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Kentucky Governor Greenup made the first Kentucky land grants to veterans William Croghan, David Logan, Edward Shanklin Jr., and John Wilson, among others. [6] Todd County was created in response to a petition for "home government," since travel to the county seats of Logan and Christian was arduous.
The prehistory and history of Kentucky span thousands of years, and have been influenced by the state's diverse geography and central location. Archaeological evidence of human occupation in Kentucky begins approximately 9,500 BCE. A gradual transition began from a hunter-gatherer economy to agriculture c. 1800 BCE.
Bardstown, Kentucky. Location of Bardstown in Nelson County, Kentucky. / 37.81750°N 85.45500°W / 37.81750; -85.45500. Bardstown is a home rule-class city [ 5] in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 13,567 in the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Nelson County. [ 6] Bardstown is named for the pioneering Bard ...
Campbell County was founded December 17, 1794, two years after the creation of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, becoming the state's 19th county. Campbell County was carved out of Scott, Harrison and Mason counties. [5] The original county included all of present Boone, Kenton, Pendleton, and most of Bracken and Grant counties.
Mayfield is in the center of the Jackson Purchase, an eight-county region purchased by Isaac Shelby and Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw people in 1818. Mayfield was established as the county seat of Graves County in 1821, and the county was formally organized in 1823. John Anderson is believed to have been the first white settler, arriving in ...
Daviess County ( / ˈdeɪvɪs / "Davis"), is a county in Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,312. [ 1] Its county seat is Owensboro. [ 2] The county was formed from part of Ohio County on January 14, 1815. Daviess County is included in the Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The center of population of Kentucky is located in Washington County, in the city of Willisburg. [5] The county is dry, meaning that the sale of alcohol is prohibited, but it contains the "wet" city of Springfield, where retail alcohol sales are allowed. This classifies the jurisdiction as a moist county. Three wineries operate in the county ...
Website. graysoncountyky .gov. Grayson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,420. [ 1] Its county seat is Leitchfield. [ 2] The county was formed in 1810 and named for William Grayson (1740–1790), a Revolutionary War colonel and a prominent Virginia political figure.