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History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
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Elliott county, the 114th in order,
was formed in 1869, out of parts of Morgan, Carter, and Lawrence,
and named in honor of Judge John M. Elliott. It is situated in the
north-eastern part of the state, and bounded N by Carter, E by Lawrence,
S by Lawrence and Morgan, and W by Rowan county. It is surrounded by high
hills on three sides, the waters from which shed outwardly into Big Sandy
and Licking rivers, but inwardly into Little Sandy river, forming along
its tributaries a succession of moderately rich and very pretty valleys. |
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