1809 Road Precincts and their Overseerers

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Contributed to the Estill Co., KY Archives by:
Jen Bawden
Originally published in the ECHGS newsletter.
Used here with their permission
Date: 05/19/1999
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April 17, 1809

Road Districts- All North on the Kentucky River including settlements, 
beginning above Thomas Campbell, out at right angles to the Montgomery 
County line, designated as the upper precinct, with Bartlett Woodward 
as Supervisor Overseer.

 All that part of the county between Thomas Campbell and Calloways 
Creek, including all the settlements upon the river on the North and 
South sides that lies between the South side of Station Camp Creek and 
big Doe Creek, designated as the Cow Creek precinct, with Bennett Clark 
and Jones Hoy as overseers.

All that part of the county which lies between Twin Creek and the Kentucky 
River, between the mouth of Calloways Creek and up to the head, including 
the settlements on the West side; and from the mouth of Twin Creek to the 
mouth of Red River, including all settlements between the Kentucky River 
and Red River, designated the Forks precinct, with Jesse Cobb as overseer.

All the remaining part of the county on the North side of the Kentucky River 
shall be designated the Red River precinct, with Peter Evans as overseer.

And all that part which lies between Twin Creek and the Kentucky River, 
between the mouth of Calloway Creek and up to the head, including the 
settlements on the West side, and from the mouth of Twin Creek to the 
mouth of Red River including all settlements between the Kentucky River 
and the Red River. The Precinct be called the Fork Precinct, Jesse Cobb 
as overseer.

That part upon Station Camp above Crooked Creek and down Station Camp on 
the East side as low as Coyle ford, be known as Crooked Creek Precinct 
with James White as overseer.

All that part that lies South of the Trace leading from Harris Massis to 
Joel Estes, be called the Drowning Creek Precinct with Henry Beatty as 
overseer.

All the rest of the county on the South side of the Kentucky River be 
called Clear Creek Precinct with Benjamin Holladay as overseer.


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