Place:Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States

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NameMetcalfe
Alt namesMetcalfesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates36.983°N 85.617°W
Located inKentucky, United States     (1860 - )
See alsoAdair, Kentucky, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Barren, Kentucky, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Cumberland, Kentucky, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Green, Kentucky, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Monroe, Kentucky, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Casey Fork Cemetery
Inhabited place
Beaumont
Beechville
Cave Ridge
Cedar Flats
Center
Clarks Corner
Cofer
Cork
Curtis
East Fork
Echo
Edmonton
Gascon
Goodluck
Knob Lick
New Liberty
Node
Randolph
Savoyard
Shady Grove
Sulphur Well
Summer Shade
Willow Shade
Wisdom
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Metcalfe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Edmonton. The county was founded in May 1860 and named for Thomas Metcalfe, Governor of Kentucky from 1828 to 1832. It is historically a prohibition or dry county, although as of the uncertified vote of June 28, 2016, the county is no longer dry. Metcalfe County is part of the Glasgow, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Bowling Green-Glasgow, KY Combined Statistical Area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1860 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1865 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1867 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1868 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1868 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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
1860 6,745
1870 7,934
1880 9,423
1890 9,871
1900 9,988
1910 10,453
1920 10,075
1930 9,373
1940 10,853
1950 9,851
1960 8,367
1970 8,177
1980 9,484
1990 8,963
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States

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External links

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