2000 Population:
42,441 County Seat: Prestonsburg
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History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
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Floyd, the 40th of the counties of
Kentucky in order of formation, was erected in 1799 out of parts
of Fleming, Montgomery, and Mason counties, and named in honor of Col.
John Floyd. Its territory was so extensive that from it has since been
formed - the whole of Pike county in 1821, and parts of Clay in 1806, Harlan
in 1819, Perry in 1820, Lawrence in 1821, Morgan in 1822, Breathitt in
1839, Letcher in 1842, Johnson in 1843, Rowan in 1856, Boyd, Magoffin,
and Wolfe in 1860, Elliott in 1869, and Lee in 1870 - fifteen counties
in all. It is situated in the E portion of the state, only one county (Pike)
inervening between it and the extreme eastern point on the Virginia state
line; is bounded N by Johnson, NE by Martin, E by Pike, S by Letcher and
W by Magoffin county; and embraces about 400 square miles of territory.
The surface is mountainous, in some places reaching an elevation of 500
feet; it abounds in rich and inexhaustible strata of coal. The principal
crop is corn, but wheat, oats and flax are cultivated; the mountains afford
excellent range for sheep, hogs, and cattle. |
