Kentucky

US state in the South region

Region

South

Capital

Frankfort

Population

4 588 372

Area

104 656 km²

Neighbors

7

Rivers

the Mississippi and the Ohio

Ranges

the Appalachians

Statehood

1792

Time zones

Central Time and Eastern Time

In Geodoku grids

Kentucky meets these criteria. With Doku+, open each one to see all the states that meet it.

• Located in the South
• On Central Time
• On Eastern Time
• Spans multiple time zones
• Landlocked
• At least 6 neighbors
• Crossed or bordered by the Mississippi
• Crossed or bordered by the Ohio
• Reaches into the Appalachians
• Its capital is not its largest city
• Achieved statehood in 1800 or earlier
• Name of Indigenous origin
• Named after a river