TIP# 145 - RIDING THE RAILS - EARLY RAILROADS IN KENTUCKY CONTINUED: Taking a break for a few posts from the old Kentucky laws, here is our next look at the old railroads existing in Kentucky in 1874 and the depots/towns where they stopped. This list can give clues as to who our ancestors got from one place to another, the distances between depots that no longer exist and general information. Some of the depots were named for the people owning the land where the depot stood. LOUISVILLE, CINCINNATI, AND LEXINGTON RAILROAD. This was considered a short line. The mileage shown after the town listed will show the mileage from Louisville. Louisville L&N RR Junction 1 Fair Grounds 4 Gilman's 5 Woodlawn 7 Lyndon 8 Ormsby's 10 Anchorage 12 Obannon's 13 Pewee Valley, Oldham Co 16 Rhorer's 17 Baird's 18 Brownsboro 21 Buckner's 23 Lagrange 27 Lexington Junction 28 Pendleton - Henry Co, 33 Sulphur 36 Campbellsburg 40 Turner's 44 Carrollton, Carroll Co 50 Worthville 54 Eagle 58 Liberty, Gallatin Co 62 Sparta 65 Glencoe 70 Elliston, Grant Co, 75 Zion 77 Verona, Boone Co, 84 Walton 89 Bank Lick, Kenton Co 92 Independence, 97 Maurce 102 South Covington 105 Covington 107 Newport, Campbell Co,109 Cincinnati, Oh. 110 Pullman palace cars ran by this line between Louisville and NY without charge. This same railroad company ran between Louisville and Lexington along the following route: Louisville Lexington Junction, Oldham co 28 Jerico, Henry Co, 32 Smithfield 35 Eminence 40 Belleview 42 Pleasureville 44 Cropper's, Shelby Co, 46 Christianburg 49 Bagdad, 52 North Benson 56 Benson, Franklin Co, 59 Frankfort 65 Junction, Scott Co,70 Ducker's, Woodford Co, 73 Spring Station, 76 Midway, 80 Payne's or Georgetown Station, 76 Yarnallton 87 Lexington, Fayette Co, 94 Another line ran between Louisville and Shelbyville: Louisville Anchorage, Jefferson Co, 11 ½ Anchorage Junction, 12 Williamson's - no mileaage Beckly's 14 Taylor's 17 Long Run, 19 Connor's 20 ¾ Simpsonville, Shelby Co, 23 Field's 25 ½ Scott's 27 Hansbrough 30 Shelbyville 31 The ELIZABETHTOWN, LEXINGTON AND BIG SANDY RAILROAD ran between Lexington and Cattlesburg. Athens, Fayette Co, 8 Comb's Ferry 11 Pine Grove, Clark Co, 14 Winchester 18 Hedges' 27 Thomson's, Montgomery Co, 28 Mt. Sterling 34 Cattlesburg (unfinished) 127 The LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD, most likely the largest, had many depot stops. Cincinnati & Lexington Junction 3 Strawberry, 5 ½ Randolph's 7 Old Deposit 9 ¼ Brooks', Bullitt Co, 13 ½ Shepherdsville 18 ½ Bardstown Junction 22 Belmont 25 LebanonJunction 29 ¾ Booth's, Hardin Co, 32 Colesburg 34 Muldrow Siding 39 Elizabethtown 42 ½ Glendale 49 ¾ Nolin 52 ½ Sonora 55 Upton 59 ¼ Bacon Creek, Hart Co, 65 ¾ Munfordville 73 Rowlett's 75 ½ Horse Cave 80 ½ Woodlawn, Barren Co, 83 ¼ Cave City, 83 ¾ Glasgow Junction 90 ½ Rocky Hill 95 ¾ Smith's Grove 100 Oakland, Warren Co, 102 Bristow,108 ¾ Bowling Green 113 ½ Memphis Junction, 118 Rich Pond 121 ¾ Woodburn 125 ½ Franklin, Simpson Co, 134 Mitchellville, Sumner Co TN, 140 ½ Richland 144 ¼ Fountain Head 146 ½ Buck Lodge 149 South Tunnell 152 Gallatin 158 ½ Pilot Knob 164 Saundersville 166 Hendersonville 170 ½ Edgefield Junction, Davidson Co TN, 175 ¼ Madison 1773/4 Nashville 185 To be continued. © Copyright 30 April 1998, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Sandi Gorin - 205 Clements Ave., Glasgow, KY 42141-3409 (502)651-9114 or sgorin@glasgow-ky.com - Kentucky Colonel PUBLISHING: http://members.tripod.com/~GorinS/index.html KYRESEARCH: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios BARREN CO OBITUARIES: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/ BarrenObits