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| Name | Metcalfe |
| Alt names | Metcalfe | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 36.983°N 85.617°W |
| Located in | Kentucky, United States (1860 - ) |
| See also | Adair, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Barren, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Cumberland, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Green, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Monroe, Kentucky, United States | Parent 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
Metcalfe County, founded in May of 1860, and named for Thomas Metcalfe, Governor of Kentucky from 1828-32, is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 10,037. Its county seat is Edmonton. It is a prohibition or dry county.
Metcalfe County is part of the Glasgow Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1860 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1865 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1868 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1868 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | 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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| 1860 | 6,745
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| 1870 | 7,934
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| 1880 | 9,423
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| 1890 | 9,871
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| 1900 | 9,988
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| 1910 | 10,453
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| 1920 | 10,075
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| 1930 | 9,373
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| 1940 | 10,853
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| 1950 | 9,851
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| 1960 | 8,367
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| 1970 | 8,177
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| 1980 | 9,484
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| 1990 | 8,963
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kymetca2/
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