Editing Edmonson County, Kentucky

{{short description|County in Kentucky, United States}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Edmonson County
 | state                = Kentucky
 | flag                 = Flag of Edmonson County, Kentucky.png
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1825
 | founded date         = January 12
 | seat wl              = Brownsville
 | largest city wl      = Brownsville
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 308
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 303
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 5.1
 | area percentage      = 1.7%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 12126 
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 12635
{{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | time zone            = Central
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = https://www.edmonsoncounty.org/
 | named for            = [[John Edmonson]]
 | ex image             = Edmonson County Courthouse.png
 | ex image cap         = Edmonson County Courthouse in Brownsville
 | district             = 2nd 
}}

'''Edmonson County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the south central portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kentucky]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 12,126.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Edmonson County, Kentucky|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Edmonson_County,_Kentucky?g=0500000US21061|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 30, 2022}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] and only municipality is [[Brownsville, Kentucky|Brownsville]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712220218/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=July 12, 2012 }}</ref> The county was formed in 1825 and named for [[Captain (land)|Captain]] John "Jack" Edmonson (1764–1813), who was killed at the [[Battle of Frenchtown]] during the [[War of 1812]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kyenc.org/entry/e/EDMON02.html|title=Edmonson County|publisher=The Kentucky Encyclopedia|year=2000|access-date=August 21, 2014|archive-date=July 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717121640/http://www.kyenc.org/entry/e/EDMON02.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&q=cannon+ky&pg=PA89 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | date=1987 | access-date=April 28, 2013 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=89| isbn=0813126312 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_luoxAQAAMAAJ | title=The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1 | publisher=Kentucky State Historical Society | year=1903 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_luoxAQAAMAAJ/page/n116 35]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n114 115]}}</ref> This is a [[dry county]] where the sale of alcohol is prohibited. Edmonson County is included in the [[Bowling Green, Kentucky|Bowling Green]], Kentucky [[Bowling Green metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Edmonson County was established on January 12, 1825, from land given by Grayson, Hart and Warren counties. A courthouse built in 1873 replaced a former structure rendered unfit when its floor collapsed.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hAVlVS29NKIC&q=%22bell+county%22+1914+1918+1976&pg=PA225 | title=Kentucky Ancestry: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research | publisher=Ancestry Publishing | date=1992 | access-date=July 26, 2013 | author=Hogan, Roseann Reinemuth | pages=225| isbn=9780916489496 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|308|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|303|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.1|sqmi}} (1.7%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_21.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210847/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_21.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 14, 2014 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Grayson County, Kentucky|Grayson County]]  (north)
* [[Hart County, Kentucky|Hart County]]  (east)
* [[Barren County, Kentucky|Barren County]]  (southeast)
* [[Warren County, Kentucky|Warren County]]  (southwest)
* [[Butler County, Kentucky|Butler County]]  (west)

===National protected area===
* [[Mammoth Cave National Park]]
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1830 = 2642
| 1840 = 2914
| 1850 = 4088
| 1860 = 4645
| 1870 = 4459
| 1880 = 7222
| 1890 = 8005
| 1900 = 10080
| 1910 = 10469
| 1920 = 10894
| 1930 = 11475
| 1940 = 11344
| 1950 = 9376
| 1960 = 8085
| 1970 = 8751
| 1980 = 9962
| 1990 = 10357
| 2000 = 11644
| 2010 = 12161
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ky190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2021<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21/21061.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607101402/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21/21061.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
| 2020 = 12126
| estimate = 12635
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|access-date=March 13, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
| estyear = 2024
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 11,644 people, 4,648 households, and 3,462 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|38|/sqmi|/km2}}. There were 6,104 housing units at an average density of {{convert|20|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.39% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.58% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.07% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.46% from two or more races. 0.56% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 4,648 households, out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.20% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.50% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.60% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 males there were 92.50 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 89.33 females.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,413, and the median income for a family was $31,843. Males had a median income of $26,770 versus $17,158 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,480. About 14.20% of families and 18.40% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.50% of those under age 18 and 21.00% of those age 65 or over.
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==Politics==
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{{PresRow|2012|Republican|3,232|1,374|62|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|3,562|1,652|56|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|3,595|1,856|30|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|3,250|1,710|35|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|2,619|1,595|305|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|2,486|1,653|446|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,555|1,243|30|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,001|1,200|23|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,913|1,252|68|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|1,976|1,418|17|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,327|722|25|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,280|679|525|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|1,603|1,022|22|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|2,884|1,076|0|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,800|1,092|5|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,279|992|2|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|1,984|1,031|66|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|2,433|1,016|9|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|2,589|1,332|13|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|2,526|1,329|5|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|2,690|1,796|13|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,104|1,076|6|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|2,062|1,183|0|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|2,348|1,171|16|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,339|935|21|Kentucky}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|736|799|545|Kentucky}}
Edmonson is an ancestrally [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] stronghold, last voting [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] narrowly in [[1912 United States presidential election in Kentucky|1912]].

===Elected officials===
{| class=wikitable
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Elected officials as of January 3, 2025'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/smembers_county.html |title=Senate Members - County |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=apps.legislature.ky.gov |publisher=[[Kentucky General Assembly]] |access-date=January 3, 2025 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/hmembers_county.html |title=House Members - County |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=apps.legislature.ky.gov |publisher=[[Kentucky General Assembly]] |access-date=January 3, 2025 |quote=}}</ref>
|- 
! scope=row|[[U.S. House]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Brett Guthrie]] (R)
| {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|KY|2|B}}
|- 
! scope=row|[[Kentucky Senate|Ky. Senate]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[David P. Givens]] (R)
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Kentucky's 9th Senate district|9]]
|- 
! scope=row|[[Kentucky House of Representatives|Ky. House]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Michael Meredith (politician)|Michael Meredith]] (R)
| {{party shading/Republican}}|19
|}

==Education==
[[File:EdCoHigh.JPG|thumb|The combined Edmonson County High and Middle School complex is located in Brownsville.]]

There are currently five public schools operating as part of the [[Edmonson County Schools|Edmonson County School System]]. They are Kyrock Elementary (in the [[Kyrock, Kentucky|Kyrock]] community in northern Edmonson County), South Edmonson Elementary (near the Chalybeate community in southern Edmonson County), the Edmonson County Fifth/Sixth Grade Center, Edmonson County Middle School, and Edmonson County High School (all in [[Brownsville, Kentucky|Brownsville]]).
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==Transportation==
[[File:EdCoTower.JPG|thumb|A water tower along [[Kentucky Route 101|KY101]] welcomes visitors as they enter southern Edmonson County.]]

There are two main routes that form the major transportation corridors through Edmonson County.

[[Kentucky Route 70|KY 70]] is the primary west to east route, traversing the width of the county.

[[Kentucky Route 259|KY 259]] enters Edmonson County at the border with [[Grayson County, Kentucky|Grayson County]], near the town of [[Bee Spring, Kentucky|Bee Spring]]. The highway continues on, bridging the [[Green River (Kentucky)|Green River]] (the only bridge over the river in Edmonson County), before intersecting with [[Kentucky Route 101|KY 101]]. KY 259 then branches off in a southeastern direction while KY 101 continues as the main north–south route through the county, exiting into [[Warren County, Kentucky|Warren County]] just south of the community of [[Chalybeate Springs, Kentucky|Chalybeate]].

Additionally, [[Kentucky Route 185|KY 185]] is a north–south route connecting [[Bowling Green, Kentucky|Bowling Green]] with locations in the western part of the county and points north into Grayson County. [[Interstate 65 (Kentucky)|I-65]] passes through the southeastern tip of the county, but has no interchanges allowing access to the freeway within the county. I-65 parallels the older [[U.S. Route 31W|US 31W]], which runs through a small southeastern portion of the county.

==Attractions==
[[File:MCaveSign.JPG|thumb|Sign marking the boundary of [[Mammoth Cave National Park]], the most popular tourist attraction in Edmonson County.]]

The biggest tourist attraction in Edmonson County is [[Mammoth Cave National Park]], which usually draws almost 2 million visitors a year.<ref>[http://www2.nature.nps.gov/NPstats/select_report.cfm?by=year NPS Reports<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213210200/http://www2.nature.nps.gov/NPstats/select_report.cfm?by=year |date=December 13, 2007 }}</ref> The park includes in its area roughly a fourth of the county.<ref>[http://www.cavesandlakes.com/map.html Edmonson County, Kentucky map<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509083149/http://www.cavesandlakes.com/map.html |date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref>

Located mostly in the northern part of Edmonson County, the [[Nolin Lake State Park|Nolin Lake]] area was incorporated as a [[State Park|Kentucky State Park]] in 1996. The lake itself was created following the 1963 impounding of the Nolin River and construction of Nolin Dam. The lake offers fishing and other recreational opportunities.

==Media==
===Print media===
[[File:EdmonsonNews.JPG|thumb|Publishing offices of the Edmonson News, the printed newspaper in Edmonson County.]]

Edmonson County is served by a weekly newspaper, the ''[[Edmonson News]]''. The paper is sometimes referred to by its nickname, "the Gimlet", and carries the slogan ''"It Bores In"''. The paper has a circulation number of 3,704.<ref>[http://www.kypress.com/directory/w/weekly_member.asp?ID=13 Edmonson News<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202060805/http://www.kypress.com/directory/w/weekly_member.asp?ID=13 |date=February 2, 2008 }}</ref>

===Radio and television===
Edmonson County is part of the Bowling Green [[Radio in the United States|radio]] and [[Television in the United States|television]] [[Designated market area|markets]], and is served mainly by that city's radio and TV outlets. [[Mediacom]] is the local cable provider serving most of the county. In 2022, [[Glasgow, Kentucky|Glasgow]]-based South Central Rural Telephone Cooperative began servicing parts of Edmonson County and [[Warren County, Kentucky|Warren County]] with cable, phone and internet service.

The unincorporated community of [[Wingfield, Kentucky|Wingfield]], in southwestern Edmonson County, is home to the transmission tower utilized by adult hits-formatted radio station [[WKLX]] (100.7 FM, officially licensed in Brownsville) and [[Low power broadcasting|low-powered]] television station [[WCZU-LD]] (channel 39). Both outlets operate outside of Edmonson County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/tower.php?request=site&asrn=1060660|title=RabbitEars.Info|website=www.rabbitears.info|access-date=April 9, 2018}}</ref>

===Digital Media===
Additionally, Edmonson County is also served by a digital news outlet, Edmonson Voice.<ref>[http://www.edmonsonvoice.com Edmonsonvoice.com]</ref> It is a multimedia platform that operates as a combination of an online newspaper, a streaming broadcaster, and video report provider. The company serves as the main media outlet in the county with a weekly readership of over 23,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmonsonvoice.com/stats.html|title=Stats|website=The Edmonson Voice|language=en|access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref>

===Online video archive===
Volunteers have digitized and created a repository of video related to Edmonson County High School on [[YouTube]]. The archive contains a variety of media, including graduation ceremonies, proms, and athletic events.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/user/joscarjr | title=JOscarJr - YouTube | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>

==In popular culture==
===Edmonson County on national television===
Edmonson County has had national exposure on two occasions. On March 6, 2007, [[MTV]] wrote an article titled "Who's Joining The Army"<ref>{{cite web|last=Rabinowitz |first=Michelle |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1553971/20070306/id_0.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207122548/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1553971/20070306/id_0.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 7, 2008 |title=Who's Joining The Army? Lots Of Rural Kids - Election 2012 News |publisher=MTV |date=March 6, 2007 |access-date=February 7, 2012}}</ref> in which they stated Edmonson County has the highest Army enlistment rate of any county in the United States. In January 2017, the Edmonson County Sheriff's Department has been featured on [[A&E (TV network)|A&E Television]]'s ''[[Live PD]]'' in the 14th and 15th episodes of that program's [[Live PD (season 1)|first season]].

===Movies filmed in Edmonson County===
Edmonson County was one of two main locations where two faith-based films, ''[[The Prayer Box]]'' and ''[[Christmas Manger (2018 film)|Christmas Manger]]'', were filmed in 2017 and 2018, respectively.<ref>[https://www.edmonsonvoice.com/community/official-movie-trailer-for-the-prayer-box-shot-in-edmonson-county "Official Movie Trailer For The Prayer Box Shot in Edmonson County"]. ''EdmonsonVoice.com''. September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.</ref><ref>French, Jackson (December 10, 2018). [https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/edmonson-filmed-movie-starring-tara-reid-gets-local-screening-sunday/article_3e70c607-7b0b-5db5-a5a0-b2e68d2816ef.html "Edmonson-filmed movie starring Tara Reid gets local screening Sunday"]. ''[[The Daily News (Kentucky)|Bowling Green Daily News]]''. Retrieved December 11, 2018.</ref> Edmonson County is one of three other locations where the upcoming thriller film ''Horntak'' is being filmed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wbko.com/2023/09/27/thriller-horntak-being-filmed-edmonson-surrounding-counties/?fbclid=IwAR3oWjGvDZXCBPBu6ZiAQ06qHN5bCTs6b0vHqNzG6IqoyJ5Z4mrSj7SDJ-Q|title=Thriller "Horntak" being filmed in Edmonson and surrounding counties|work=[[WBKO]]|date=September 26, 2023|last=Phipps|first=Sarah|access-date=September 27, 2023}}</ref>

==Local Events==
* Big Brownsville Bash (early June, since 2022)
* Edmonson County Lions Club Fair - early September (including a parade that takes place in downtown Brownsville on the second Friday of September), one of the longest-running county fairs in the state.
* Nolin Fest (July or August) - at Nolin Lake State Park, organized by the Friends of Nolin Lake.
* Annual Saddle Club Horse Show - Edmonson County Fairgrounds
* Freedom Fest (late June) at the Chalybeate Sports Complex 
Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080125202652/http://www.cavesandlakes.com/ Edmonson County Tourism Commission]

==Communities==
===City===
* [[Brownsville, Kentucky|Brownsville]] (county seat)

===Unincorporated communities===
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* [[Asphalt, Kentucky|Asphalt]]
* [[Bee Spring, Kentucky|Bee Spring]]
* [[Big Reedy, Kentucky|Big Reedy]]
* [[Black Gold, Kentucky|Black Gold]]
* [[Cedar Spring, Kentucky|Cedar Spring]]
* [[Chalybeate, Kentucky|Chalybeate]]
* [[Demunbruns Store, Kentucky|Demunbruns Store]]
* [[Huff, Kentucky|Huff]]
* [[Lindseyville, Kentucky|Lindseyville]]
* [[Mammoth Cave, Kentucky|Mammoth Cave]]
* [[Ollie, Kentucky|Ollie]]
* [[Pig, Kentucky|Pig]]
* [[Rhoda, Kentucky|Rhoda]]
* [[Rocky Hill, Edmonson County, Kentucky|Rocky Hill]]
* [[Roundhill, Kentucky|Roundhill]] (partly in [[Butler County, Kentucky|Butler County]])
* [[Straw, Kentucky|Straw]]
* [[Sunfish, Kentucky|Sunfish]]
* [[Sweeden, Kentucky|Sweeden]]
* [[Windyville, Kentucky|Windyville]]
* [[Wingfield, Kentucky|Wingfield]]
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===Ghost towns===
*[[Chaumont, Kentucky|Chaumont]] (partly in [[Barren County, Kentucky|Barren County]])
*[[Elko, Kentucky|Elko]]
*[[Kyrock, Kentucky|Kyrock]]

==Notable residents==
* [[Joe Blanton]], [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]], was born in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], but spent most of his childhood and young adult life in Edmonson County on Otter Gap Road.
* Ben Helson, a [[guitarist]] for [[Dierks Bentley]], is a native of the Chalybeate community.

==See also==
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* [[Edmonson County High School]]
* [[Mammoth Cave National Park]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Edmonson County, Kentucky]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080705035439/http://edmonsoncounty.ky.gov/default.htm Edmonson County official website]
* [http://www.edmonson.k12.ky.us/ Edmonson County Schools website]
* [http://www.cavesandlake.com/ Edmonson County Tourist Commission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517032847/http://cavesandlake.com/ |date=May 17, 2014 }}
* [http://www.trailsrus.com/civilwar/region3/brownsvi.html Civil War in Edmonson County]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060304173821/http://www.kentuckyhighlands.com/kh/counties/edmonson_county.asp The Kentucky Highlands Project]
* [http://www.nps.gov/maca/ Mammoth Cave NPS Site]
* [http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/nl/ Nolin Lake State Park Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927225549/http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/nl/ |date=September 27, 2011 }}

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