Place:Washington, Kentucky, United States

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NameWashington
Alt namesWashingtonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates37.767°N 85.183°W
Located inKentucky, United States     (1792 - )
See alsoAnderson, Kentucky, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Marion, Kentucky, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Nelson, Kentucky, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Fairview Cemetery
Inhabited place
Battle
Bearwallow
Booker
Briartown
Brush Grove
Cardwell
Cisselville
Croakes
Fredericktown
Hardesty
Jenkinsville
Jimtown
Litsey
Mackville
Manton
Maud
Mooresville
Polin
Pottsville
Pulliam
Rineltown
Seaville
Sharpsville
Springfield
Tablow
Tatham Springs
Texas
Thompsonville
Valley Hill
Willisburg
Unknown
St. Catharine
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 10,916. Its county seat is Springfield. The county is named for George Washington. Washington County was the first county formed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky when it reached statehood. The center of population of Kentucky is located in Washington County, in the city of Willisburg.

The county is dry, meaning that the sale of alcohol is prohibited, but it contains the "wet" city of Springfield, where retail alcohol sales are allowed. This classifies the jurisdiction as a moist county. Three wineries operate in the county and are licensed separately to sell to the public. Jacob Beam, founder of Jim Beam whiskey, sold his first barrel of whiskey in Washington County.

The Washington County Courthouse, completed in 1816, is the oldest courthouse still in use in Kentucky. A significant county court record is the marriage bond of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, parents of President Abraham Lincoln. The bond is dated June 10, 1806; it was written the day before the marriage in the small community of Beechland on the Little Beech River. The marriage return was signed by Jesse Head, the Methodist preacher who performed the ceremony, and dates the marriage to June 12, 1806.

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Date Event Source
1792 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1792 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1792 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1792 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1792 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1800 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1840 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1852 Birth 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
1800 9,050
1810 13,248
1820 15,947
1830 19,017
1840 10,596
1850 12,194
1860 11,575
1870 12,464
1880 14,419
1890 13,622
1900 14,182
1910 13,940
1920 14,773
1930 12,623
1940 12,965
1950 12,777
1960 11,168
1970 10,728
1980 10,764
1990 10,441
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External links

www.pastracks.org/states/Kentuckey/washington

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