Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Ballard County, Kentucky.

Official Website

History

Ballard County was formed from portions of Hickman County and McCracken County. It was named for Bland Ballard, a Kentucky pioneer and soldier who served as a scout for General George Rogers Clark during the American Revolutionary War, and later commanded a company during the War of 1812.

On February 17, 1880, the courthouse was destroyed by a fire, which also destroyed most of the county's early records. The county seat was transferred from Blandville to Wickliffe in 1882.

Adjacent Counties

• Pulaski County, Illinois
• McCracken County
• Carlisle County
• Mississippi County, Missouri
• Alexander County, Illinois

Cities & Communities

• Bandana
• Barlow
• Blandville
• Kevil
• LaCenter
• Lovelaceville
• Monkey's Eyebrow
• New York
• Wickliffe

Links

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic Places

Genealogy Trails

KY Kinfolk

Ballard-Carlisle Historical & Genealogical Society

USGW Archives

US Gen Net