TIP #362 - BOUNDARIES - THE FORMATION OF KY COUNTIES - PART 2 10 May 1795 - Campbell County. "So much of the counties of Harrison, Scott and Mason, as is included within a line, beginning on the Ohio at the mouth of Locust creek on the lower side thereof; thence a direct line to the mouth of the north fork of Licking; thence by a direct line to the mouth of Crooked creek, on the south fork of Licking; thence up said Crooked creek to the head of the main branch thereof: thence west to the dividing line between the counties of Scott and Woodford; thence along that line to the mouth of big Bone lick creek, on the Ohio river; thence up the Ohio river to the beginning shall be called CAMPBELL county." 13 Dec 1796 - Bullitt County "From and after the fifth day of January 1797, all that part of the counties of Jefferson and Nelson, included in the following bounds, to wit: Beginning on Salt River, opposite the mouth of Mill creek; thence a straight line to Mr. Chapman's; thence on a straight line to Floyd's Fork, where the public road from Louisville to Bairdstown crosses the same at Hickman's; thence a direct line to a point on the boundary line between Shelby county and said county of Jefferson, seven miles northwardly at the mouth of Plum creek; thence with the said line to Salt river, at the mouth of Plum creek; thence with the said line to Salt river, at the mouth of Plum creek; thence with a straight line to the mouth of the west fork of Coxe's creek; thence up the same to the head; thence to the nearest waters of Wilson's creek; thence down said creek to its junction with the Rolling fork; thence down the same to Salt river; thence down the same to the beginning, shall be one distinct county, and called and known by the name of BULLITT." 14 December 1796 - Montgomery County "From and after the fifth day of March, 1797, all that part of the county of Clark, lying northwardly and eastwardly of the following bounds, to wit: Beginning on the Bourbon line at a red oak tree marked C. 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On the side of the e road leading from Mount-sterling to Paris; thence a straight line to strike the Dividing ridge between Hingston's and Stoner's waters, whre the road leading from Winchester to Mount-sterling crosses said ridge; thence the same course continued, crossing Red river, until it strikes the Kentucky river, shall be one distinct county, and called and known by the name of MONTGOMERY." 14 December 1796 - Warren County "From and after the first Day of March, 1797, all that part of the county of Logan that is included in the following bounds, to wit: Beginning at the mouth of little Muddy creek, thence a direct line to the old Buffaloe Ford, about one mile above James Hall's, on Gasper river; thence a direct line to Colonel Dugan's, so as to include him in the proposed county; thence a line to strike the Tennessee line, so as to include a settlement known by the name of Georgia settlement, in said county of Logan; thence with the Tennessee line to the Cumberland river, and up Cumberland, to the Green line, and with the Green line to Green river, and down Green river to the beginning, shall be one distinct county, and called and known by the name of WARREN." 13 December 1796. - Christian County "From and after the first day of March, 1797, all that part of the county of Logan, which is included within the following bounds; viz. - Beginning on Green river eight miles below the mouth of Muddy river; thence a straight line to one mile west of Benjamin Hardin's; thence a straight line to the Tennessee state-line, where it crosses the Elk Fork; thence along said line to the Mississippi; thence up the same to the mouth of the Ohio, and up the same to the mouth of Green river; thence up the same to the beginning, shall be one distinct county, and called and known by the name of CHRISTIAN." 17 December 1796 - Garrard County "From and after the first day of June 1796, all that part of the counties of Mercer, Lincoln and Madison, that is included in the following bounds, to wit: Beginning at the confluence of Dick's river with the Kentucky river; thence up Dick's river, with its several meanders, to the mouth of White Oak creek; from thence a direct course to the tanyard, where the road leading from the mouth of Hickman to the Crab-Orchard crosses Gilbert's creek; from thence continuing the same course to Madison county line; thence with said line to Harmon's lick; from thence to White lick, and down the White lick fork to Paint lick creek, and down the said Paint lick creek to the Kentucky river; thence down said river to the beginning, shall be one distinct county, and called and known by the name of GARRARD." 10 February 1798 - Fleming County "From and after the fifth day of March, 1799, all that part of the county of Mason included within the following bounds, to wit: Run a line south from the court-house of Mason county to the north fork of Licking; thence up the north fork nine miles, when reduced to a straight line; at this point make the beginning; thence a straight line to the mouth of the Flat fork of Johnston; thence to the mouth of Fleming a straight line, unless it strike Fleming, in that case, down Fleming to the mouth, and up Licking to the head thereof, and with the line of Montgomery county to the Virginia line; thence with the said line to that branch of Sandy which divided this state from the state of Virginia; thence down the said branch till it intersects a line drawn from the beginning as follows, to wit: From the begining up the north fork to the head of the south fork thereof; thence with the dividing ridge btwen the waters of Licking and the Ohio, until it strikes the waters of Sandy; thence down such branch, east, to Sandy, shall be a distint county, and called and known by the name of FLEMING." 13 Dec 1798 - Boon County "From and after the first day of June 1799, all that part of Campbell county that is included in the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the mouth of Dry creek, which is about seven miles below of the mouth of Licking, running thence a direct line to the point one half mile east of Licking, running thence a direct line to a point one half mile east of Archibald Reed's, from thence to the Bullock Pen on th4e Cincinnati road and that direction till it strikes the Pendleton county line, where it will cross the road that leads from the mouth of Licking towards George-town, thence along the said line to the Franklin line, and with the said Franklin line to the Ohio, and up the Ohio to the beginning; shall be one distinct county, and called and known by the name of BOON." 14 December 1798 - Pendleton County "From and after the tenth day of May, 1799, all that part of the counties of Bracken and Campbell, within the following bounds, viz - Beginning on the Ohio river, two miles below the mouth of big Stepstone creek; thence a direct line across Main Licking, as far below the main forks of Licking, as it is from that place to the mouth of the north fork of Licking, above the said forks, to continue said nine fourth seventy-six degrees west, until it shall strike the Scott and Franklin lines; thence with the same to the Harrison county line; thence with the same to Main Licking, to the mouth of the north fork; thence a direct line to the mouth of big Stepstone, and down the Ohio to the beginning, shall be one distinct county, and called and known by the name of PENDLETON." This concludes all the counties that I have data for. Hopefully, in the future, I'll be able to located more counties and continue the series. (c) Copyright Sandra K. Gorin, 18 October 2001, All Rights Reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Col. Sandi Gorin, 205 Clements, Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ SCKY resource links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html < >< God Bless America ><>