Kentucky Cities Starting with C

Kentucky has over a dozen incorporated cities and towns beginning with C. Here are the most notable, grouped by region:

Western Kentucky

• Calvert City (Marshall County) — chemical industry hub on the Tennessee River.
• Clinton (Hickman County) — county seat, historic courthouse square.
• Cave City (Barren County) — gateway to Mammoth Cave National Park.

South Central

• Campbellsville (Taylor County) — Campbellsville University, Green River Lake.
• Columbia (Adair County) — county seat, Lindsey Wilson College.

Bluegrass / Central

• Carlisle (Nicholas County) — rolling hills, tobacco heritage.
• Carrollton (Carroll County) — Ohio River town, Point Park.
• Catlettsburg (Boyd County) — eastern gateway, Big Sandy River confluence.

Eastern Kentucky

• Central City (Muhlenberg County) — coal history, Everly Brothers home.
• Corbin (Whitley/Knox) — Cumberland Falls, KFC origin (Sanders Café).
• Covington (Kenton County) — 6th largest KY city, Roebling Bridge, MainStrasse Village.

Others

• Cynthiana (Harrison), Crittenden (Grant), Crofton (Christian), Cloverport (Breckinridge), Cadiz (Trigg), Clay (Webster), Clay City (Powell), Clinton (Hickman — listed above), Crab Orchard (Lincoln), Crestwood (Oldham — CDP).

Covington is the largest by population (~40,000). Cave City draws the most tourists. Each reflects Kentucky's regional diversity: river towns, college towns, coal towns, horse country, cave country.