The Towns and Areas of
Hopkins County

 

Hopkins County was formed from Henderson County in 1807.
Henderson County was formed from Christian County in 1798.
Christian County was formed from Logan County in 1792.
Logan County was formed from Lincoln County in 1792.
Lincoln County was formed from Kentucky County, Virginia in 1780.
At the time Lincoln County was formed it was one of the original three counties covering the entire state of Kentucky, now divided into 120 counties.

 

Hopkins county is located in the Western Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 345 to 729 feet above sea level. In 1990 the county population was 46,126 in a land area of 550 square miles, an average of 83.9 people per square mile. The county seat is Madisonville, founded in 1807 and named for James Madison. The first post office opened in 1809 as Hopkins Court House.

 
 Map of Madisonville, Ky

Anton Ashbyburg Barnsley Beulah
Carbondale
Charleston
Coil Town
Crabtree
Dalton
Daniel Boone
Dawson Springs
Earlington
Fiddlebow
Government
Hanson
Hecla
Hell's Half Acre
Ilsley
Jewell City
Kirkwood Springs
Little Prairie
Madisonville Manitou
Mortons Gap
Nebo
Nortonville
Olney
Rabbit Ridge
Richland
Shakerag
Sixth Vein
St Charles
Steuben's Lick
Tweddleville
Vandetta
Veazey
Walton City (Barnsley)
White City
White Plains
Wick's Well
  Wolf Hollow
Woodruff