1850 Counties of Kentucky

County	Description	Area in sq miles	Courts held at	Pop in 1850
Adair	southern part	800	Columbia	9,898
Allen	southern part, water by Big Barren branch of Green river	400	Scottsville	8,999
Anderson	central part, on west side of Kentucky river, drained by Salt river	170	Lawrenceburgh	6,260
Ballard	in western most part, on south side of Ohio river, crossed by Mayfield creek	375	Columbus	5,496
Barren	in southernly part	900	Glasgow	20,940
Boone	extreme north, south side of Ohio river	300	Burlington	11,125
Bourbon	northern part, between KY & Licking rivers	176	Paris	14,406
Boyle	central part, on SW side of Dick's river	175	Danville	9,116
Bracken	north boundary of PA, crossed by Susquehanna river	1,330	Towanda	42,829
Breathitt	east part, crossed by north fork of KY river	700	Breathitt	3.785
Breckenridge	northern boundary, on south side of Ohio river	760	Hardensburgh	10.593
Bullitt	northern part, on northeastern side of Salt river	300	Shepnerdsville	6,774
Butler	southwest part, crossed by Green river	570	Morgantown	5,754
Caldwell	southwest part, on east side of Tennessee river & crossed by Cumberland river	600	Princeton	13,048
Callaway	southern boundary, on west side of Tennessee river	600	Wadesborough	8,096
Campbell	north boundary, on southern side of Ohio river	260	Newport	13,127
Carroll	north boundary, south side of Ohio river	140	Carrollton	5,526
Carter	northeast boundary, west side of Big Sandy river	800	Grayson	6,241
Casey	central part	448	Liberty	6,556
Christian	southern boundary	621	Hopkinsville	9,580
Clarke	northeast part, north side of Kentucky river	300	Winchester	12,683
Clay	southeast part	880	Manchester	5,421
Clinton	southern boundary	200	Albany	4,889
Crittenden	northwest boundry, east side of Ohio river	540	Marion	6,351
Cumberland	south boundary, crossed by Cumberland river	270	Burkesville	7,005
Daviess	northern boundary, Ohio & Green rivers	600	Owensborough	12,361
Edmonson	central part, crossed by Green river	250	Brownsville	4,088
Estill	eastern part, crossed by Kentucky river	864	Irvine	5,985
Fayette	northern part, Kentucky river on the south	275	Lexington	22,735
Fleming	north eastern part, Licking river on southwest side	570	Flemingsburgh	13,916
Floyd	eastern part, , crossed by west fork of Big Sandy river	1400	Prestonburgh	5,714
Franklin	northern part, crossed by Kentucky river	200	Frankfort	12,462
Fulton	southwest corner, Mississippi river on the west	blank	Hickman	4,446
Gallatin	northern boundary, Ohio river on northwest side	175	Warsaw	5,137
Garrard	central part, Kentucky river on north side	240	Lancaster	10,237
Grant	northern part	184	Williamstown	6,531
Grayson	western part	800	Litchfield	6,837
Greene	central part, crossed by Greene river	460	Greensburgh	9,060
Greenup	northeastern corner, Ohio river on north & northeast, Sandy river on southeast	768	Greenupsburgh	9,654
Hancock	northern boundary, Ohio river on northeast & northwest	200	Hawesville	3,853
Hardin	northern part	1200	Elizabethtown	14,525
Harlan	south eastern boundary, crossed by Cumberland river, Cumberland Mts form south eastern boundary & Laurel Ridge crossed northwest part	480	Mount Pleasant	4,268
Harrison	northern part, crossed by Licking river	356	Cynthiana	13,064
Hart	central part, crossed by Green river	432	Mumfordsville	9,093
Henderson	northwest part, Ohio river on north, Green river on east	725	Henderson	12,171
Henry	northern part, Kentucky river on northeast	260	Newcastle	11,442
Hickman	western boundary, Mississippi river on west	350	Clinton	4,791
Hopkins	western part, Green river on northeast	750	Madisonville	12, 441
Jefferson	northern part on Ohio river	504	Louisville	59,829
Jessamine	central part, Kentucky river on southwest	256	Nicholasville	10,249
Johnson	eastern part	blank	Paintsville	3,873
Kenton	northern boundary on Ohio river	150	Independence	17,038
Knox	southeast part, crossed by Cumberland river	495	Barboursville	7,050
La Rue	no description	blank	blank	5,859
Laurel	toward southeast part	400	London	4,145
Lawrence	eastern boundary, Big Sandy river on east	650	blank	6,281
Letcher	southeast boundary	200	Whitesburgh	2,512
Lewis	northern boundary, Ohio river on north	375	Clarksburgh	7,202
Lincoln	central part	432	Stanford	10,093
Livingston	western boundary, crossed by Cumberland river, bound by the Mississippi river on west & Tennessee river on south	330	Salem	6,578
Logan	southern boundary	600	Russellville	16,581
Madison	toward east part, Kentucky river on north	520	Richmond	15,727
Marion	central part	276	Lebanon	11,765
Marshall	western part, Tennessee river on northeast	not listed	Benton	5,269
Mason	northern boundary, Ohio river on north	260	Washington	18,344
McCracken	northwestern boundary, Ohio river on the north, Tennessee river on northeast	200	Paducah	6,067
Mead	northern boundary, Ohio river on north	360	Brandenburgh	7,393
Mercer	central part, Kentucky river on northeast	350	Harrisburgh	17,067
Monroe	southern boundary, crossed by Cumberland river	375	Tompkinsville	7,756
Montgomery	toward northeast part	260	Mount Sterling	9,903
Morgan	eastern part, crossed by Licking river	890	West Liberty	7,620
Muhlenburgh	western part, Green river on northeast	490	Greenville	9,809
Nelson	toward north part	460	Bardstown	14,789
Nicholas	in northeast part, crossed by Licking river	350	Carlisle	10,361
Ohio	western part, Green river on southwest	576	Hartford	9,479
Oldham	northern boundary, Ohio river on northwest	220	Westport	7,629
Owen	north part, Kentucky river on southwest	320	Owenton	10,444
Owsley	eastern part, crossed by Kentucky river	blank	Booneville	3,774
Pendleton	northeast boundary, Ohio river on northeast, crossed by Licking river	450	Falmouth	6,774
Perry	southeast part	760	Perry	3,092
Pike	east part, Big Sandy river on northeast	400	Piketon	5,365
Pulaski	southeast part, crossed by Cumberland river	800	Somerset	14,195
Rock Castle	toward southeast part	330	Mount Vernon	4,697
Russell	south part, crossed by Cumberland river	260	Jamestown	5,349
Scott	northern part	252	Georgetown	14,946
Shelby	northern part	442	Shelbyville	17,095
Simpson	south boundary	288	Franklin	7,733
Spencer	toward northern part	260	Taylorville	6,842
Taylor	central part	blank	Campbellsville	7,250
Todd	on southwest boundary	612	Elkton	8,680
Trigg	on southern boundary, Tennessee river on west, crossed by Cumberland river	510	Cadiz	10,129
Trimble	on northwestern boundary, Ohio river on northwest	150	Bedford	5,963
Union	northwestern boundary, Ohio river on northwest	450	Morganfield	9,012
Warren	in southern part, crossed by Big Barren river	612	Bowling Green	15,123
Washington	in central part	475	Springfield	12,194
Wayne	on southern boundary, Cumberland river on north	570	Monticello	8,692
Whitley	south boundary, crossed by Cumberland river	600	Whitley Court House	7,447
Woodford	toward north part, Kentucky river on southwest	154	Versailles	12,423

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