{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-1.400","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 1.400","heading":"Boundary with Tennessee.","body":"The boundary with Tennessee begins at a point in the middle of the Mississippi\nRiver near Compromise, Kentucky, in latitude 36 deg. 29 min. 57 sec. .7, and runs S. 89\ndeg. 15 min. 18 sec. E. --passing a large set rock at station 0+456, and passing a small s et\nrock at station 12+840, to station 13+215 --the west bank of the Mississippi River.\nBeginning on the east bank of the Mississippi River, at station 35+363, in latitude 36 deg.\n30 min. 00 sec. .29, and running S. 89 deg. 35 min. 15 sec. E., passing a set rock at station\n35+877, to a second set rock at station 40+055; thence N. 83 deg. 40 min. 19 sec. E.,\npassing stone No. 1 at station 52+80, to station 66+750, a mulberry post; thence S. 83\ndeg. 35 min. E., to stone No. 2, at station 79+550; thence S. 88 de g. 57 min. 40 sec. E., to\nstation 90+723; thence S. 88 deg. 5 min. E., to station 95+860; thence S. 88 deg. 10 min.\nE., to station 101+304; thence S. 87 deg. 17 min. E., to stone No. 3, station 105+600;\nthence as follows, same course continued, to station 106+586; thence S. 88 deg. 25 min.\nE., to station 111+568; thence S. 88 deg. 5 min. E., to station 117+226; thence S. 89 deg.\n16 min. E., to station 125+059; thence S. 89 deg. 46 min. E., to station 125+667; thence\nS. 87 deg. 57 min. E., to station 128+307 ; thence S. 88 deg. 33 min. E., to station\n131+035; thence S. 88 deg. 33 min., passing stone No. 4, at 132,000 feet, to station\n133+720; thence S. 88 deg. 07 min. E., to station 136+360; thence S. 89 deg. 42 min. E.,\nto station 139+007; thence S. 89 deg. 28 min. E., to station 141+770; thence S. 88 deg. 15\nmin. E., to station 144+575; thence S. 88 deg. 16 min. E., to station 147+230; thence S.\n88 deg. 32 min. E., to station 149+855; thence S. 89 deg. 02 min. E., to station 152+586;\nthence S. 89 deg. 21 min.  E., to station 154+864; thence S. 87 deg. 30 min. E., to station\n157+439; thence S. 87 deg. 43 min., passing stone No. 5, to station 160+657; thence S.\n89 deg. 12 min. E., to station 163+384; thence S. 89 deg. 15 min. E., to station 168+770;\nthence S. 89 deg. 31 min. E., to station 171+356; thence S. 89 deg. 51 min. E., to station\n174+225; thence N. 89 deg. 18 min. E., to station 176+637; thence N. 89 deg. 28 min. E.,\nto station 179+543; thence N. 89 deg. 57 min. E., to station 182+187; thence N. 89 deg.\n59 min. E., to station 184+800, at stone No. 6; thence N. 89 deg. 25 min. E., to station\n187+531; thence N. 89 deg. 10 min. E., to station 190+226; thence N. 89 deg. 41 min. E.,\nto station 192+830; thence N. 89 deg. 57 min. E., to station 195+490; thence N.  89 deg.\n04 min. E., to station 198+358; thence N. 89 deg. 19 min. E., to station 200+833; thence\nS. 89 deg. 51 min. E., to station 203+504; thence N. 89 deg. 37 min. E., to station\n206+169; thence N. 89 deg. 22 min. E., to station 208+784; thence N. 89 de g. 52 min. E.,\npassing stone No. 7, to station 211+619; thence S. 89 deg. 49 min. E., to station 214+210;\nthence N. 89 deg. 34 min. E., to station 216+908; thence N. 89 deg. 17 min. E., to station\n219+611; thence N. 89 deg. 20 min. E., to station 222+296; thence S. 89 deg. 35 min. E.,\nto station 224+970; thence N. 89 deg. 53 min. E., to station 227+620; thence S. 89 deg.\n52 min. E., to station 230+286; thence S. 89 deg. 52 min. E., to station 232+921; thence\nS. 89 deg. 40 min. E., to station 235+628; thence S. 89 deg. 00 min. E., passing stone No.\n8, to station 238+337; thence S. 89 deg. 35 min. E., to station 241+116; thence S. 88 deg.\n37 min. E., to station 243+774; thence N. 89 deg. 38 min. E., to station 246+290; thence\nN. 89 deg. 23 min. E., to station 248+956; thence S. 89 deg. 39 min. E., to station\n251+591; thence S. 88 deg. 22 min. E., to station 254+268; thence N. 89 deg. 54 min. E.,\nto station 256+950; thence S. 87 deg. 58 min. E., to station 259+320; thence N. 80 deg.\n30 min. E., to station 261+96 0; thence N. 89 deg. 33 min. E., passing stone No. 9, which\nis 17 feet north of the line, to station 264+900; thence S. 89 deg. 22 min. E., to station\n267+551; thence N. 89 deg. 11 min. E., to station 270+106; thence N. 89 deg. 48 min. E.,\nto station 272+8 72; thence N. 89 deg. 27 min. E., to station 274+980; thence N. 89 deg.\n02 min. E., to station 277+917; thence N. 86 deg. 56 min. E., to station 280+883; thence\nN. 87 deg. 40 min. E., to station 283+578; thence N. 88 deg. 32 min. E., to station\n285+960; thence N. 87 deg. 50 min. E., to station 288+669; thence N. 88 deg. 37 min. E.,\npassing stone No. 10, to station 291+376; thence N. 89 deg. 35 min. E., to station\n293+993; thence N. 88 deg. 59 min. E., to station 296+679; thence N. 88 deg. 54 min. E.,\nto station 299+333; thence S. 88 deg. 36 min. E., to station 301+989; thence S. 88 deg. 32\nmin. E., to station 304+650; thence S. 89 deg. 34 min. E., to station 307+523; thence N.\n89 deg. 45 min. E., to station 309+998; thence S. 88 deg. 28 min. E., to station 3 12+975;\nthence S. 89 deg. 54 min. E., to station 315+642; thence S. 89 deg. 34 min. E., passing\nstone No. 11, to station 317+908; thence S. 89 deg. 53 min. E., to station 320+560;\nthence S. 86 deg. 37 min. E., to station 323+200; thence S. 89 deg. 13 min. E., to station\n325+682; thence S. 89 deg. 19 min. E., to station 328+412; thence S. 89 deg. 13 min. E.,\nto station 331+075; thence S. 89 deg. 09 min. E., to station 334+188; thence S. 88 deg. 51\nmin. E., to station 336+386; thence S. 89 deg. 42 min. E., to  station 339+458; thence S.\n89 deg. 34 min. E., to station 342+446; thence N. 89 deg. 33 min. E., passing stone No.\n12, to station 344+756; thence S. 89 deg. 58 min. E., to station 347+391; thence S. 89\ndeg. 50 min. E., to station 350+022; thence S. 89 deg . 32 min. E., to station 352+614;\nthence S. 89 deg. 47 min. E., to station 355+378; thence east, to station 357+910; thence\nS. 89 deg. 33 min. E., to station 360+636; thence S. 89 deg. 45 min. E., to station\n363+332; thence S. 89 deg. 16 min. E., to statio n 365+627; thence S. 89 deg. 29 min. E.,\nto station 368+161; thence S. 89 deg. 25 min. E., passing stone No. 13, to station\n371+107; thence S. 89 deg. 18 min. E., to station 373+770; thence S. 88 deg. 40 min. E.,\nto station 376+410; thence N. 88 deg. 58 mi n. E., to station 378+602; thence N. 89 deg.\n53 min. E., to station 381+722; thence S. 89 deg. 51 min. E., to station 384+050; thence\nS. 89 deg. 28 min. E., to station 386+683; thence S. 89 deg. 21 min. E., to station\n388+861; thence N. 89 deg. 07 min. E.,  to station 391+577; thence S. 89 deg. 36 min. E.,\nto station 394+175; thence N. 89 deg. 23 min. E., passing stone No. 14, to station\n396+994; thence N. 88 deg. 56 min. E., to station 399+578; thence S. 88 deg. 42 min. E.,\nto station 402+690; thence S. 85 deg. 45 min. E., to station 405+210; thence east to\nstation 407+833; thence S. 89 deg. 39 min. E., to station 409+587; thence S. 89 deg. 01\nmin. E., to station 413+050; thence S. 88 deg. 10 min. E., to station 415+686; thence S.\n88 deg. 23 min. E., to stat ion 418+469; thence S. 89 deg. 18 min. E., passing stone No.\n15, to station 423+918; thence S. 88 deg. 16 min. E., to station 425+975; thence S. 87\ndeg. 45 min. E., to station 428+195; thence S. 88 deg. 41 min. E., to station 431+829, a\nsmall stone on the west bank of the Tennessee River; thence with and down said River to\na small stone on the east bank of the Tennessee River, at station 427+721, the river being\nthe common boundary between the two states and subject to their common use and\nconcurrent jurisdiction; thence N. 86 deg. 41 min. E., to station 440+167; thence S. 83\ndeg. 28 min. E., to station 446+563; thence S. 83 deg. 8 min. E., passing stone No. 16, to\nstation 449+541; thence S. 82 deg. 45 min. E., to station 451+754; thence S. 82 deg. 8\nmin. E., to station 455+898; thence S. 83 deg. 11 min. E., to station 459+780; thence S.\n83 deg. 33 min. E., to station 462+499; thence S. 82 deg. 57 min. E., to station 466+944;\nthence S. 85 deg. 37 min. E., to station 470+719; thence S. 84 deg. 44 min. E., to s tation\n475+666, at stone No. 17, on the west bank of the Cumberland River; thence S. 85 deg.\n29 min. E., passing a small stone on the east bank of Cumberland River, to station\n491+313, a small rock at hickory and gum; thence S. 5 deg. 12 min. W. 11,149 fee t, to\nsmall stone at three black oaks, station 490+302; thence N. 87 deg. 44 min. E., passing\nstones Nos. 18 and 19, to station 536+512; thence N. 88 deg. 20 min. E., to stone No. 20,\nat station 550+302; thence N. 88 deg. 30 min. E., to station 552+882; th ence N. 89 deg.\n21 min. E., to station 567+247; thence N. 89 deg. 16 min. E., to station 577+472, passing\nstone No. 21; thence N. 88 deg. 44 min. E., to station 585+897; thence N. 89 deg. 31 min.\nE., to station 591+713; thence N. 87 deg. 15 min. E., to sta tion 598+581; thence N. 89\ndeg. 41 min. E., to station 600+818; thence N. 89 deg. 28 min. E., to station 602+469,\nstone No. 22; thence N. 89 deg. 31 min. E., to station 606+144; thence N. 89 deg. 29 min.\nE., to station 617+818; thence N. 89 deg. 06 min. E. , to station 623+595; thence N. 88\ndeg. 33 min. E., to station 626+027; thence N. 89 deg. 05 min. E., to stone No. 23, at\nstation 628+867; thence N. 89 deg. 08 min. E., to station 634+910; thence N. 88 deg. 47\nmin. E., to station 637+370; thence N. 89 deg.  54 min. E., to station 645+031; thence N.\n89 deg. 24 min. E., to station 650+332; thence N. 89 deg. 58 min. E., passing stone No.\n24, to station 655+925; thence N. 89 deg. 25 min. E., to station 661+974; thence N. 89\ndeg. 43 min. E., to station 668+012; t hence S. 89 deg. 46 min. E., to station 676+269;\nthence N. 88 deg. 33 min. E., to station 678+759; thence N. 88 deg. 50 min. E., passing\nstone No. 25, to station 685+682; thence N. 89 deg. 27 min. E., to station 690+207;\nthence N. 89 deg. 31 min. E., to st ation 698+455; thence N. 89 deg. E., to station\n703+451; thence N. 89 deg. 27 min. E., to station 704+913; thence N. 89 deg. 26 min. E.,\npassing stone No. 26, to station 707+827; thence N. 89 deg. 28 min. E., to station\n709+759; thence N. 88 deg. 46 min. E., to station 720+694; thence N. 89 deg. 03 min. E.,\nto station 723+591; thence N. 88 deg. 42 min. E., to station 727+474; thence N. 89 deg.\n13 min. E., to station 729+870; thence N. 87 deg. 52 min. E., passing stone No. 27, to\nstation 735+796; thence N. 8 9 deg. E., to station 739+227; thence N. 88 deg. 34 min. E.,\nto station 744+100; thence N. 88 deg. 39 min. E., to station 746+259; thence N. 88 deg.\n26 min. E., to station 749+202; thence N. 88 deg. 44 min. E., to station 753+994; thence\nN. 88 deg. 32 min.  E., to station 757+601; thence N. 87 deg. 28 min. E., to station\n761+760, at stone No. 28; thence N. 98 deg. 44 min. E., to station 766+453; thence S. 89\ndeg. 11 min. E., to station 769+468; thence N. 87 deg. 59 min. E., to station 773+549;\nthence N. 89 d eg. 18 min. E., to station 779+196; thence N. 88 deg. 53 min. E., passing\nstone No. 29, to station 791+286; thence N. 88 deg. 33 min. E., to station 798+393;\nthence N. 88 deg. 24 min. E., to station 805+863; thence S. 89 deg. 58 min. E., passing\nstone No. 30, to station 813+522; thence N. 86 deg. 37 min. E., to station 827+196;\nthence N. 87 deg. 59 min. E., to station 831+967; thence N. 88 deg. 12 min. E., passing\nstone No. 31, to station 846+533; thence N. 88 deg. 53 min. E., to stone No. 32, at station\n856+572; thence S. 47 deg. 53 min. E., to station 866+860, large stone at black -jack;\nthence N. 68 deg. 1 min. E., to station 870+893, the first corner of the Middleton offset;\nthence N. 7 deg. 30 min. E., 2484 feet, to second corner; thence S. 82 deg. 30 mi n. E.,\n1927 feet, to third corner; thence S. 7 deg. 30 min. W., 1256 feet, to fourth corner, and\nstation 873+125; thence N. 68 deg. 01 min. E., to stone N. 33, at station 884+596,\n(beech); thence S. 88 deg. 19 min. E., to station 892+213; thence S. 88 deg.  2 min. E., to\nstation 897+903; thence S. 89 deg. 40 min. E., to station 901+559; thence S. 89 deg. 8\nmin. E., to station 905+502; thence S. 87 deg. 39 min. E., to station 910+483; thence S.\n88 deg. 5 min. E., to station 918+635, passing stone No. 34; then ce S. 88 deg. 13 min. E.,\nto station 927+928; thence S. 88 deg. 31 min. E., to station 929+288; thence S. 87 deg. 18\nmin. E., to station 935+811; thence S. 83 deg. 5 min. E., to station 942+387; thence S. 84\ndeg. 14 min. E., passing stone No. 35, to statio n 947+111; thence S. 86 deg. 8 min. E., to\nstation 954+019; thence S. 84 deg. 56 min. E., passing large stone on Nashville and\nGlasgow turnpike, to station 958+582; thence S. 85 deg. 17 min. E., to station 964+088;\nthence S. 86 deg. 13 min. E., to station 967+751; thence S. 85 deg. 37 min. E., to station\n971+804; thence S. 85 deg. 40 min. E., passing stone No. 36, to station 975+039; thence\nS. 86 deg. 39 min. E., to station 978+405; thence S. 85 deg. 9 min. E., to station 984+655;\nthence S. 88 deg. 27 min. E., to station 986+152; thence S. 86 deg. 20 min. E., to station\n997+314; thence S. 87 deg. 6 min. E., to station 998+807, at stone No. 37; thence S. 87\ndeg. 3 min. E., to station 1008+852; thence S. 85 deg. 3 min. E., to station 1012+618;\nthence S. 86 deg . 2 min. E., to station 1014+427; thence S. 82 deg. 8 min. E., to station\n1018+104; thence S. 87 deg. 14 min. E., passing stone No. 38, to station 1027+678;\nthence S. 88 deg. 8 min. E., to station 1033+997; thence N. 89 deg. 27 min. E., to station\n1036+143; thence S. 87 deg. 51 min. E., to station 1050+395; thence S. 87 deg. 9 min. E.,\nto station 1053+164, passing stone No. 39; thence S. 87 deg. 24 min. E., passing stone\nNo. 40, to station 1081+944; thence N. 88 deg. 36 min. E., to station 1092+355; thence S.\n89 deg. 17 min. E., to station 1100+366; thence S. 88 deg. 29 min. E., passing stone No.\n41, to station 1108+262; thence N. 86 deg. 41 min. E., to station 1109+955; thence S. 88\ndeg. 29 min. E., to station 1129+562; thence S. 87 deg. 52 min. E., passing  stone No. 42,\nto station 1130+985; same course continued, passing stone No. 43, to station 1159+044;\nthence S. 89 deg. 23 min. E., to station 1165+889; thence N. 89 deg. 12 min. E., to station\n1177+670; thence S. 79 deg. 53 min. E., passing small stone at  station 1179+907, on the\nwest bank of Cumberland River, to stone No. 44, at station 1180+535; thence N. 87 deg.\n19 min. E., to station 1203+306; thence N. 79 deg. 21 min. E., to stone No. 45, at station\n1206+988; thence N. 87 deg. 21 min. E., to station 1 22+383; thence N. 89 deg. 21 min.\nE., to station 1223+758; thence N. 87 deg. 21 min. E., to station 1228+654; thence N. 80\ndeg. 21 min. E., to station 1232+088; thence S. 89 deg. 09 min. E., to station 1239+104;\nthence N. 70 deg. 36 min. E., to station 124 1+124; thence S. 88 deg. 39 min. E., to stone\nNo. 46, at station 1246+318; thence S. 88 deg. 24 min. E., to station 1248+594; thence S.\n87 deg. 59 min. E., to station 1251+723, passing stone No. 47, to station 1272+688;\nthence S. 87 deg. 18 min. E., to sta tion 1275+958; thence S. 88 deg. 30 min. E., to station\n1277+938; thence S. 88 deg. E., to station 1285+750; thence S. 87 deg. 45 min. E., to\nstation 1291+058; thence S. 87 deg. E., passing stone No. 48, to station 1297+045; thence\nS. 88 deg. E., to statio n 1307+584; thence S. 87 deg. 45 min. E., passing stone No. 49, to\nstation 1328+850; thence S. 85 deg. 30 min. E., to station 1342+320; thence S. 87 deg. 30\nmin. E., passing stone No. 50, to station 1353+385; thence S. 86 deg. 30 min. E., to\nstation 1356+6 50; thence S. 87 deg. 30 min. E., passing stone No. 51, to station\n1401+600, at stone No. 52; thence S. 87 deg. 30 min. E., to station 1424+100, at stone\nNo. 53; same course continued to station 1453+500, at stone No. 54; thence S. 89 deg. 5\nmin. E., to st ation 1474+000; thence S. 87 deg. 40 min. E., to station 1480+570, at stone\nNo. 55; thence S. 86 deg. 40 min. E., to station 1505+400, at stone No. 56; thence S. 89\ndeg. 10 min. E., to station 1521+100; thence S. 85 deg. 10 min. E., to station 1527+200;\nthence S. 86 deg. 40 min. E., to station 1531+061, stone No. 57; thence S. 87 deg. 40\nmin. E., passing stone No. 58, to station 1545+530; thence S. 88 deg. 10 min. E., to\nstation 1557+186; thence S. 87 deg. 15 min. E., to station 1562+732; thence S. 88 E., t o\nstation 1567+150; thence S. 88 deg. 15 min. E., passing stone No. 59, to station\n1588+290; thence N. 89 deg. 15 min. E., to station 1590+696; thence S. 88 deg. 15 min.\nE., passing stone No. 60, to station 1605+398; thence S. 88 deg. 45 min. E., to statio n\n1610+550; thence S. 88 deg. 15 min. E., to station 1617+934; thence S. 88 deg. E., to\nstation 1625+094; thence S. 86 deg. 50 min. E., passing stone No. 61, to station\n1641+682, at stone No. 62; thence S. 88 deg. 50 min. E., to station 1670+466, at stone\nNo. 63; same course continued to station 1696+578, at stone at seven pines and two black\noaks, Tennessee and Kentucky corner; thence N. 33 deg. 16 min. E., 8309 feet, to\nTennessee and Virginia corner, at stone at chestnut -oak, latitude 36 deg. 36 min. 00 s ec.\n.94. The line of boundary from the stone at seven pines to the stone at the Tennessee and\nVirginia corner, follows the backbone of Cumberland mountain.\nFrom the stone in Cumberland Gap, latitude 36 deg. 36 min. 11 sec. .74, to Virginia\nand Tennessee corner, is S. 28 deg. 11 min. W. 1200 feet.\nFrom same stone to seven pines, is S. 32 deg. 44 min. W. 9510 feet.\nFrom stone John G. Newlee's sulphur spring, in latitude 36 deg. 35 min. 49 sec. .01,\nto Virginia and Tennessee corner, is N. 55 deg. 35 min. W.\nFrom same stone to stone at seven pines, Tennessee and Kentucky corner, S. 48\ndeg. 14 min. W.\nAny island or islands in that part of the River Tennessee, which forms the common\nboundary between the two states, shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction o f Kentucky;\nbut any appropriations thereof by individuals made under the laws of North Carolina or\nTennessee before February 11, 1820, shall be valid.","path":["KRS Chapter 1"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=6","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:20Z","sha256":"9d1200818dcdba491c42757223d95797d99ab53b85d4e4a27881367b9830aae1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-1.300","next":"us-ky/krs-100.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}