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  Woodford County, Kentucky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Woodford County is a county located in the state of Kentucky.
Woodford County is home to Woodford Reserve, the Kentucky Bourbon manufactured at the Labrot and Graham Distillery, which was established in 1812 and is the oldest Bourbon distillery in Kentucky.
In the county the population is spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who are 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Woodford_County,_Kentucky   (392 words)

  
 Ky Search: Woodford County Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Woodford county was formed in 1788, and named after Gen.
It was the last of the nine counties organized by Virginia previous to the separation of Kentucky, and her admission to the Union.
The timber is luxuriant and of the finest quality - embracing fl walnut, blue and fl ash, fl locust, hickory, sugar-tree, etc. Woodford has been not inappropriately termed the "asparagus bed" of the garden of Kentucky; the farms are generally large, and in a high state of cultivation; the population intelligent, refined, and independent.
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 Knowledge King - Woodford County, Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Woodford County is a county located in the U.S. State of Kentucky.
Woodford County is home to Woodford Reserve, the Kentucky Bourbon manufactured at the Labrot & Graham Distillery, which, established in 1812, is the oldest Bourbon distillery in Kentucky.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 497 km² (192 mi²).
www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/w/wo/woodford_county__kentucky.html   (364 words)

  
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Woodford County was surveyed and the boundaries set in 1788.
Versailles [county seat] was established in 1792 and was the only incorporated town in the county from 1792 until 1835, when the village of Mortonsville was established.
The county is bounded on the south and west by the Kentucky River, on the northwest side by Franklin County, and on the northeast by Scott County.
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 Woodford County, Kentucky Genealogy
Woodford County, originally a county in Virginia, was formed in 1789, and is located located in the inner bluegrass region of the state.
Woodford County is the home of Midway College and numerous horse farms.
Elkhorn Creek flows through the county on its way to the Kentucky River, and Woodford County is included in in a Southeastern U.S. Project/Study involving an ecosystem approach of preserving the integrity of this waterway.
www.rootsweb.com /~kywoodfo/woodford.htm   (379 words)

  
 Woodford County, Kentucky -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Woodford County is a (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county located in the (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) state of (A state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses) Kentucky.
Its (The town or city that is the seat of government for a county) county seat is (A city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century) Versailles (Click link for more info and facts about
The (The total national income divided by the number of people in the nation) per capita income for the county is $22,839.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wo/woodford_county,_kentucky.htm   (552 words)

  
 County Information
Allen County is located in south-central Kentucky and is bordered on the north and east by the Barren River.
Boyd County is located in the extremem northeast portion of the state and was formed in 1860 from portions of Greenup, Carter, and Lawrence counties.
Woodford County, created in 1788, was named after General William Woodford, a veteran of the Revolutionary War.
www.madison.k12.ky.us /district/projects/kentucky/countyi.htm   (686 words)

  
 KCOJ - Woodford County, Kentucky
The ninth Kentucky county and the last organized by Virginia prior to Kentucky's separation, Woodford County was created from Fayette on November 12, 1788.
The 192-square-mile county was named in honor of Gen. William Woodford, a Virginia officer in the Revolutionary War who died a prisoner of war of the British.
Pisgah Presbyterian Church was organized in Woodford County in 1784, and its Kentucky Academy became a part of Transylvania University in 1798.
www.kycourts.net /Counties/Woodford_text.asp   (686 words)

  
 Dedman Surname of Bourbon County, Missouri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
James C. Dedman was born in Woodford county, Kentucky, near Midway, October 23, 1869, and is the son of Robert Dedman, of Fayette county, this state.
He was educated in the district schools of his native county and reared upon a farm, becoming familiar with all the detail of agricultural work under the guidance of his father and in the school of practical experience.
Thomas V. Ashbrook's father, Aaron Ashbrook, was born in Fayette county, Kentucky, in 1796 and died in 1855 from cholera in Harrison county, Kentucky.
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 Bailey and Howard Family History 1700s-2002s
George Bailey (1804-1861) was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
The picture is from the Henry County Genealogy Page, which in turn took it from the Anonymously written, The History of Henry and St. Clair counties, Missouri, containing a history of their cities, towns, biograhical sketches of their citizens, (St. Joseph, Missouri, National historical company, 1883), xii [9]-1224pp.
This is an account of George and Judy Bailey's family life from their origins in Kentucky to their homesteading in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri to George's death in the Civil War and Judy and the family's life thereafter.
www.angelfire.com /un/baileyhistory   (2962 words)

  
 Groundwater Resources of Woodford County, Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Woodford County had an estimated population of 22,715 (9,082 households) in 1999; projected population is 26,989 (11,651 households) in 2020.
In areas of the county not served by public water, about half of the households rely on private domestic wells and half rely on other sources.
The locations of wells and springs in the county for which data are available is shown on the map of wells and springs in the county.
www.uky.edu /KGS/water/library/gwatlas/WOODFORD/Wateruse.htm   (191 words)

  
 The Blackhorse Inn - in Woodford County, Kentucky
The Blackhorse Inn - in Woodford County, Kentucky
On Saturday night last the house of Richard Cole, a well known Tavern keeper ten miles from this place, in Woodford County, was attacked by R. Taylor and a Mr.
On Saturday night last an affray took place at the house of R. Cole, in Woodford County, in which Amos Cole was killed.
www.tsgraves.com /blackHorse/FrankfortArgus.htm   (301 words)

  
 The Blackhorse Inn, in Woodford County, Kentucky
This tavern is located halfway between Lexington and Frankfort on the Old Frankfort Pike and U.S. Highway 62, between Versailles and Midway in Woodford County, Kentucky.
Hopefully, someday all of the old surrounding buildings will be replaced along with the many artifacts, and this historic place will be given a new life for historians, the general public, and tourists to enjoy.
It became the property of Zachary Taylor and later John Lee and to his son, Maj. John Lee, who moved to Kentucky in 1781 with his new wife and a son by a previous marriage, Willis Atwell Lee.
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 Combs &c. Families of Woodford Co, Kentucky
Woodford Co., KY was established in 1788-1789 from Fayette Co., KY.
William TURNER was born November 24, 1787, came to Woodford County when quite small with his father, Alexander, and died in 1844.
Old Major CONOVER was a large landholder and reputed to be rich, but in the troublesome times then in Kentucky, and by old Virginia land claims, the result was his castle fell, and he determined in 1824, to sell his homestead, and all his, and George I.'s family decided to make their home in Indiana.
www.combs-families.org /combs/records/ky/woodford   (1931 words)

  
 Historic Places / Attractions, Woodford County Chamber of Commerce
Previously, the settlement was known to the pioneers as "Falling Spring" because of the large stream that gushed from a hearty cavern.
Versailles is one of Kentucky's oldest towns and is known for it's prominent early settlers, from whom many current residents have descended.
Nestled among the gentle rolling hills along the Kentucky River near Millville in the Northwestern corner of Woodford County, this area provides hiking trails, bird blind and a nature center to thousands of visitors annually.
www.woodfordchamber-ky.com /historic_places.htm   (1009 words)

  
 Woodford County, Kentucky KY, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Woodford County, KY Woodford County is one of 120 counties in Kentucky.
The county is in the Lexington-Fayette metro area.
This was an increase of 3.24% from the 2000 census.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4404   (388 words)

  
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The map to the left depicts the Mortonsville area in Woodford County, Kentucky where the Howards settled in the the late eighteenth-century.
During the 1790s antislavery sentiment in Kentucky was centered in the Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches.
During the Kentucky constitutional convention in 1792, there was much discussion of the slavery question, but the adversaries of slavery were not organized and as a result the opposition largely centered in the church.
www.angelfire.com /un/baileyhistory/doc/wdford.html   (1372 words)

  
 Woodford County Versailles, Kentucky (Counties)
The county seat of Woodford County, Kentucky, is Versailles.
The county population on July 1, 1999, was 22,773, an increase of 2,818 over the 1990 census.
Versailles is located in Woodford County County (of which it is the county seat) west of Lexington...
www.ohwy.com /ky/y/y21239.htm   (102 words)

  
 Athens, Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Woodford county is located in the central Bluegrass region of Kentucky.
It was the ninth and last of the Kentucky counties formed by Virginia, in 1788.
It was named in honor of General William Woodford, a Revolutionary War officer.
www.uky.edu /KentuckyAtlas/21239d.html   (39 words)

  
 Cole's Tavern, Woodford County Kentucky
Thanks to the Kentucky Explorer for the use of this article and image, used with their permission.
Today, the old buildings are difficult to see as you travel US HWY 421 in Woodford County, because of the trees and brush grown up beside the road.
Since it was commonplace for people to frequent taverns to learn what was going on in the Eastern states from the travelers passing through, as well as hearing the local politics and gossip, the taverns became a hangout for idlers.
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 THIRD GENERATION
Mary Mottley; Moved to Kentucky from Amelia Co., Va.; His will, giving the names of his children, was dated June 5, 1790, Woodford Co., Ky., and is still preserved by his descendants.
and Elizabeth Forrest) was born in 1740 in Amelia County, Virginia.
She appeared on the census in 1810 in Woodford County, Kentucky.
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The University of Kentucky Animal Research Center is a state of the art Research Facility designed to facilitate and grow Swine, Beef Cattle, Sheep, Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans.
The Animal Research Center is located approximately 3 miles outside of Versailles at the intersection of 60 and 62 in Woodford County, Kentucky.
This farm was purchases by the University of Kentucky in late December 1991.
www.bae.uky.edu /uk-arc   (137 words)

  
 Woodford County Kentucky - Definition up Erdmond.Com
is a county located in the U.S._State of Kentucky.
Woodford County is home to Woodford_Reserve, the Kentucky Bourbon manufactured at the Labrot & Graham Distillery, which, established in 1812, is the oldest Bourbon distillery in Kentucky.
According to the U.S._Census_Bureau, the county has a total area of 497 km²; (192 mi²).
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 DonLeighsGenealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
That he was buried on a farm in Woodford County, Kentucky on Grassy Springs Road.
Married Martha Ann Edwards February 18, 1886 in Casey County, Ky; daughter of J.B Edwards and Eleanor Brown.
Woodford County, Kentucky, daughter of John Stambaugh and Jemima Preston.
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 Woodford County Schools - Because Education Lasts Forever   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
We believe the focus of all decisions in Woodford County Schools is the student.
We believe each student can learn and can reach his or her full potential in a safe, equitable, and nurturing environment.
We believe community members shall be invited and given opportunities to be active participants in the educational process to support student learning in Woodford County.
www.woodford.k12.ky.us   (340 words)

  
 Woodford Humane Society, Versailles Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Woodford Humane Society is a non-profit animal advocacy group in Versailles, Kentucky.
We serve as the shelter to all the homeless, unwanted and unloved animals in Woodford County, and accept animals from surrounding counties and even other states.
The Woodford Humane Society has welcomed hundreds of animals every year since it began operations in 1975, and strives to find good, loving homes for each of them.
www.woodfordhumanesociety.org   (679 words)

  
 The Dishman Family of Virginia - Person Page 1042
She was listed as a household member living with William Addison Dishman on the 1860 census in Woodford County, Kentucky.
She was listed as a household member living with William Addison Dishman on the 1870 census in Woodford County, Kentucky.
She was listed as William Addison Dishman's wife on the 1880 census in Fayette County, Kentucky.
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