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County History Its county seat is Versailles. The county is named for General William Woodford,
who was with General
George Washington at Valley Forge.
Woodford County is home to Woodford Reserve,
the Kentucky Bourbon manufactured at the
Labrot & Graham Distillery,
which was established in 1812 and is the oldest
Bourbon distillery in Kentucky.
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Cities and towns
Bonita
Clifton
Davistown
Duckers
Faywood
Firmantown
Gaybourn
Hunter Town
McKees Crossroads
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Midway
Millville
Milner
Mortonsville
Mundys Landing
Nonesuch
Nugent Crossroads
Pinckard
Pisgah
Shetland
Troy
Versailles
Wallace
Woodford Village
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Famous residents
Charles W. Field, (1819-1892), born at "Airy Mount" in Woodford County, United States Army officer and Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives
Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, Sr.- Former commissioner of major league baseball
and two term governor of Kentucky
William Shatner -Star Trek's Captain Kirk
Mike Gentry- former Arizona Cardinal
John Conlee- Country Music Singer
Randi Jane Hunton - Hip Hop Violinist
Actor Sam Shepard
US Rep. Ben Chandler
John Buford, Jr. - Union cavalry officer during the American Civil War who is best known for the prominent role he played on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg
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RECORDS OF INTEREST
SURROUNDING COUNTIES
Franklin / Scott / Fayette / Jessamine / Mercer / Anderson
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Research Aids
Kentucky Historical Society
100 W. Broadway
Frankfort, KY 40601
502.564.1792 Office of Vital Statistics
Department for Health Services
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40621
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