Elliott County, Kentucky

Elliott County
County
Elliott County courthouse in Sandy Hook
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°07′00″N 83°06′00″W / 38.1167°N 83.1°W / 38.1167; -83.1
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1869
Named for	John Milton Elliott or John Lyle Elliot
Seat	Sandy Hook
Largest city	Sandy Hook
Area
• Total	235 sq mi (610 km2)
• Land	234 sq mi (610 km2)
• Water	1.0 sq mi (3 km2)  0.4%
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,354
• Estimate  (2023)	7,245
• Density	31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	elliottcounty.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Elliott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Sandy Hook.^[1] The county was formed in 1869 from parts of Morgan, Lawrence, and Carter counties, and is named for John Milton Elliott a judge, U.S. Congressman, and a member of the 1st Confederate States Congress from Kentucky; he was also involved in the formation of the Confederate government of Kentucky.^[2] Some historians, however, contend the county was named after John Milton Elliot's father, John Lyle Elliot a U.S. Congressman and Confederate Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals.^[3][4] In regard to alcohol sales, Elliott County is a dry county, meaning the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited everywhere in the county.