Oak Hill, Kentucky

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Oak Hill is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. [1]

Pulaski County, Kentucky U.S. county in Kentucky

Pulaski County is a county in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,063. Its county seat is Somerset. The county was founded in December 1798 from land given by Lincoln and Green Counties and named for Polish patriot Count Casimir Pulaski.

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In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders.

Kentucky U.S. state

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According to tradition, Oak Hill takes its name from a Baptist church of the same name on a hill with oak trees. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Hill, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (28 August 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 384. ISBN   978-0-8131-4401-6.

Coordinates: 37°03′29″N84°38′47″W / 37.0581325°N 84.6463309°W / 37.0581325; -84.6463309

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