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
Source
Geographic Names Information System
Item sets
Counties--Kentucky

Linked resources

Items with "Life event(s): Bourbon County (Ky.)"
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Parrish, Edmund Hockaday Person
Perkins, William Person
Scruggs, Allen Franklin Person
Smith, Nathan Person
Strode, Polly Person
Taliafero, Phillip Person
Trundle, Catherine Person
Trundle, Eveline Person
Trundle, Sarah Ann Person
Wilson, Thornton J. Person
Items with "Resided in: Bourbon County (Ky.)"
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Clarkson, Anselm E. Person
Clarkson, William Person
Clay, Sidney Payne Person
Hughes, Esther A. Person
Trundle, Basil Person
Items with "Place of birth: Bourbon County (Ky.)"
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Berkshire, John [1] Person
Bradley, Claude Person
Bristow, Benjamin Franklin Person
Bristow, James [2] Person
Bristow, Julius Clarkson Person
Bristow, Mary Jane Person
Bristow, Reuben Louis Person
Bristow, Simeon Person
Case, Aletha J. Person
Clarkson, Charles Smith Person