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Hopkins County, Kentucky, USAi
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View of the Madisonville coal mining area, ca. 1930.

Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
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View of the Madisonville coal mining area, ca. 1935.

Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
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View of the Madisonville coal mining area, ca. 1935.

Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
00318250017272333635915.jpg
View of the Madisonville coal mining area, ca. 1930.

Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
04130030017272333639296.jpg
View of the Madisonville coal mining area, ca. 1935.

Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
08219250017272333636940.jpg
View of the Madisonville coal mining area, ca. 1935.

Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
00318250017272333635915.jpg
View of the Madisonville coal mining area, ca. 1930.

Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
04130030017272333639296.jpg
View of the Madisonville coal mining area, ca. 1935.

Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Madisonville19,539 (2017)
Dawson Springs2,737 (2017)
Earlington1,395 (2017)
Nortonville1,190 (2017)
White Plains872 (2017)
Mortons Gap852 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
265121
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:265121:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Hopkins, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
Hopkins County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Hopkins, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Хопкинс, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
霍普金斯縣, 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Hopkins, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Hopkins County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة هوبكنز, كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Հոպկինս շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Hopkins konderria , Kentucky
Bavarian:
Hopkins County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
হপকিন্স কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Хопкинс, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Hopkins County, Kentucky
Dutch:
Hopkins County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Hopkinsi maakond, Kentucky, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان هاپکینز، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ჰოპკინსის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Hopkins megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ホプキンス郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Hopkins Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Hopkins Kūn
Norwegian:
Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Hopkins, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Hopkins, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Hopkins, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Hopkins, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Hopkins County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Хопинс , Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Hopkins County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Traditional Chinese:
霍普金斯縣, 肯塔基州, 美國
Turkish:
Hopkins, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Гопкінс, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ہاپکنس کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Hopkins, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Hopkins, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
ہاپکنز کاؤنٹی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed343 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed354 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Burlington Limestone1353.8 - 342.8 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Fandasterias
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Fandasteridae : Fandasterias353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopkins_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q501092
GeoNames ID:4295247

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