Elliott County, Kentucky

Elliott County
Elliott County courthouse in Sandy Hook
Elliott County courthouse in Sandy Hook
Map of Kentucky highlighting Elliott County
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Map of the United States highlighting Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°07′00″N 83°06′00″W / 38.1167°N 83.1°W / 38.1167; -83.1
Country United States
State Kentucky
Founded1869
Named forJohn Milton Elliott or John Lyle Elliot
SeatSandy Hook
Largest citySandy Hook
Area
 • Total235 sq mi (610 km2)
 • Land234 sq mi (610 km2)
 • Water1.0 sq mi (3 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,354
 • Estimate 
(2023)
7,245 Decrease
 • Density31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district5th
Websiteelliottcounty.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Elliott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Sandy Hook.[1] The county was formed in 1869 from parts of Morgan, Lawrence, and Carter counties, and is named for John Milton Elliott a judge, U.S. Congressman, and a member of the 1st Confederate States Congress from Kentucky; he was also involved in the formation of the Confederate government of Kentucky.[2] Some historians, however, contend the county was named after John Milton Elliot's father, John Lyle Elliot a U.S. Congressman and Confederate Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals.[3][4] In regard to alcohol sales, Elliott County is a dry county, meaning the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited everywhere in the county.

  1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "Elliott County".
  3. ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. p. 35.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 117.