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Hancock County, Kentucky, USAi
Regional Level Types
Hancock CountyCounty
KentuckyState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Lewisport1,698 (2017)
Hawesville1,002 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
214102
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214102:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Hancock, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
Hancock County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Hancock, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Ханкок, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
漢考克縣 , 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Hancock, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Hancock County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة هانكوك, كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Հանքոկ շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Hancock konderria , Kentucky
Bavarian:
Hancock County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
হানকোক কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Ханкок, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Hancock County , Kentucky
Danish:
Hancock County, Kentucky, USA
Dutch:
Hancock County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان هنکاک، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ჰენკოკის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Hancock megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ハンコック郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Hancock County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Hancock Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Hancock Kūn
Norwegian:
Hancock County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Hancock, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Hancock, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Hancock, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Hancock, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Hancock County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Хенкок , Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Hancock County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Hancock County, Kentucky, USA
Traditional Chinese:
漢考克縣, 肯塔基州, 美國
Turkish:
Hancock, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Генкок, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ہینکوک کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Hancock, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Hancock, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
ہینکاک کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


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

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Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Lampasas - Kanawha10358.9 - 298.9 Ma (Paleozoic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Lepidodendron
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidodendron358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Lepidostrobus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidostrobus358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Lepidophyllum
genus
Lepidophyllum358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Alethopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Alethopteris358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Trigonocarpus
genus
Plantae : Trigonocarpus358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Neuropteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Neuropteris358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Mariopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Callistophytaceae : Mariopteris358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Cardiocarpon
genus
Cardiocarpon358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q491991
GeoNames ID:4293950

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