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| Name | Estill |
| Alt names | Estill | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 37.7°N 83.95°W |
| Located in | Kentucky, United States (1808 - ) |
| See also | Breathitt, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Clark, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jackson, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lee, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Madison, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Owsley, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Powell, 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
Estill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,672. Its county seat is Irvine The county was formed in 1808 and named for Captain James Estill, a Kentucky militia officer who was killed in the Battle of Little Mountain during the American Revolutionary War. Estill County is a moist county meaning that the county seat, the city of Irvine, allows the sale of alcohol after the October 9, 2013 vote, but not the rest of Estill County outside the Irvine city limits. Estill County has two adjacent towns, known as the twin cities, Irvine and Ravenna. Both cities sit along the Kentucky River in the central part of the county. Ravenna is home to a former CSX Transportation facility, now owned by Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation for the restoration of Chesapeake and Ohio 2716. It conducts the Ravenna Railroad Festival annually in late summer, and the historic Fitchburg & Cottage Furnaces are located here. Irvine is home to the manufacturing headquarters of Carhartt, Inc and hosts the annual Mountain Mushroom Festival over the last weekend of April, which celebrates the abundant Morel Mushrooms found in the region. Additionally, Estill County is currently the home of musician Tyler Childers and his wife Senora May Childers.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1808 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1808 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1808 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1808 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1808 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | 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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| 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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| 1810 | 2,082
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| 1820 | 3,507
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| 1830 | 4,618
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| 1840 | 5,535
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| 1850 | 5,985
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| 1860 | 6,886
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| 1870 | 9,198
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| 1880 | 9,860
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| 1890 | 10,836
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| 1900 | 11,669
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| 1910 | 12,273
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| 1920 | 15,569
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| 1930 | 17,079
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| 1940 | 17,978
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| 1950 | 14,677
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| 1960 | 12,466
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| 1970 | 12,752
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| 1980 | 14,495
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| 1990 | 14,614
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Estill County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.estill.net/
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