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Spencer County, Kentucky

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  • Artelia Frances Coates (1840 - 1900)
  • Captain Jacob Shank Yoder (1758 - 1832)
    Capt Jacob Yoder BIRTH 11 Aug 1758 Oley, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 7 Apr 1832 (aged 73) Yoder, Spencer County, Kentucky, USA BURIAL Yoder Farm Cemetery Spencer County, Kentuc...
  • Felix Grundy Stidger (1836 - 1908)
    Felix Grundy Stidger “The Spy Who Saved the Union ” BIRTH 1837 Kentucky, USA DEATH 12 May 1908 (aged 70–71) Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA BURIAL Oak Woods Cemetery Chicago, Cook ...
  • Dr. Issac Taylor Tichenor, (CSA) (1825 - 1902)
    en.wikipedia... ; * culpepper... * Isaac Taylor Tichenor (November 11, 1825 – December 2, 1902) was President of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now known as Auburn University, from...
  • James Walter Eaton (1838 - 1917)

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Spencer County was formed in January 1824, by the 32nd Kentucky General Assembly. The county was named for Kentucky's Captain Spier Spencer, who fought and died in the Battle of Tippecanoe.

During the American Civil War, the courthouse at Taylorsville was burned by Confederate guerrillas in January 1865, but the county's records were saved.

Adjacent Counties

Cities & Communities

  • Elk Creek
  • Fisherville
  • Little Mount
  • Mount Eden
  • Rivals
  • Taylorsville (County Seat)
  • Waterford
  • Yoder

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