Good morning! An extra note here. Starting this week, I am going to be posting only one tip a week instead of one on Tuesday and Thursday. Due to a heavy work schedule and working on some other projects that I hope will be of a help to the Kentucky researchers, this will be a tremendous help to me. I will continue to attempt to provide as many helpful facts and clues as possible and thanks for all of your support! Sandi TIP# 134 - A DEEPER LOOK AT KY COUNTIES IN 1847: BRECKINRIDGE THROUGH FULTON. This is a continuation from Collins' History of Kentucky. BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY: Breckinridge, lying in the western-middle part of Kentucky, is generally rolling, high, dry and finely watered. The climate is pleasant and healthy; thes oil fertile based is red clay and limestone. Sinking Creek, the North Fork of Rough Creek, Rough Creek and Clover Creek are the main waterways. The principal crops are tobacco, corn, wheat and oats. The principal towns are Hardinsburg, Cloverport, Stephensport, Hudsonville, Constantine and Jackeyburg. Cloversburg has three springs nearby - Breckinridge, Tar and White Springs. Sinking Creek sinks beneath the earth for 6 or 7 miles, reappears and flows into the Ohio River. Mr. Huston has a mill and near the creek is a large cave called Penitentiary cave which hasn't been fully explored. BULLITT COUNTY: In the north-west middle part of the state and its main stream is the Salt River. Land is fertile, surface is rolling, scenery variegated, tall beautiful hills covered with pine and laurel. Much iron and other ores found her, salt and mineral waters. Hogs, cattle and sheep are the main commerce exports, 3 woolen factories, 4 steam merchant mills, blast iron furnaces, rolling mill and forges. The main towns are Shepherdsville, Mount Washington and Pittstown. The Paroquet Springs are in this county, and many salt licks. BUTLER COUNTY: Located on the south-west part of state. It is hilly, the soil is 2nd rate but productive. Tobacco is the main staple, there are several fine mill streams and Barren River flows here. The primary towns are Morgantown, Lockport and Roduster. CALDWELL COUNTY: Located on the water of the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers. Between the Twigg and Crittenden lines, land is a beautiful plan, level and productive except between the rivers where the land is broken and poor but abounds with ore (5 iron establishments there). The portion bordering on the Trade water is undulating and has coal. Principal crops are tobacco, corn, pork and iron. Principle towns are Princeton, Fredonia and Eddyville. CALLOWAY COUNTY: South-west portion, more than half the county is level bottoms with enough timber for farming purposes. Staple products are tobacco, corn and small grain. Three towns - Murray, New Concord and Wadesboro. CAMPBELL COUNTY: Located in the north part of the state, on the Ohio River just above the Licking river, Land is river bottom, level, rich and productive with the uplands being undulating and hilly. Staple products are corn, wheat, tobacco and pork. CARROLL COUNTY: Lies on the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers. Hills along the rivers are lofty and precipitous, beyond the land is rolling and soil of good quality. Staple products are corn, small grain and Irish potatoes. Towns are Carrollton (formerly Port William) and Ghent. CARTER COUNTY: On the eastern side of the state, watered by Big and Little Sandy rivers, Tygart's creek. Land is very much broken except in the bottoms of the rivers. Stone coal and iron ore in the hills and salt in considerable quantity. Only town mentioned is Grayson the county seat. CASEY COUNTY: Lies in the middle part of the state on the head waters of the Green river and Rolling Fork of Salt river. Surface is high and broke with corn, wheat, oats and potatoes the principal productions. Town: Liberty. CHRISTIAN COUNTY: South-western part of the state, 22 miles wide and 32 miles long. The southern part has rich, fertile and level bottoms and produces tobacco, corn, wheat, rye, oats and grass. Northern portion is broken and almost mountainous, less fertile soil, finely timbered, well watered and has beds of coal and iron ore. Abounds in caves and caverns. It contains the head waters of Pond, Trade Water, Little and west fork of Red rivers. Mineral and sulphur springs abound. Products here are corn, wheat, oats and tobacco. Five towns in Christian County- Hopkinsville, Belleville, Garrettsburg, Lafayette and Oaktown. CLARK COUNTY: Situated in the middle of the state. ½ of the county is very productive, good soil; 1/4th of the county very broken but fertile and remaining is poor oak land. Principal products are hemp, cattle, horses, mules and hogs. Towns are Winchester, Kiddville, Colbyville, Schoollville and Webster. CLAY COUNTY: Lies on the south fork of the Kentucky river, hilly and mountainous. Principal crops are corn, wheat and grass. Coal is abundant, 15 furnaces in the county. Manchester the only town listed. CLINTON COUNTY: Southern part of the state with Albany the county seat. No other description. CRITTENDEN COUNTY: Western part of the state on the Ohio river. Coal abounds in this county and lead and iron ores in large quantities. Exports include coal, tobacco, corn, wheat, oats and pork. Marion the only town. CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Southern part of the state, the Cumberland river passes through northeast to southwest. Lofty beautiful scenery. Burkesville only town and county seat. DAVIESS COUNTY: Lands are level and fertile producing corn and tobacco. Hemp also cultivated here. Lands are heavily timbered with sugar trees, locust, hackberry, walnut, dogwood, beech and poplar. Towns are Owensborough, Bon Harbor, Nottsville and Yelvington. EDMONSON COUNTY: South-west middle section. Land is undulating and in some places quite hilly. Several sulphur springs, ores and much stone coal. Staple products are corn and oats. Brownsville. Mammoth Cave situated here. ESTILL COUNTY: Eastern middle, bordered on both sides by the Kentucky river. Land is broken and mountainous. Bottom land has oak, walnut, hickory, cherry and sugar trees; upland has oak and poplar, river banks pine and cedar. Iron ore and coal in great abundance. Red River Iron Works situated here. Irvine the only town. FAYETTE COUNTY: Lies in the middle portion of the state on the waters of the Kentucky and Elkhorn. 25 miles north south. Table land, a garden of Kentucky - rich and productive. Stock raising done here - horses, mules, cattle and hogs with corn and hemp grown. Lexington is county seat. FLEMING COUNTY: North-east part of the state on the Licking river. Western portion is rolling and undulating abounding in limestone, productive for grasses, hemp, corn and wheat. The eastern and north-eastern portion is mountainous with large creeks and fertile bottoms - adapted to corn, wheat, clover and tobacco with an abundance of mineral waters. Fox Springs and Phillips Springs lie here. Waterways include Licking, Fleming, Fox and Tripplett creeks. Cattle, hogs and hemp are the main products for export. Towns are Fleminigsburg, Poplar Plains, Mount Carmel, Elizaville, Hillsbrough and Sherbern. FLOYD COUNTY: Extreme eastern portion on the waters of the Big Sandy river - county is 30 miles wide and the surface is mountainous, some reaching 500 feet. Abundant in stone-coal. Principal crops are corn, wheat, oaks and flax. Exports include sheep, hogs and cattle. Prestonburg only city. FRANKLIN COUNTY: Lies on both sides of the Kentucky river with diversified land. A small portion is gently undulating, another has small streams, uneven and hilly while tall cliffs rear their heads. The staple products are wheat, corn and oats with some hemp. Lexington is the only city and county seat. FULTON COUNTY: Extreme south-west corner and lies on the Mississippi River. Land near the town of Hickman is level and fertile, while on the southwest it is broken and only tolerably fertile. In the west the land is low and undulating. Staples are corn, hay and tobacco and exports are tobacco, cotton, corn, wheat, horses, mules, cattle, hogs, sheep and turkeys. Hickman is the main city. © Copyright 24 March 1998, Sandra K. 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