In 1772 Fincastle County became the frontier county of
Virginia, extending to the Mississippi.
It included all of what is now Kentucky as well as a part of
Southwestern Virginia. In May 1780 Kentucky County was subdivided into three
counties: Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln.
1785 Mercer was created from Lincoln
1785 Bourbon was created from Fayette
1785 Bourbon was created from Fayette
1788 Woodford was created from Fayette
1792 Logan from
Lincoln
1792 Christian from Logan
1794 Franklin from Woodford, Mercer, and Shelby
1796 Garrard from Mercer, Lincoln, and Madison
1798 Jessamine from Fayette
1820 Trigg from Christian and Caldwell
1821 Hickman from Caldwell and Livingston
Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, these are the counties most
referenced (so far) in this Blog.
The importance in this discussion is that while a family may
have lived on the same farm for 100 years, that land may have been purchased in
one county, been taxed in a second, and been sold in a third. Finally we have a practical illustration for
set theory.
An excellent site for viewing Kentucky county maps by year is Genealogy Inc
Kentucky State and County Maps and Atlases
Map Courtesy of Digital-Topo-Maps.com
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