This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/gAB.2ACI/2028.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Kenton County was formed out of Campbell County in 1840. The Licking river divides the two counties with Newport in Campbell County and Covington in Kenton County sitting side by side divided only by the river. The Kenton County Library in Covington has developed a great genealogy section with a special focus on the Northern Kentucky counties. .