Hopkins County, located in the Pennyrile area of
southwestern Kentucky, was formed in 1806 from a part of Henderson
County. The county seat is located at Madisonville in the central area
of the county. The county is named in honor of General Samuel Hopkins
who distinguished himself at the battles of Trenton, Princeton,
Monmouth, Brandywine and Germantown.
This native Virginian, born in 1753 in Albemarle County, settled in the
Green River County of Kentucky in 1797. Hopkins served that area in the
state legislature and as a member of the thirteenth Congress.
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