Statewide KyArchives History.....Kentucky County Formations & Courthouse Disasters 1780 - 1912 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: John W. Picklesimer http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000417 Feb 8, 2000 KY STATEWIDE: Kentucky Counties Formation 1780 to 1912 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY FORMED PARENT1 SEAT DISASTER RECORD_LOSS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADAIR 1802 GREEN COLUMBIA ALLEN 1815 BARREN, WARREN SCOTTSVILLE 1902 MOST ANDERSON 1827 FRANKLIN, WASHINGTON LAWRENCEBURG 1859/1915 YES BALLARD 1842 HICKMAN, MCCRACKEN WICKLIFFE 1880 YES BARREN 1799 GREEN, WARREN GLASGOW BATH 1811 HARLAN, KNOX OWINGSVILLE 1864/1964 MANY BELL 1867 HARLAN, KNOX PINEVILLE 1918/1976 SOME BOONE 1799 CAMPBELL BURLINGTON 1880 SOME BOURBON 1786 FAYETTE PARIS 1872 SOME BOYD 1860 CARTER, GREENUP, LAWRENCE CATLETTSBURG BOYLE 1842 LINCOLN, MERCER DANVILLE 1860 SOME BRACKEN 1797 CAMPBELL, MASON BROOKSVILLE 1848 SOME BREATHITT 1839 CLAY, ESTILL, PERRY JACKSON 1866/1873 MOST BRECKINRIDGE 1800 HARDIN HARDINSBURG 1869/1958 SOME BULLITT 1797 JEFFERSON, NELSON SHEPHERDSVILLE BUTLER 1810 LOGAN, OHIO MORGANTOWN CALDWELL 1809 LIVINGSTON PRINCETON 1864 SOME CALLOWAY 1821 HICKMAN MURRAY 1906 MOST CAMPBELL 1795 HARRISON, MASON, SCOTT ALEXANDRIA NEWPORT CARLISLE 1886 BALLARD BARDWELL 1980 SOME CARROLL 1839 GALLATIN, HENRY, TRIMBLE CARROLETON CARTER 1838 GREENUP, LAWRENCE GRAYSON CASEY 1807 LINCOLN LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 1797 LOGAN HOPKINSVILLE 1864 MOST CLARK 1793 BOURBON, FAYETTE WINCHESTER CLAY 1807 FLOYD, KNOX, MADISON MANCHESTER CLINTON 1836 CUMBERLAND, WAYNE ALBANY 1865/1890 SOME CRITTENDEN 1842 LIVINGSTON MARION 1865/1870 YES CUMBERLAND 1799 GREEN BURKESVILLE 1865/1933 YES DAVIESS 1815 OHIO OWENSBORO 1865 SOME EDMONSON 1825 GRAYSON, HART, WARREN BROWNSVILLE ELLIOTT 1869 CARTER, LAWRENCE, MORGAN SANDY HOOK 1966 SOME ESTILL 1808 CLARK, MADISON IRVINE 1964 SOME FAYETTE 1780 KENTUCKY VA. LEXINGTON 1803 YES FLEMING 1798 MASON FLEMINGSBURG FLOYD 1800 FLEMING, MASON, MONTGOMERY PRESTONSBURG 1808 SOME FRANKLIN 1795 MERCER, SHELBY, WOODFORD FRANKFORT FULTON 1845 HICKMAN HICKMAN GALLATIN 1799 FRANKLIN, SHELBY WARSAW GARRARD 1797 LINCOLN, MADISON, MERCER LANCASTER GRANT 1820 PENDLETON WILLIAMSTOWN GRAVES 1824 HICKMAN MAYFIELD 1864/1896 SOME GRAYSON 1810 HARDIN, OHIO LEITCHFIELD 1864/1896 SOME GREEN 1793 LINCOLN, NELSON GREENSBURG GREENUP 1804 MASON GREENUP HANCOCK 1829 BRECKINRIDGE, DAVIESS, OHIO HAWESVILLE HARDIN 1793 NELSON ELIZABETHTOWN 1864 SOME HARLAN 1819 KNOX HARLAN 1863 SOME HARRISON 1794 BOURBON, SCOTT CYNTHIANA 1851 SOME HART 1819 HARDIN, BARREN MUNFORDVILLE 1927 SOME HENDERSON 1799 CHRISTIAN HENDERSON HENRY 1799 SHELBY NEW CASTLE 1804 YES HICKMAN 1821 CALDWELL, LIVINGSTON CLINTON HOPKINS 1807 HENDERSON MADISONVILLE 1829 YES JACKSON 1858 CLAY, ESTILL, LAUREL, OWSLEY, MADISON, ROCKCASTLE MCKEE 1827 YES JEFFERSON 1780 KENTUCKY VA. LOUISVILLE JESSAMINE 1799 FAYETTE NICHOLASVILLE JOHNSON 1843 FLOYD, LAWRENCE, MORGAN PAINTSVILLE KENTON 1840 CAMPBELL INDEPENDENCE COVINGTON KNOTT 1883 BREATHITT, FLOYD, LETCHER, PERRY HINDMAN KNOX 1800 LINCOLN BARBOURVILLE LARUE 1843 HARDIN HODGENVILLE 1865 YES LAUREL 1826 CLAY, KNOX, ROCKCASTLE, WHITLEY LONDON LAWRENCE 1822 FLOYD, GREENUP LOUISA LEE 1870 BREATHITT, ESTILL, OWSLEY, WOLFE BEATTYVILLE LESLIE 1878 CLAY, HARLAN, PERRY HYDEN LETCHER 1842 PERRY, HARLAN WHITESBURG LEWIS 1807 MASON VANCEBURG LINCOLN 1780 KENTUCKY VA. STANFORD LIVINGSTON 1798 CHRISTIAN SMITHLAND LOGAN 1792 LINCOLN RUSSELLVILLE LYON 1854 CALDWELL EDDYVILLE MADISON 1786 LINCOLN RICHMOND MAGOFFIN 1860 FLOYD, JOHNSON, MORGAN SALYERSVILLE 1857 YES MARION 1834 WASHINGTON LEBANON 1863 YES MARSHALL 1842 CALLOWAY BENTON 1888/1914 YES MARTIN 1870 FLOYD, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, PIKE INEZ 1892 YES MASON 1789 BOURBON MAYSVILLE MCCRACKEN 1825 HICKMAN PADUCAH MCCREARY 1912 PULASKI, WAYNE, WHITLEY WHITLEY CITY MCLEAN 1854 DAVIESS, MUHLENBERG, OHIO CALHOUN 1908 YES MEADE 1824 BRECKINRIDGE, HARDIN BRANDENBURG 1974 SOME MENIFEE 1869 BATH, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, POWELL, WOLFE FRENCHBURG 1911 SOME MERCER 1786 LINCOLN HARRODSBURG METCALFE 1860 ADAIR, BARREN, CUMBERLAND, GREEN, MONROE EDMONTON 1867 YES MONROE 1820 BARREM, CUMBERLAND TOMPKINSVILLE 1863/1887 YES MONTGOMERY 1797 CLARK MOUNT STERLING 1863 YES MORGAN 1823 BATH, FLOYD WEST LIBERTY 1862/1925 YES MUHLENBERG 1799 CHRISTIAN, LOGAN GREENVILLE NELSON 1785 JEFFERSON BARDSTOWN NICHOLAS 1800 BOURBON, MASON CARLISLE OHIO 1799 HARDIN HARTFORD 1864 YES OLDHAM 1824 HENRY, JEFFERSON, SHELBY LA GRANGE OWEN 1819 FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, SCOTT, PENDLETON OWENTON OWSLEY 1843 BREATHITT, CLAY, ESTILL BOONEVILLE 1919/1967 YES PENDLETON 1799 BRACKEN, CAMPBELL FALMOUTH PERRY 1821 CLAY, FLOYD HAZARD 1885/1911 YES PIKE 1822 FLOYD PIKEVILLE 1977 NONE POWELL 1852 CLARK, ESTILL, MONTGOMERY STANTON 1864 YES PULASKI 1799 GREEN, LINCOLN SOMERSET 1871 YES ROBERTSON 1867 BRACKEN, HARRISON, MASON, NICHOLAS MOUNT OLIVET 1871 YES ROCKCASTLE 1810 KNOX, LINCOLN, MADISON, PULASKI MOUNT VERNON 1874 MANY ROWAN 1856 FLEMING, MORGAN MORHEAD 1864 YES RUSSELL 1826 ADAIR, CUMBERLAND, WAYNE JAMESTOWN 1976 NONE SCOTT 1792 WOODFORD GEORGETOWN 1837 YES SHELBY 1792 JEFFERSON SHELBYVILLE SIMPSON 1819 ALLEN, LOGAN, WARREN FRANKLIN 1882 MOST SPENCER 1824 BULLITT, NELSON, SHELBY TAYLORSVILLE 1865 YES TAYLOR 1848 GREEN CAMBELLSVILLE 1864 YES TODD 1820 CHRISTIAN, LOGAN ELKTON TRIGG 1820 CALDWELL, CHRISTIAN CADIZ 1895/1920 YES TRIMBLE 1837 GALLATIN, HENRY, OLDHAM BEDFORD 1953 YES UNION 1811 HENDERSON MORGANFIELD WARREN 1797 LOGAN BOWLING GREEN 1864 YES WASHINGTON 1792 NELSON SPRINGFIELD 1814 YES WAYNE 1801 CUMBERLAND, PULASKI MONTICELLO 1898 YES WEBSTER 1860 HENDERSON, HOPKINS, UNION DIXON WHITLEY 1818 KNOX WILLIAMSBURG 1930 YES WOLFE 1860 BREATHITT, MORGAN, OWSLEY, POWELL CAMPTON 1886/1915 YES WOODFORD 1789 FAYETTE VERSAILLES 1965 NONE