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| Name | Barren |
| Alt names | Barren | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 36.95°N 85.95°W |
| Located in | Kentucky, United States (1799 - ) |
| See also | Allen, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hart, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lincoln, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Monroe, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Barren County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,485. Its county seat is Glasgow. The county was founded on December 20, 1798, from parts of Warren and Green Counties. It was named for the Barrens, meadowlands that cover the northern third, though actually the soil is fertile. Barren County is part of the Glasgow, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Bowling Green-Glasgow, KY Combined Statistical Area. In 2007 Barren County was named the "Best Place to Live in Rural America" by Progressive Farmer Magazine.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1798 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1798 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1798 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1799 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1799 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1800 | 4,784
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| 1810 | 11,286
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| 1820 | 10,328
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| 1830 | 15,079
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| 1840 | 17,288
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| 1850 | 20,240
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| 1860 | 16,665
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| 1870 | 17,780
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| 1880 | 22,321
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| 1890 | 21,490
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| 1900 | 23,197
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| 1910 | 25,293
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| 1920 | 25,356
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| 1930 | 25,844
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| 1940 | 27,559
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| 1950 | 28,461
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| 1960 | 28,303
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| 1970 | 28,677
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| 1980 | 34,009
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| 1990 | 34,001
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Barren County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kybarren/
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