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The county was formed in 1820; and named for James Monroe the fifth President, author of the Monroe Doctrine. [3] The county seat was named for Daniel Tompkins. They both served from 1817 to 1825. Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan's first Kentucky raid occurred here on July 9, 1862. Morgan's Raiders, coming from Tennessee, attacked Major Thomas ...
It is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1] There are 6 properties listed on the National Register in the ...
Tompkinsville is located just east of the center of Monroe County at (36.699508, -85.692005 Kentucky Routes 63 and 100 pass through the city together as South Main Street, with KY 63 turning onto West 4th Street and KY 100 turning onto North Magnolia Street.
Lexington is a consolidated city coterminous with and the county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 322,570, making it the second-most populous city in Kentucky (after Louisville ), the 14th-most populous city in the Southeast , and the 59th-most populous city in the United States .
Kentucky Route 163 (KY 163) is a 29.823-mile-long (47.995 km) state highway that traverses through two counties in south-central Kentucky. It runs from Tennessee State Route 51 at the Kentucky- Tennessee border south of Hestand to U.S. Route 68 , Kentucky Route 80 , and East Stockton Street in Edmonton via Tompkinsville .
Fountain Run is located at (36.721319, -85.961398) [17] in western Monroe County, near the point where Allen, Monroe, and Barren counties come together Kentucky Route 100 passes through the south side of the community, leading east 18 miles (29 km) to Tompkinsville, the county seat, and west 16 miles (26 km) to Scottsville.
Buildings and structures in Monroe County, Kentucky (1 C, 1 P) G. Geography of Monroe County, Kentucky (3 C) P. People from Monroe County, Kentucky (1 C, 5 P) T.
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1] There are 34 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 6, 2024.