Bourbon County (Ky.)
Item
- Title
- Bourbon County (Ky.)
- Description
- Located in north-central Kentucky, the county is about 15 miles northeast of Lexington, and the county seat is Paris. The county was one of the nine originally created when Kentucky was still part of Virginia. It was named for the French royal family out of appreciation for their support during the Revolutionary War.
- Has beginning
- 1786
- Identifier
- USGS GNIS ID: 516855
- U.S. Census code: 99017
- Parent division/institution
- Kentucky
- Related resource
- The official website of Bourbon County, Kentucky
- Item sets
- Counties--Kentucky