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 "Parent division/institution: Bourbon County (Ky.)"
Title Class
North Middletown (Ky.) Location
Paris (Ky.) Location
Items with "Location: Bourbon County (Ky.)"
Title Class
1848--Large-scale Escape Event
1864--Freedom Seeker Caught in Pendelton Event
Items with "Life event(s): Bourbon County (Ky.)"
Title Class
Bristow, Benjamin Franklin Person
Bristow, James [1] Person
Buckner, Henry Mortimer Person
Case, Aletha J. Person
Clarkson, Charles Smith Person
Clarkson, Jane Shelton Person
Clarkson, Julius W. Person
Clarkson, Julius Willis Person
Clarkson, Peter Person
Conn, Sophia Person
Corbin, Henry Banks Person
Finch, Zach Person
Foster, Jedediah Person
Graves, Willis [1] Person
Hawkins, John Person
Hester, John Person
Hudson, Newton G. Person
Hughes, George Person
Hume, Leroy P. Person
Kendrick, Fanny Person
Kendrick, Mariah Person