// request GeoJSON feature data
var counties = $.ajax({
   url: "kyCounties.geojson",
   dataType: "json",
   success: function (result){
     return result;
   },
   error: function (xhr) {
     alert(xhr.statusText)
   }
 });

 // once the county data is retrieved, we can start making a map!
$.when(counties).done(function(){
  // set up the map
  var map = $("#map").geomap({
    center: [-85.632935, 37.857507],
    zoom: 7,
    services: [{
      id: "toner",
      type: "tiled",
      src:"http://a.basemaps.cartocdn.com/light_all/{{:zoom}}/{{:tile.column}}/{{:tile.row}}.png"
    }]
  });

  // parse the responseText property from the feature data request as JSON
  counties = JSON.parse(counties.responseText);
  // add and style the feature data
  map.geomap("append", counties, {
    fill: "#2196F3",
    fillOpacity: 0.75,
    stroke: "#212121",
    strokeOpacity: 1,
    strokeWidth: 1
  });
});