Floyd County Mountains

ID: 2210
This file appears in: County Named, 1799

This photograph shows parts of Floyd and Pike County from Lookout Peak on Pine Mountain. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: County Named, 1799

By Katie Crawford-Lackey
Historical Marker #817 in Prestonsburg remembers the life of Captain John Floyd, for whom Floyd County is named. Floyd County, located in the eastern part of the state, was the fortieth county…