Kenton, Kentucky

Cruises Creek is a stream in Boone and Kenton counties, Kentucky, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Licking River. Cruise Creek was named for Captain Cruise, an explorer who was killed near the stream in 1784.

Visalia was a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 111 at the 2000 census. The city government was dissolved in November 2006.

Claryville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,992 at the 2020 census.

Campbell County High School (CCHS) is a public high school located outside of Alexandria, Kentucky, United States. It is the only high school in the Campbell County School District and the nickname is the "Fighting Camels." It feeds from Campbell County Middle School and the district's five elementary schools: Crossroads Elementary, Campbell Ridge Elementary, Reiley Elementary, Cline Elementary, and Grant's Lick Elementary. The school has several sports programs, including baseball, basketball, and football and soccer as well as a band program, the Band of Pride. CCHS also has wrestling and track & field teams, producing numerous state finishers in their history. Including back to back state champion wrestling teams in 1990 -91 and a top 25 national ranking in 1991. In 2010 the girls track program won their first team state championship.It serves portions of Campbell County, including Alexandria, California, Claryville, Cold Spring, Crestview, Highland Heights, Mentor, and Wilder.

Atwood is an unincorporated community in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The community is located on Kentucky Route 17 south of Nicholson. The community has the name of Atwood C. Bird (1867-1960), a local banker and farmer.

Ryland Heights is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 922 at the 2020 census.

The Kenton County Public Library is a library system serving the residents of Kenton County, Kentucky. The library ranked first in Kentucky in Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2008.The Covington Public Library was established in 1898. A donation from Andrew Carnegie gave the city a two-story Carnegie library, completed in 1904.

Nicholson is an unincorporated community in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States, located directly south of Independence.

Kenton County is a county located in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 169,064, making it the third most populous county in Kentucky (behind Jefferson County and Fayette County). Its county seats are Covington and Independence. It was, until November 24, 2010, the only county in Kentucky to have two legally recognized county seats. The county was formed in 1840 and is named for Simon Kenton, a frontiersman notable in the early history of the state. Kenton County, with Boone and Campbell Counties, is part of the Northern Kentucky metro area, and is included in the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Simon Kenton High School is a high school located at 11132 Madison Pike in Independence, Kentucky. The school's mascot is the Pioneers.

Latonia Lakes is a former city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 325 at the 2000 census. The city voted to be dissolved in the general elections on November 7, 2006, although the results were contested due to alleged voting irregularities. Following the certification of the election results, the city was officially dissolved on December 16, 2006.

Campbell County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,076. Its county seats are Alexandria and Newport. The county was formed on December 17, 1794, from sections of Scott, Harrison, and Mason Counties and was named for Colonel John Campbell (1735–1799), a Revolutionary War soldier and Kentucky legislator. Campbell County, with Boone and Kenton Counties, is part of the Northern Kentucky metro community, and the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.