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McCracken County Map, Kentucky

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McCracken County, Kentucky

McCracken Location Map Kentucky

McCracken County is way out in western Kentucky, right where the Ohio and Tennessee rivers meet. It sits nicely along the Illinois border.

Paducah is the county seat and it’s mostly known for its quilts. Yes, quilts. They’ve got a whole museum dedicated to them.

Paducah is a UNESCO Creative City, including the National Quilt Museum. The county has a cool riverside park with an old steamboat you can tour. I-24 and U.S. Route 60 make McCracken County easy to reach.

CategoryDetails
County NameMcCracken County
County SeatPaducah
PopulationApproximately 66,000
Cities, Towns, and CommunitiesPaducah, Lone Oak, Reidland, West Paducah, Hendron
Interstates and HighwaysI-24, US-45, US-60, US-62
FIPS Code21-145
Total Area (Land and Water)268 sq mi (Land: 249 sq mi; Water: 19 sq mi)
Adjacent Counties (and Direction)Massac County, Illinois (North), Livingston County (Northeast), Marshall County (East), Graves County (South), Carlisle County (Southwest), Ballard County (West)
Time ZoneCentral Time Zone (CT)
StateKentucky
Coordinates37.0756° N, 88.7055° W
EtymologyNamed after Virgil McCracken, a Captain in the War of 1812
Major LandmarksNational Quilt Museum, Paducah Riverwalk, Land Between the Lakes
WebsiteMcCracken County Website

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