Great Crossing is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
located in
Scott County Scott County is the name of eleven counties in the United States of America:
*Scott County, Arkansas
*Scott County, Illinois
*Scott County, Indiana
*Scott County, Iowa, the most populous county on the list
*Scott County, Kansas, the least populous ...
,
Kentucky
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...
, United States.
Geography
Great Crossing is located in west-central Scott County at 38°12'56.1"N 84°36'21.1"W and is part of the
Lexington-Fayette metropolitan area.
Kentucky Route 227 bisects the center of the community, and
U.S. Route 460 passes south of the community center.
Georgetown is to the east,
Stamping Ground is to the northwest, and
Frankfort is to the west.
Elkhorn Creek, an 18 mile long navigable waterway, bisects the community.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification system Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
, Great Crossing has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
History
Great Crossing was founded in 1783 by Robert Johnson. The location was centered around a shallow area where bison had crossed the Elkhorn Creek. The community was also known as Johnson's Station, Great Buffalo Crossing, The Great Crossing and The Crossing. A post office operated in the community from 1811 to 1905.
See also
*
Great Crossing High School, a school in nearby Georgetown that opened in 2019 and is indirectly named for the community
References
Unincorporated communities in Scott County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities in Kentucky
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