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Madison County, Kentucky

Madison Co., KY

Madison County, Kentucky


History


In March of 1775, the Transylvania Company, under the leadership of Judge Richard Henderson and scout Daniel Boone, purchased a huge land tract that encompassed northern, central, and western Kentucky, from the Cherokee Indians at Sycamore Shoals on the Watauga River, in North Carolina. By May, the Transylvania colony and its capital - Boonesborough, located in Madison County - were formally established. Source: http://www.kdla.ky.gov/resources/countyomonth/madison.htm

Madison County was originally Madison County, Virginia and was formed from Lincoln County, Virginia. It was the 6th Kentucky county formed and was created on 1 Aug 1785.

Fort Boonesborough information:
http://www.fortboonesboroughfoundation.org/index.html

Modern Day Adjacent Counties

Madison County is bordered by Fayette on the north, Clark to the northeast, Estill on the east, Jackson in the southeast, Rockcastle on the south, Garrard in the southwest and Jessamine to the northwest.

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Page last modified on Friday 25 of June, 2010 17:55:08 CDT by Beverly.