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- City Maps
- Ashland
Ashland, the largest city in Boyd county and eastern Kentucky, is on the Ohio river north of Catlettsburg. - Bowling Green
Bowling Green, the seat of Warren county, is located on the Barren River. - Covington
Covington, one of the seats of Kenton county, is located at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers. - Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown, the seat of Hardin county, was founded in 1795 and named for the wife of Colonel Andrew Hynes. - Frankfort
Frankfort is both the seat of Franklin county and of the state government. - Henderson
Henderson, the seat of Henderson county, was settled in the late eighteenth century as Red Banks. - Hopkinsville
Hopkinsville, the seat of Christian county, was founded about 1796 and was first known as Christian Court House and Elizabeth. - Jackson
Jackson, the seat of Breathitt county, is on the North Fork of the Kentucky River. - Lexington
Lexington, the seat of Fayette county, was named in 1775 for the Battle of Lexington (Massachusetts) by explorers camped at McConnell Springs. - Louisville
Louisville, the seat of Jefferson county, is located on the Ohio River at the Falls of the Ohio. It was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark. - Morehead
Morehead, the seat of Rowan county, is located on Triplett Creek. - Murray
Murray, the seat of Calloway county, is located near the center of the county on US 641 and KY 94. - Newport
Newport, one of the seats of Campbell county, is located near the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers. - Owensboro
Owensboro, the seat of Daviess county, was laid out in 1816 and named for Colonel Abraham Owen. - Paducah
Paducah, the seat of McCracken county, is on the Ohio River below the mouth of the Tennessee River. - Pikeville
Pikeville, the seat of Pike county, was founded in 1823 on the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River and was named, like the county, for General Zebulon Pike. - Richmond
Richmond, the seat of Madison county, was settled in 1785 and the town was established in 1795 as the new county seat, replacing Milford.
- GIS and Maps
- Active Coal Mines (KMMI)
This web site was developed by a collaboration of Commonwealth and Federal agencies to provide online access to maps showing locations of coal mines in Kentucky. - Detailed Geology (KGS)
This internet map service provides geologic maps and related information compiled by the Kentucky Geological Survey. You can create a custom layout for your map using the Map Layers tab and save that map for later viewing with a bookmark function. Additional themes that relate to geology, land use, environmental protection and economic development can be overlain on the geologic base. Also, descriptions of rock units, their behaviors and economic uses can be obtained using the site's search tools. - General Geology (KGS)
This is the 1:500,000-scale geologic map of Kentucky. Geologic unit names are provided by the identity tool, as well as karst and tectonic classification. The hyperlink tools provides access to the scanned 7.5-minute geologic maps.
- Hunting and Fishing Sites
This online map provides information about hunting and fishing access sites in Kentucky. Gives details and directions for each site. - Hydrology of Kentucky
This online map, developed in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey, contains numerous themes relating to Kentucky's hydrology, including NHD stream drainages, karst-related features, gauging stations, wells and springs, dams, soils and geology. A query tool for calculating the drainage area of a stream is provided.
- Kentucky Basemap
Kentucky's Base Map in an ArcIMS image service. This single service exhibits nearly two decades of collective GIS efforts in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Many agencies have pooled talent and resources to create and distribute these critical base GIS layers. - Kentucky Geological Survey
Links to all kinds of maps, GIS data, and GIS information. - Kentucky Geological Survey Coal Borehole Data
This site provides information about coal exploration drill holes on file at the KGS. Descriptive information about the wells is provided, along with detailed down-hole descriptions, coal seam summaries, and graphic strip logs. Users can download data in a delimited file. - Kentucky Geological Survey Coal Information Map
This map shows locations of coal boreholes and coal thickness measurements from the KGS database. The identity tool gives summary information about the locations and provides links to the reports generated by the online database service. - Kentucky Geological Survey Coal Quality Data
This site provides information about coal quality data on file at KGS, including proximate, ultimate, physical properties and trace element analyses. Users can download data in a delimited file. - Kentucky Geological Survey Coal Thickness Data
This site provides information about coal thickness measurements on file at KGS. These data are generally surface observations at outcrops, high walls, and road cuts, but may include some data from drill holes and underground mines. Users can download data in a delimited file. - Kentucky Geological Survey Core and Sample Holdings Map Viewer
This site provides descriptive information about core and sample holdings at the Kentucky Geological Survey core facility.
- Kentucky Geological Survey Groundwater Data Repository Map and Data
- Kentucky Geological Survey Oil & Gas Well Data
This site provides listings of oil and gas wells and associated information. Users can download well header information, and view documents, including geophysical logs, for each well. - Kentucky Geological Survey Oil & Gas Wells Map
This map show the locations of oil and gas wells in the KGS online database. Links are provided to the online documents and samples database using the identity tool. - Kentucky Geological Survey Publications
Database of Kentucky Geological Survey maps and publications. Online reports include summary and ordering information for publications. Many publications can be viewed online or downloaded for no charge. Many non-KGS geologic publications that pertain to Kentucky are included.
- Kentucky Incorporated Cities (WRIS)
Use this page to gain quick access to the Kentucky Incorporated Cities Mapping Portal - Kentucky Mine Mapping Information System
This web site was developed by a collaboration of Commonwealth and Federal agencies to provide online access to maps showing locations of coal mines in Kentucky.
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Active Six Year Plan Projects
This map shows active highway projects in Kentucky. The identify tool provides summary information about the projects and a contact email address for more information.
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet HIS Interactive Planning Map
This site provides a variety of infrastructure layers, primarily related to transportation. Route logs for roads can be accessed with the identy tool. A link to the Land Use Planning service is provided.
- Kentucky's Hunting & Fishing Sites
Interactive Hunting & Fishing Sites locator tool. - KY GAP Public Lands
This GAP data layer was created for use with the Kentucky Gap Analysis Project in compliance with the National GAP efforts. The GAP GIS coverage/layer represents four categories of land management information. The layer provides a management status level, owner, and manager code for all lands throughout the state. This data layer was used during overlay anlaysis with the land cover and vertebrate models to assess the likelihood of future threats to biotic community elements. - KY Proposed Water Infrastructure Projects
This image service and the associated HTML Viewer application allow for access to information regarding proposed water infrastructure improvements in the Commonwealth.
- Land-Use Planning
This map service provides information about geologic rock units and soils for general planning and development. The geology is derived from Kentucky's 7.5-minute geologic maps, and soil information from the NRCS SURGO data. Expected ground conditions for each material is given in tables accessed with the identy tool. Links to related reports are given. Many counties have incomplete data, because data are still in preparation.
- Lexington-Fayette County Basemap
- Office of Geographic Information - Geospatial Data
This site is a "one-stop-shop" for geographic data resources related to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. - PVA Webster County, Kentucky
This ArcIMS Image service and the associated HTML viewer provide access to the Webster County PVA parcel dataset and other thematic layers for Webster County Kentucky. - Surface Mining Viewer
Shows locations of existing and proposed surface mine permits and mine shafts. Some attribute information provided by identity function.
- Surface Mining Water Monitoring Data
- U.S. Geological Survey National Map Viewer
The National Map provides public access to high-quality, geospatial data and information from multiple partners to help support decisionmaking by resource managers and the public. The National Map is the product of a consortium of Federal, State, and local partners including Kentucky. - Wastewater Mapping Portal
- Water Management Planning
This map shows features related to public water supply systems, including wells, springs, dams, USGS guaging stations, surface water sources, water service areas and proposed water supply projects.
- Water Resource Information System
The datasets accessible from this page are base layers utilized by the WRIS, the Area Development Districts, as well as other State and Local Agencies. - Water Well and Springs Data
This site provides information about water wells drilled in Kentucky that are on file at KGS. Well locations and basic descriptive information are given, as well as detailed lithology and casing reports. Users can download data in a delimited file.
- Water Wells and Springs Map
Shows locations of wells and springs in KGS online well database. Provides links to the lithology and casing reports, as well as county ground water atlas publications.
- Watershed Viewer
This map service shows the hydrologic basin boundaries for the state of Kentucky. Hyperlink tool provides access to watershed management reports.
- State/Overview Maps
- U.S. Geological Survey National Map Viewer
The National Map provides public access to high-quality, geospatial data and information from multiple partners to help support decisionmaking by resource managers and the public. The National Map is the product of a consortium of Federal, State, and local partners including Kentucky.
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