sentences:  In the 21st century, McCracken County is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.McCracken County was founded in 1825 from Hickman County; it was named for Captain Virgil McCracken of Woodford County, Kentucky, who was killed in the Battle of Frenchtown in southeastern Michigan during the War of 1812.The Battle of Paducah occurred during the American Civil War in McCracken County on March 25, 1864.