Can someone on this list tell me what counties in Kentucky are considered Bluegrass country, and where the name originated? Thank you. Mary

Loaded topic. The answer depends on whom you ask. I've seen places of business say they are in the Bluegrass although they are two hours from Lexington. See web site http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Kentucky/Regions/Bluegrass/Counties/ This lists Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Nicholas, Scott, and Woodford Counties. The name came from the grass. The name of the grass comes from its purple/blue cast when it is in "flower." This site suggests an "Inner Bluegrass" and "Outer Bluegrass," including Louisville. http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/phys-bluegrass.html Kentucky is generally divided into the Pennyrile Region (western), Bluegrass (central) and Appalachian (eastern) regions. Regards, Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Miller" <mchickm@ev1.net> To: <KENTUCKY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 5:31 PM Subject: [KY] Bluegrass > Can someone on this list tell me what counties in Kentucky are considered Bluegrass country, and where the name > originated? Thank you. Mary > > > ==== KENTUCKY Mailing List ==== > The Registry -- NEW -- > http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/ > Help defeat spam > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >