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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Rowan County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky, in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield region. At the 2010 census, the population was 23,333. Its county seat is Morehead. The county was created in 1856 from parts of Fleming and Morgan counties, and named after John Rowan, who represented Kentucky in the House of Representatives and the Senate. With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a moist county in which alcohol sales are prohibited, but unlike a dry county, it contains a "wet" city, Morehead, where packaged alcohol sales are allowed.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1853 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1856 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1856 | 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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1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1866 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1880 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1880 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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 | 2,282
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1870 | 2,991
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1880 | 4,420
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1890 | 6,129
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1900 | 8,277
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1910 | 9,438
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1920 | 9,467
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1930 | 10,893
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1940 | 12,734
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1950 | 12,708
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1960 | 12,808
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1970 | 17,010
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1980 | 19,049
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1990 | 20,353
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Rowan County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kyrowan/
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