lick
Blue Licks
Places in Kentucky
Historic places in Kentucky
National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky
National Register of Historic Places listings in Kentucky
Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
National Natural Landmarks in Kentucky
National parks in Kentucky
Mammoth Cave National Park
State parks in Kentucky
Environment of Kentucky
(Temperate deciduous forest biome)
Climate of Kentucky
Climate change in Kentucky
Greenhouse gas emissions in Kentucky
Protected areas in Kentucky
State forests of Kentucky
Superfund sites in Kentucky
Administrative divisions of Kentucky
Counties of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
(former) Beckham County
City-county municipalities
Lexington-Fayette
Louisville-Jefferson
Cities in Kentucky
State capital of Kentucky:
City nicknames in Kentucky
Demographics of Kentucky
Demographics of Kentucky
Kentucky statistical areas
Population of Kentucky: 4,505,836 (2020 U.S. Census)
Government and politics of Kentucky
Government of Kentucky
Politics of Kentucky
Constitution of Kentucky
Form of government: U.S. state government
United States congressional delegations from Kentucky
Kentucky State Capitol
Elections in Kentucky
Kentucky state board of elections
Electoral reform in Kentucky
Political party strength in Kentucky
Executive branch of the government of Kentucky
The executive branch of Kentucky has 7 elected officers, 11 departments with appointed secretaries and numerous subordinate agencies.
Governor of Kentucky
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
Secretary of State of Kentucky
Kentucky State Treasurer
Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts
Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture
Attorney General of Kentucky
11 state cabinets, each headed by a secretary
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
Kentucky General Government Cabinet
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet
Kentucky Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet
Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Kentucky Personnel Cabinet
Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet
Legislative branch of the government of Kentucky
Kentucky General Assembly (bicameral)
Upper house: Kentucky Senate
Lower house: Kentucky House of Representatives
Judicial branch of the government of Kentucky
Courts of Kentucky
Supreme Court of Kentucky
Chief Justice of the Commonwealth
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Kentucky Circuit Courts
Kentucky District Courts
Kentucky Specialty Courts
Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission
Federal courts in Kentucky
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Law and order in Kentucky
Law of Kentucky
Crime in Kentucky
Law enforcement in Kentucky
Attorney General of Kentucky
U.S. Marshalls Service for eastern and western districts of Kentucky
Law enforcement agencies of Kentucky
Kentucky State Police
Louisville Metro Police Department
Laws by type
Cannabis in Kentucky
Capital punishment in Kentucky
Individuals executed in Kentucky
Gun laws in Kentucky
Abortion in Kentucky
Military in Kentucky
US military bases in Kentucky
Kentucky Air National Guard
Kentucky Army National Guard
History of Kentucky
History of Kentucky
Kentucky#History
Timeline of Kentucky history
Historical societies in Kentucky
The Filson Historical Society
Kentucky Historical Society
History of Kentucky, by period
Prehistory of Kentucky, ~9500BCE–1650
Indigenous peoples
Discovery by Europeans, 1673
French colony of Louisiane, 1682–1763
French and Indian War, 1754–1763
Treaty of Paris of 1763
English Colony of Virginia, 1609–1774
English Province of Quebec, 1774-1776 (see Quebec Act)
British Indian Reserve, 1763–1768
Royal Proclamation of 1763
Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768)
Daniel Boone, frontiersman in Kentucky 1767–~1799
Transylvania Colony, 1775–1778
Harrod's Town, Louisville, Lexington
Wilderness Road
American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
Siege of Boonesborough, September 7–18, 1778
Battle of Blue Licks, 1782
Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
Commonwealth of Virginia, 1776–1792
Cherokee–American wars, 1776–1794
Fincastle County, Virginia, 1772–1776
Kentucky County, Virginia, 1777–1780
District of Kentucky (Fayette, Jefferson, Lincoln, and successor counties), 1780–1792
Commonwealth of Kentucky becomes 15th State admitted to the United States of America on June 1, 1792
Abraham Lincoln born in 1809 in Kentucky
Henry Clay, politician 1800–1850
War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
Kentucky in the American Civil War
Border state, 1861–1865
Confederate Kentucky Campaign
Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862
Morgan's Raid, June 11 – July 26, 1863
History of Kentucky, by region
by city
History of Lexington, Kentucky
History of Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville in the American Civil War
Frankfort, Kentucky#History
by county
Kentucky County, Virginia
Jefferson County, Kentucky#History
Lincoln County, Kentucky#History
Fayette County, Kentucky#History
History of Kentucky, by subject
List of battles fought in Kentucky
History of slavery in Kentucky
List of Kentucky women in the civil rights era
Paleontology in Kentucky
Historical sports teams
Louisville Breckenridges (football)
Louisville Colonels (football)
Kentucky Colonels (basketball)
Kentucky Bourbons (softball)
Culture of Kentucky
Culture of Kentucky
Kentucky Colonel civic award
Cuisine of Kentucky
Southern pit barbecue
Museums in Kentucky
Religion in Kentucky
Cathedrals in Kentucky
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville
Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky
Kentucky Baptist Convention
Scouting in Kentucky
Arts and letters in Kentucky
Music of Kentucky
Bluegrass music
Theater in Kentucky
Kentucky literature
Sports in Kentucky
Sports in Kentucky
Professional sports
Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs
Racing Louisville FC
Louisville City FC
College sports
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Kentucky High School Athletic Association
Economy and infrastructure of Kentucky
Economy of Kentucky
Agriculture in Kentucky
Kentucky bourbon
Media in Kentucky
Newspapers in Kentucky
Courier Journal, Louisville
Radio stations in Kentucky
Television stations in Kentucky
Energy in Kentucky
Coal mining in Kentucky
Power stations in Kentucky
Solar power in Kentucky
Wind power in Kentucky
Health care in Kentucky
Hospitals in Kentucky
Transportation in Kentucky
Airports in Kentucky
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Louisville International Airport
Railroads in Kentucky
Shipping ports in Kentucky
Port of Huntington-Tristate (includes Ashland, Kentucky),
Port of Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky
Port of Louisville-Southern Indiana
Roads in Kentucky
U.S. Highways in Kentucky
Interstate Highways in Kentucky
State highways in Kentucky
List of people from Kentucky
List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area
Education in Kentucky
Education in Kentucky
Schools in Kentucky
School districts in Kentucky
High schools in Kentucky
Colleges and universities in Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Kentucky State University
University of Louisville
HBCUs in Kentucky
Kentucky State University
Simmons College of Kentucky
See also
Topic overview:
Kentucky
Index of Kentucky-related articles
All pages with titles beginning with Kentucky
All pages with titles beginning with Kentuckian
All pages with titles containing Kentucky
All pages with titles containing Kentuckian
References
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Kentucky
Kentucky.gov: My New Kentucky Home
Kentucky State and County Government Websites
Kentucky State Databases - Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Kentucky state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.