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Moles were the first thing that came to mind. However there were none of the underground lifted up tunnels anywhere. Moles feed on worms so they rarely surface but stay as far in the ground as possible but still shallow enough to wedge their way through. All holes came up from under the ground except for the uncovered trenches that connected some holes. I have moles in my yard, this is nothing like their tunnels.
Furthermore this area is well away from any lakes or rivers and crawdad holes are usually if not always accompanied by hardened mud mound around the opening.
Chipmunks are mostly solitary and dig their holes in the forest.
No other ground squirrels are mentioned in Kentucky, however in Indiana you have the 13 lined ground squirrel which occasionally will form colonies.
Next time I am out that way I will take some pictures and check for tracks.
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