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Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky along the southern border with Tennessee. As of the 2020 census , the population was 19,555. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Monticello . [ 2 ]
Location of Wayne County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Kentucky. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and ...
The Monticello Historic Commercial District, around Main and Columbus Streets in Monticello, Kentucky, is a 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] It includes a United States Post Office among its 11 contributing buildings. [2] Wayne County Courthouse, not part of the district
The first Wayne county clerk, Micah Taul, named the town after Thomas Jefferson's plantation and home; Jefferson was elected President of the United States that year. [9] Joshua Jones, a surveyor and Revolutionary War veteran, laid out the town on 13 acres owned by William Beard. By 1810, the population numbered 27. In the late 1800s, oil was ...
Because today's largest county by area, Pike County, is 788 square miles (2,041 km 2), it is only still possible to form a new county from portions of more than one existing county; McCreary County was formed in this manner, from parts of Wayne, Pulaski and Whitley counties. Kentucky was originally a single county in Virginia, created in 1776.
County clerk Samuel Brown estimated the total project cost at $130,000 ($3.9 million in 2023 dollars), not counting litigation. The Wayne County Courthouse annex in Honesdale was completed in 1976.
The Mill Springs Mill, located off Kentucky Route 90 at Mill Springs in Wayne County, Kentucky, is a historic watermill built in 1877. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1] It is the centerpiece of Mill Springs Park. It is located on a descent to the Cumberland River.
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, Kentucky" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .