McCracken County, Administrative county in western Kentucky, United States.
McCracken County spans 268 square miles at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers, with Paducah serving as its central municipality.
The territory became McCracken County in 1824, named after Captain Virgil McCracken who died during the Battle of Frenchtown in the War of 1812.
The National Quilt Museum in Paducah houses numerous textile artworks and maintains McCracken County's connection to American craft traditions.
The Julian Carroll Convention Center provides 65,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 20,000-square-foot River Ballroom for various gatherings.
McCracken County contains the largest historic district in western Kentucky, with twenty blocks of downtown Paducah listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location: Kentucky
Inception: December 17, 1824
Capital city: Paducah
Shares border with: Massac County, Livingston County, Marshall County, Graves County, Carlisle County, Ballard County, Pulaski County
Website: http://mccrackencounty.org
GPS coordinates: 37.06000,-88.72000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 13:17
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