Piqua (pronounced locally as ''"PICK-way"'') is an

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in Robertson County,

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, United States. It lies along Routes 165 and

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south of the city of Mount Olivet, the

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of Robertson County. Its name refers to the Piqua tribe of the Shawnee Indians which were indigenous to the region which became Kentucky. Its elevation is 705 feet (215 m).,

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, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03. Johnson Creek, a tributary of the Licking River, flows through the community.

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