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From The First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820 The opening of the trans-Appalachian West launched one of the greatest land rushes in American history. Contrary to legend, however, most of the land was won not by hardy pioneers seeking a family farmstead but by wealthy individuals and powerful companies who quickly claimed possession of all the prime areas. By the beginning of th...
Add pioneer settlers of Fort Boonesborough, Kentucky.to this project. You can visit HistoryLink to find out which projects include your ancestors. Historical Summary Boonesborough was founded by legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone when he worked for Richard Henderson of the Transylvania Company. Boone led a group of settlers through the mountains from Fort Watauga (at present day Elizabetht...
Calvary Cemetery was established in 1921. With over 200 acres, it is the largest of the Archdiocesan Catholic Cemeteries. Calvary Cemetery houses the centralized office for Calvary, Saint Louis, Saint Michael and Saint John cemeteries. Archbishops Kelly, McDonough and Floersh and Bishop Maloney are buried at Calvary Cemetery in the section for diocesan priests. The Sisters of Mercy, Resurrecti...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Calloway County, Kentucky. Official Website History Calloway County was created in 1822 from land taken from Hickman County. The courthouse was built in 1823. A fire at the courthouse in 1906 caused the almost complete destruction of the county records. Calloway county was named after Richard Callaway. Fort Heiman was a Confede...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Shelby County, Kentucky. Official Website The county was founded in 1792 and named for Isaac Shelby, the first Governor of Kentucky. Adjacent Counties Henry County Franklin County Anderson County Oldham County Jefferson County Spencer County Communities Bagdad Chestnut Grove Christianburg
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Caldwell County, Kentucky. Official Website History Caldwell County was formed from Livingston County in 1809. Prior to that, Caldwell County had been part of Christian, Logan, and Lincoln Counties. In the early nineteenth-century, Caldwell County witnessed the passage of the forced migration of the Cherokee to the West on the ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Allen County, Kentucky. Official Website Allen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky . The county was formed in 1815 and is named for Colonel John Allen , a state senator and soldier who was killed leading the 1st Regiment of Kentucky Rifleman at the Battle of Frenchtown , Michigan during the War of 1812 . Allen ...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Butler County, Kentucky. History Numerous archaeological sites are located along the Green River in Butler County. A 1932 survey found nine sites, many of which were a group of shell mounds, including the Carlston Annis and DeWeese Shell Mounds. The area now known as Butler County was first settled by the families of Richard C. ...
This project is for those buried in Burkesville Cemetery, Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Bullitt County, Kentucky. Official Website History Both France and Britain had traders and colonists who encountered the Shawnee. European colonization of the Americas led to competing claims between those nations to the lands west of the Appalachians and east of the Mississippi River. After suffering defeat by Great Britain in ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jefferson County, Kentucky.= Official Website =Jefferson County—originally Jefferson County, Virginia—was established by the Virginia General Assembly in June 1780, when it abolished and partitioned Kentucky County into three counties.In 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, George Rogers Clark's militia and 60 civilian settler...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Logan County, Kentucky.= Official Website = History Named for Benjamin Logan, who had been second in command of the Kentucky militia during the American Revolutionary War and was a leader in bringing statehood to the area, the county was created in 1792.Future President Andrew Jackson fought a pistol duel against Charles Dickinson at...
The cemetery is located on Kentucky State Highway 925, Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky. Find a Grave
This project is for those interred in Madison County Memorial Gardens in Richland, Madison County, Kentucky. The cemetery is located on 210 West Rice Lane. Official Website Find a Grave Billion Graves Notable Interments *Glenn Emery Presnell (1905-2004) NFL Player* Jimmy Stokley Lead singer of the 1970's band Exile.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Pike County, Kentucky. Official Website The county was founded in 1821 and was named for General Zebulon Pike, the explorer who discovered Pikes Peak. Between 1860 and 1891 the Hatfield-McCoy feud raged in Pike and in bordering Mingo County, West Virginia. Adjacent Counties Martin County Mingo County, WV Floyd County K...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Clark County, Kentucky. History White European settlement is known in this area as early as 1753. Many pioneers traveled through nearby Fort Boonesborough in Madison County, Kentucky, before establishing permanent settlements in Clark County. At least nineteen pioneer stations are believed to have been established in the area during t...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Hardin County, Kentucky.= Official Website =Hardin County was established in 1792 and was named for Col. John Hardin, a Continental Army officer during the American Revolution and a brother of the Capt. William Hardin who founded Hardinsburg.The county is known for being the birthplace of former U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, though ...
The Kentucky Migration = Note: This project is intended for anyone that moved to Kentucky during this period. If you have more info on why these families migrated, please feel free to add it here, or on their profiles. The first serious explorations of the Kentucky territory by English colonists had begun around 1750, and it was found that the area was not generally inhabited by Indians, but wa...
Wikipedia Transylvania University is a private university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1780, making it the first university in Kentucky and among the oldest in the United States. It offers 36 major programs, as well as dual-degree engineering programs, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Transylvania's name, meaning "across the woo...
This project is part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Portal. ==About the Project=Please use this project to add, research, document, and discuss your ancestors from Hopkins County, Kentucky. You can add profiles for:* People born in Hopkins County, Kentucky* People who lived in Hopkins County, Kentucky* People who died in Hopkins County, KentuckyWhen you find helpful resources for research, ple...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. History The area presently bounded by Kentucky state lines was a part of the U.S. State of Virginia, known as Kentucky County when the British colonies separated themselves in the American Revolutionary War. In 1780, the Virginia legislature divided the previous Kentucky County into three smaller uni...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Breathitt County, Kentucky. History The area now encompassed by Kentucky's Breathitt County was first bounded in 1772, when all of what is now the state of Kentucky was in the frontier county of Fincastle County, Virginia. Fincastle was divided in 1776, with the western portion named Kentucky County, Virginia. In 1780, Virginia se...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Knox County, Kentucky. Overview Knox County was formed on December 19, 1799. It is usually assumed to be named for Henry Knox of Massachusetts, a Revolutionary War general and the first United States Secretary of War. However, there is strong evidence that it was actually named for James Knox. Knox was a pre-war explorer and long hunt...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Johnson County, Kentucky.= Official Website =History=Johnson County was formed on February 24, 1843 by the Kentucky General Assembly. At that time, its county seat of Paintsville had already been a chartered city for nine years. Homes had been built in Paintsville as early as the 1810s.Many of the families at the beginning of Johnson ...
This project is for those buried in Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Bracken County, Kentucky. History Bracken County was organized as Kentucky's 23rd county in 1796 from parts of Mason and Campbell counties. It was named after two creeks, the Big and Little Bracken, which in turn were named for William Bracken, an 18th-century explorer and surveyor who visited the area in 1773. He was later killed...
The focus of this project is to collect profiles of anyone involved in the Kentucky Derby from the star jockeys to the financiers, to the owners and the stable boys and everyone in between.The Kentucky Derby /ˈdɜːrbi/ is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, almost always on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The competitio...
Please add people who were born, lived or died in Boyle County, Kentucky. Official Website History Boyle County was formed on February 15, 1842 from sections of Lincoln County and Mercer County. It is named for John Boyle , Congressman, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and U.S. District Judge. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States John Marshall Harlan...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Boyd County, Kentucky. Official Website History Boyd County was the 107th of 120 counties formed in the state of Kentucky and was established in 1860 from parts of surrounding Greenup, Carter, and Lawrence counties. It was named for Linn Boyd of Paducah, former U.S. congressman, Speaker of the United States House of Representati...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Christian County, Kentucky.= Official Website = History The county is named for Colonel William Christian, a native of Augusta County, Virginia, and a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He settled near Louisville, Kentucky in 1785, and was killed by Native Americans in southern Indiana in 1786.Jefferson Davis, President of the Confeder...
Wikipedia The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky, a member of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General Assembly to be a "Preeminent Metro...
East side of the county on the Vernon School Road. Take Hwy 90 east. Travel 5.7 miles after crossing the Cumberland Parkway, turn North on Vernon School, go 0.8 Mile. Turn right on gravel drive, follow to the woods at the top of a hill. Fenced and well kept. It is located in Temple Hill, Barren County, Kentucky. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Bourbon County, Kentucky. History Bourbon County was established in 1785 from a portion of Fayette County, Virginia, and named after the French House of Bourbon, in gratitude for Louis XVI of France's assistance during the American Revolutionary War. Bourbon County, Virginia, originally comprised 34 of Kentucky's 120 current ones...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Boone County, Kentucky. Official Website History Native Americans had once inhabited a large late historic village in Petersburg that contained "at least two periods of habitation dating to 1150 A.D. and 1400 A.D." In 1729 an unknown Frenchman sketched an area on his chart at what is now Big Bone Lick State Park with a note tha...
This subportal is part of the USA Portal . = Kentucky , officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky ...
Scope of Project To build a single, validated and documented shared family tree for the Barnes families, from earliest origins to near modern times. How to Participate Send a request to collaborate on this project and I'll add you as a collaborator. If the profile is a public profile you have edit rights to, then navigate to the profile and under "More Actions" choose "Add to project" or...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cumberland County, Kentucky.= Official Website =Cumberland County was created in 1798 from land given by Green County. It was named for the Cumberland River. In 1829, the first oil well in the United States was dug three miles north of Burkesville. However, it is usually not recognized as such because the drillers were looking for sal...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Scott County, Kentucky. Official Website Native Americans inhabited the Scott County area from perhaps 15,000 years ago. Evidence has been identified that belongs the Adena culture (800 B.C. - 800 A.D.), including several significant Adena mounds. The area was explored by American explorers as early as 1774. One of the earliest se...
This project is part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Portal. ==About the Project=Please use this project to add, research, document, and discuss your ancestors from Kentucky. You can add profiles for:* People born in Kentucky* People who lived in Kentucky* People who died in KentuckyWhen you find helpful resources for research, please share them here so that others can benefit.If you have proje...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Lincoln County, Kentucky.= Official Website =Lincoln County—originally Lincoln County, Virginia—was established by the Virginia General Assembly in June 1780, and named in honor of Revolutionary War general Benjamin Lincoln. Adjacent Counties * Boyle County * Garrard County * Rockcastle County * Casey County * Pulaski County Cities & ...
This project is for those buried in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky. Find a Grave
Wikipedia =Centre College is a private liberal arts college located in Danville, Kentucky, a community of approximately 16,000 in Boyle County, about 35 miles south of Lexington, Kentucky. Centre is an undergraduate four-year institution with an enrollment of approximately 1,375 students. Centre was founded by Presbyterian leaders, with whom it maintains a loose affiliation, and officially char...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Floyd County, Kentucky.The county was named for James John Floyd, a pioneer surveyor who helped lay out the city of Louisville. The first court house burned down on April 8, 1808, destroying all the early records, so the earliest records of government activity do not date prior to 1808. Prestonsburg was used as a Confederate stronghol...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in McCracken County, Kentucky.= Official Website =McCracken County was founded in 1825 from Hickman County; it was named for Captain Virgil McCracken of Woodford County, Kentucky, who was killed in the Battle of Frenchtown in southeastern Michigan during the War of 1812.The Battle of Paducah occurred during the American Civil War in McCr...
The Saint Joseph Cemetery dates to 1869. In the early 1970’s, a Cemetery Foundation was formed at the request of the late Father Charles P. Bowling, pastor of St. Joseph Parish. The Foundation is currently made up of members from St. Joseph and Holy Spirit parishes and members act as stewards for the Catholic community in the overall operations of the cemetery and its funds. Located in Bowling...
This project is for those who are buried in Millersburg Cemetery, Millersburg, Bourbon County, Kentucky. Find a Grave Genealogy Trails
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Warren County, Kentucky. Official Website Warren County was the location of several Native American villages and ancient burial mounds constructed by earlier cultures. The first white men to enter the area were the long hunters in the 1770s. General Elijah Covington was among the first landowners. McFadden's Station, one of the ear...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Montgomery County, Kentucky.Montgomery County was established in 1796 and was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War Brigadier General killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada.In 1793 Shoe Boots (Tarsekayahke) led Cherokee and Shawnee warriors in a raid on Morgan's Station, in what wa...
This project is for those buried in Bethelridge Cemetery, Bethelridge, Casey County, Kentucky. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Hart County, Kentucky.= Official Website =Hart County was formed in 1819. The county is named for Captain Nathaniel G. S. Hart, a Kentucky militia officer in the War of 1812 who was wounded at the Battle of Frenchtown and died in the Massacre of the River Raisin.The Battle of Munfordville, a Confederate victory, was fought in the coun...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Larue County, Kentucky.The county was formed on March 4, 1843. It was named for John P. LaRue, an early settler. It is best known as the birthplace of United States President Abraham Lincoln, when it was part of Hardin County. The county sponsors the annual Lincoln Days celebration on the first full weekend of October, Friday through...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Greenup County, Kentucky.= Official Website =Greenup County was organized by an act of the General Assembly of Kentucky on December 12, 1803 and named in honor of Christopher Greenup, a U.S. politician, and Kentucky governor. Adjacent Counties * Boyd County * Lawrence County, Ohio * Carter County * Lewis County * Scioto County, Ohio C...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Nicholas County, Kentucky.= Official Website =Nicholas County was established in 1799 and named for Col. George Nicholas, the "Father of the Kentucky Constitution".The county has a picturesque, rural character. Its rolling countryside is typical of the Bluegrass region where winding roads lead past manicured farms, through wooded glad...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Mason County, Kentucky.The county was created in 1788 and named for George Mason, a Virginia delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention, known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights". Adjacent Counties * Brown County, Ohio * Adams County, Ohio * Lewis County * Fleming County * Robertson County * Bracken County Cities & Communities ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Mercer County, Kentucky.= Official Website = History The county was formed from Lincoln County, Virginia in 1785 and is named for Revolutionary War General Hugh Mercer, who was killed at the Battle of Princeton in 1777.Harrodsburg was the first city formally chartered in Kentucky County, the Virginia district that later became the 15t...
The Bethany Memorial Cemetery, located on 10917 Dixie Highway, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, was established in 1931. It has an on-site office that is open during regular weekday hours. The office staff is courteous and helpful. Note: It is important not to confuse the locations of graves in the Bethany Memorial Cemetery with those of the adjoining and non-related South Jefferson Ce...
This cemetery is located in Yatesville, Lawrence County, Kentucky. Find a Grave
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Adair County, Kentucky. Official Website History Adair County was formed on December 11, 1801, from sections of Green County . Columbia was chosen as the county seat the following year and the first courthouse was built in 1806. The county was named in honor of John Adair , a veteran of the Revolutionary War and Northwest Indi...
Wikipedia The University of Kentucky (abbrev. UK) is a public co-educational university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by Isaiah Giles as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state's two land-grant universities (the other being Kentucky State University), the largest college or university in the state, with 29,385 students as of Fall 2013,...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Bell County, Kentucky. Official Website History The Wilderness Road was constructed in the 1790s through what is now Bell County. Bell County was formed in 1867, from portions of Harlan and Knox counties. It was named for Joshua Fry Bell , an attorney and member of Congress. The county courthouse has been thrice destroyed. In ...
The cemetery is located in Sideview, Montgomery County, Kentucky. From I-64, at Mt. Sterling, take US 460 for 5.9 miles. Turn left at Mailbox 4780 and drive past the house to the gate. Follow the fence line to the left, across the drain, to the point above the pond and to cemetery. Find a Grave
In 1855, the International Organization of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F) Watson Lodge #32, which was established in Mount Sterling in 1846, purchased the tract of land at the east end of East Main Street on which they developed Machpelah Cemetery. The cemetery originally was a joint venture with the Masons, but soon the I.O.O.F. became the sole trustee and continues to manage and maintain the cemetery....
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.= Official Website =Lexington is located in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky and is known as "The Horse Capital of the World". History Lexington was founded by European Americans in June 1775, in what was then considered Fincastle County, Virginia, 17 years before Kentucky became a state. A party of...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Fayette County, Kentucky. Overview Fayette County—originally Fayette County, Virginia—was established by the Virginia General Assembly in June 1780, when it abolished and subdivided Kentucky County into three counties: Fayette, Jefferson and Lincoln. Together, these counties and those set off from them later in that decade separated ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.= Official Website == History =Louisville is the historical and nominal county seat of Jefferson County. It was named after King Louis XVI of France, and was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark, making it one of the oldest cities west of the Appalachians.The city's early growth was influenced ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Powell County, Kentucky. Official Website Powell County was formed in 1852 and was named for Kentucky Governor Lazarus W. Powell. Adjacent Counties Montgomery County Menifee County Wolfe County Clark County Estill County Lee County Communities Clay City Slade Stanton (County Seat) Links Wikipedia
Wikipedia =Morehead State University (MSU) is a public, co-educational university located in Morehead, Kentucky, United States, in the foothills of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Rowan County, midway between Lexington, Kentucky, and Huntington, West Virginia. The 2016 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report named MSU one of the top 25 public universities in the Sou...
Going east from Columbia, Bearwallow Cemetery is located along the left side of Highway 206 in the heart of Burton Ridge in Adair County. The Bearwallow United Methodist Church is nestled in the Bearwallow Cemetery. Find a Grave
Land was donated to Spring Bayou Baptist Church for the establishment of the cemetery in 1895. Currently, there are 396 marked and legible gravesites,369 actual buried individuals, and one unmarked/unknown grave in the cemetery. The general area of the unmarked/unknown grave is known and a photo of the temporary metal marker was made, but is not legible. USGW Archives Find a Grave
Thursday, November 7, Col. Joshua W. Sill started the northern prong of the Big Sandy expedition toward John's Creek. From there he was to veer south for about forty miles and gain the rear of the enemy at Pikeville. The following morning, Nelson took the main column of 3,600 men toward Pikeville on the Old State Road (Rt. 460). Heavy rain fell in torrents as they neared Ivy Mountain, a hogback...
Wikipedia =Bellarmine University is an independent, private, Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. The liberal arts institution opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after the Cardinal Saint Robert Bellarmine. The name was changed by the Board of Trustees in 2000 to Bellarmine University. The...
The Battle of Rowlett's Station (also known as Battle of Woodsonville or Battle of Green River ) was a land battle in the American Civil War , fought at the railroad whistle-stop of Rowlett's in Hart County, Kentucky , on December 17, 1861. The outcome was inconclusive, although the Union Army continued to hold its objective, a railroad bridge across the Green River.
The September 7–9, 1863 fall of the Cumberland Gap was a victory for Union forces under the command of Ambrose Burnside during his campaign for Knoxville. The bloodless engagement cost the Confederates 2,300 men captured and control of the Cumberland Gap. Wikipedia
The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky , fought August 29–30, 1862, was one of the most complete Confederate victories in the war by Maj. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith against Union Maj. Gen. William "Bull" Nelson 's forces, which were defending the town. It was the first major battle in the Kentucky Campaign. The battle took place on and around what is now the grounds of the Blue Grass Army Depot, outside...
The Battle of Mill Springs, also known as the Battle of Fishing Creek in Confederate terminology, and the Battle of Logan's Cross Roads in Union terminology, was fought in Wayne and Pulaski counties, near current Nancy, Kentucky , on January 19, 1862, as part of the American Civil War . The Union victory concluded an early Confederate offensive campaign in south central Kentucky. In late 1861,...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Muhlenberg, Kentucky.= Official Website =Muhlenberg County was formed in 1798 and was named after General Peter Muhlenberg, who was a colonial general during the American Revolutionary War. Adjacent Counties * McLean County * Ohio County * Hopkins County * Butler County * Logan County * Todd County * Christian County
The Battle of Middle Creek was an engagement fought January 10, 1862, in Eastern Kentucky during the American Civil War . Union Brig. Gen. Don Carlos Buell directed Col. James A. Garfield to force Marshall to retreat back into Virginia . Leaving Louisa, Garfield took command of the 18th Brigade and began his march south on Paintsville. He compelled the Confederates to abandon Paintsville and r...
Please add those buried in Reed Cemetery, South Carrollton, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Franklin County, Kentucky. It is not to be confused with the city of Franklin, in Simpson County, Kentucky. = Official Website =Franklin County was established in 1795 and was named after the American inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin. Adjacent Counties * Anderson County * Henry County * Owen County * Shelby County * Scott Coun...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Owsley County, Kentucky. History Owsley County was formed in 1843 and was named for Governor William Owsley. It is known as the poorest white county in the United States. The first settlers in Owsley County were John Renty Baker and John Abner. They settled there in about 1780 near the present Clay County line at Courtland. A gra...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Harlan County, Kentucky. History Harlan County was formed in 1819. It is named after Silas Harlan. With the help of his uncle Jacob and his brother James, Harlan built a log stockade near Danville, which was known as "Harlan's Station".The Harlan County War in the 1930s consisted of violent confrontations among strikers, strikebreaker...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Lewis County, Kentucky.The county was created in 1806 and named for Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Adjacent Counties * Adams County, Ohio * Scioto County, Ohio * Mason County * Greenup County * Carter County * Rowan County * Fleming County List of Communities
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Grant County, Kentucky.= Official Website =Grant County was established in 1820 and named for Colonel John Grant,[3] who led a party of settlers in 1779 to establish Grant's Station, in today's Bourbon County, Kentucky. Adjacent Counties * Boone County * Kenton County * Gallatin County * Owen County * Harrison County * Pendleton County
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jessamine County, Kentucky.= Official Website =Located within the Inner Blue Grass region, long a center of farming and blooded stock raising, Jessamine County was established in 1798 and was named for Jessamine Douglass, the daughter of a pioneer settler. Most of the early pioneers were from Virginia, who came through the mountains a...
The Battle of Camp Wildcat (also known as Wildcat Mountain and Camp Wild Cat) was one of the early engagements of the American Civil War . It occurred October 21, 1861, in northern Laurel County, Kentucky during the campaign known as the Kentucky Confederate Offensive or Operations in Eastern Kentucky (1861). The battle is considered one of the first Union victories of the Civil War, and marked...
The Battle of Barbourville was one of the early engagements of the American Civil War . It took place on September 19, 1861, in Knox County, Kentucky during the campaign known as the Kentucky Confederate Offensive. The battle is considered the first Confederate victory in the commonwealth, and threw a scare into Federal commanders, who rushed troops to central Kentucky to try to repel the invas...
The Battle of Munfordville, also known as the Battle of Green River , was an engagement in Kentucky during the American Civil War . Victory there allowed the Confederates to temporarily strengthen their hold on the region and impair Union supply lines. Wikipedia
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Garrard County, Kentucky.= Official Website =The county was formed in 1796 and was named for James Garrard, Governor of Kentucky from 1796 to 1804. Garrard County is the home of Camp Dick Robinson, the first Federal base south of the Ohio River during the Civil War. Adjacent Counties * Boyle County * Mercer County * Lincoln County * J...
This project is for those buried in The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky. The cemetery is located on the north side of W. Main Street (US 421) from Price Road to about 0.1 miles west of Newtown Pike (US 25). The cemetery was established in 1849. The Lexington National Cemetery is located along West Main Street on the grounds of the Lexington Cemetery. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Taylor County, Kentucky. Official Website Settled by people from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina after the American Revolutionary War, the county was organized in 1848 in the Highland Rim region. It is named for United States Army General Zachary Taylor, later President of the United States. Adjacent Counties...
The siege of Boonesborough was a military engagement which took place in September 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. On September 7, Shawnee chief Blackfish, who was allied to the British, led an attack on the Kentucky settlement of Boonesborough. Months before the battle, Blackfish had captured and adopted Daniel Boone, the founder of Boonesborough. Boone escaped the Shawnees in time...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Bath County, Kentucky. Official Website Bath County was established in 1811 from land given by Montgomery County, Kentucky . Its name is derived from natural springs said to have medicinal qualities. The courthouse in Owingsville was destroyed by an accidental fire caused by the Union Army during the American Civil War in 1864. In...
Please add profiles of people who were born, lived or died in Barren County, Kentucky. Official County Overview Barren County was established in 1798 from land given by Green County and Warren County. Like most of south central Kentucky , Barren County was settled by the 'Scots-Irish , and still bears many cultural aspects that trace back to that heritage. The Scottish heritage is the mos...
Wikipedia Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. It was founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier. In the fall 2011 semester, enrollment was approximately 21,000. The subject of heavy construction since the late 1990s, the main campus sits atop a hill with a commanding view of ...
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...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Marion County, Kentucky.= Official Website =The county was founded in 1834 and named for Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War hero known as the "Swamp Fox". Adjacent Counties * Boyle County * Casey County * Taylor County * Washington County * LaRue County * Nelson County Communities *Bradfordsville*Gravel Switch*Lebanon (Cou...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Graves County, Kentucky. History Graves County was named for Capt. Benjamin Franklin Graves, who was one of numerous Kentucky officers killed after being taken as a prisoner in the disastrous 1813 Battle of Raisin River in Michigan Territory during the War of 1812. He disappeared while being forced by the Potawatomi, allies of the Br...
Persons of note who were born, raised, or spent portions of their lives in the American Commonwealth of Kentucky. Additions to the list welcome.===notables===* John Adair pioneer and political leader;* Muhammad Ali , boxer* Alben W. Barkley vice president;* Louis D. Brandeis jurist;* John Mason Brown critic;* Kit Carson scout;* Champ Clark politician;* George Clooney actor;* Rosemary Clooney si...
The cemetery is located on 1408 Owens Chapel Road, Melber, Graves County, Kentucky. Find a Grave