McCracken County, Kentucky

McCracken County is a county located in the western end of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 65,514. The largest city in the county is Paducah. There is some dispute about the naming of the city. According to one popular story, Paducah was named after Chief Paduke. Many historians dispute the existence of Chief Paduke, however; they note that Paducah is similar to the word that the Chickasaw Indians, who lived in the region at the time of European settlement, used to refer to themselves. Its county seat is Paducah6.

Cities and towns

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• Hendron †
• Lone Oak

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• Massac †
• Paducah

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• Reidland †
• Woodlawn-Oakdale †

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:† These unincorporated coomunties are Census disignated places.

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