Pike County, Kentucky

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Pike County, Kentucky is a coal-rich Appalachian county in eastern Kentucky known for its rugged mountainous terrain and historic Hatfield–McCoy feud connections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy West Virginia
bordersOn Virginia–West Virginia state line region
country United States of America
countySeat Pikeville, Kentucky
economyType coal-based economy
governmentType county government in Kentucky
hasCharacteristic mountainous
rural
hasCity Pikeville, Kentucky
hasCulturalAssociation Appalachian culture
hasGeographicalFeature mountain hollows
steep valleys
hasHistoricAssociation Hatfield family
McCoy family
hasHistoricEvent Hatfield–McCoy feud
hasIndustry coal mining industry
hasJurisdiction Pikeville, Kentucky
unincorporated communities in Pike County, Kentucky
hasNaturalResource coal
hasRegion Appalachian coalfield
hasRiver Big Sandy River
Levisa Fork
hasSettlement Pikeville, Kentucky
hasTerrain rugged mountainous terrain
hasTransportationCorridor U.S. Route 119 in Kentucky
U.S. Route 23 in Kentucky
isPartOf Central Appalachian coalfield
knownFor Hatfield–McCoy feud connections
coal mining
coal-rich deposits
locatedIn Appalachian Plateau
Appalachian region
Eastern Kentucky
linked to: eastern Kentucky

Kentucky
United States Census Bureau-designated Eastern Kentucky region
linked to: eastern Kentucky

United States South region
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mountainRange Appalachian Mountains
namedAfter Zebulon Pike
partOf Commonwealth of Kentucky
linked to: Kentucky
regionType Appalachian county
seatOfGovernment Pikeville, Kentucky
state Kentucky
subdivisionType county

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Zebulon Pike namesakeOf Pike County, Kentucky
Pikeville, Kentucky county Pike County, Kentucky
Pikeville, Kentucky isCountySeatOf Pike County, Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky contains Pike County, Kentucky
subject linked to: eastern Kentucky
Williamson, West Virginia adjacentTo Pike County, Kentucky
subject linked to: Williamson
Mingo County, West Virginia borderedBy Pike County, Kentucky
Tug Fork separates Pike County, Kentucky
Tug Fork locatedIn Pike County, Kentucky
Hatfield–McCoy feud notableLocation Pike County, Kentucky
West Virginia–Kentucky border crossesCounty Pike County, Kentucky
McCoy family associatedWith Pike County, Kentucky
Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River flowsThrough Pike County, Kentucky
Pikeville Medical Center locatedIn Pike County, Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center locatedIn Pike County, Kentucky
Pikeville Cut-Through locatedIn Pike County, Kentucky
Pikeville Cut-Through regionServed Pike County, Kentucky
Pikeville Independent Schools locatedIn Pike County, Kentucky
Pikeville High School locatedIn Pike County, Kentucky
Pike County Regional Airport locatedIn Pike County, Kentucky
Pike County Regional Airport servesRegion Pike County, Kentucky
Breaks Interstate Park locatedInCounty Pike County, Kentucky
Letcher County, Kentucky borderedBy Pike County, Kentucky
US 119 passesThrough Pike County, Kentucky
Floyd County, Kentucky borderedBy Pike County, Kentucky