McCreary County, Kentucky

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McCreary County, Kentucky is a rural county known for its extensive forests, outdoor recreation areas, and large portions of the Daniel Boone National Forest and Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.

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McCreary County, Kentucky canonical 17
McCreary 1
McCreary County 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borders Fentress County, Tennessee
Laurel County, Kentucky
Pickett County, Tennessee
Pulaski County, Kentucky
Scott County, Tennessee
Tennessee
Wayne County, Kentucky
Whitley County, Kentucky
contains Barthell Coal Camp
Cumberland River (Big South Fork)
Pine Knot, Kentucky
Stearns, Kentucky
Whitley City, Kentucky
Yahoo Falls
country United States of America
dateOfEstablishment 1912
FIPSCode 21147
formedFrom Pulaski County, Kentucky
Wayne County, Kentucky
Whitley County, Kentucky
GNISID 0512730
governmentType county government
hasAreaCharacteristic predominantly land with rugged terrain
hasCountySeat Whitley City, Kentucky
hasEconomicActivity outdoor recreation industry
tourism
hasEconomicHistory coal mining
hasFederalProtectedArea Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Daniel Boone National Forest
hasLargestCommunity Whitley City, Kentucky
hasSignificantLandCover forest
isRural true
knownFor camping
hiking
outdoor recreation
scenic gorges
locatedIn Kentucky
United States
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter James B. McCreary
partOf Appalachia
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Daniel Boone National Forest
subdivisionOf Commonwealth of Kentucky
linked to: Kentucky
traversedBy Kentucky Route 90
Kentucky Route 92
U.S. Route 27 NERFINISHED

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south-central Kentucky containsCounty McCreary County, Kentucky
McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky stateParty McCreary County, Kentucky
McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky petitioner McCreary County, Kentucky
Campbell County, Tennessee hasBorder McCreary County, Kentucky
Scott County, Tennessee borders McCreary County, Kentucky
McCreery hasVariant McCreary
linked to: McCreary County, Kentucky
Whitley City, Kentucky county McCreary County, Kentucky
Whitley City, Kentucky isCountySeatOf McCreary County, Kentucky
Whitley City, Kentucky governingBody McCreary County government
linked to: McCreary County, Kentucky
Stearns Visitor Center locatedIn McCreary County, Kentucky
Big South Fork of the Cumberland River flowsThrough McCreary County, Kentucky
Pulaski County, Kentucky hasBorderWith McCreary County, Kentucky
Wayne County, Kentucky borders McCreary County, Kentucky
Laurel County, Kentucky borderedBy McCreary County, Kentucky
Natural Arch Scenic Area locatedIn McCreary County, Kentucky
Natural Arch Scenic Area county McCreary County
linked to: McCreary County, Kentucky
Natural Arch Scenic Area isTouristAttractionOf McCreary County, Kentucky
Whitley County, Kentucky borders McCreary County, Kentucky
Lake Cumberland locatedInCounty McCreary County, Kentucky
Cumberland Falls locatedInCounty McCreary County, Kentucky