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Knott County, the 118th county in order of formation, is
located in the heart of the rugged mountains of eastern Kentucky. The
county is bounded by
Perry,
Breathitt,
Magoffin,
Floyd,
Pike,
and
Letcher counties, and covers an area of 352 square miles. It
was formed from portions of Perry, Letcher, Floyd, and Breathitt
counties in 1884. The county was named for Gov. James Proctor Knott
(1883-87). The county seat is HINDMAN. Letcher County legislator Robert
Bates helped to oversee the creation of the new county, which is the site
of the headwaters of several major creeks that flow into either the Big
Sandy or Kentucky rivers. Knott is the only Kentucky county that does not
have a river within its boundaries or bordering it.
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