Wayne County was formed on December 13, 1800, from both Pulaski and Cumberland counties. It was the 43rd county in order of formation and is named after former General “Mad Anthony” Wayne who was a hero of both the American Revolution and the Northwest Indian War. Wayne’s victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers virtually ended all Indian threat against Kentucky settlers. While the populaiton count of the county is at 20,813 residents, it also has a total area of 484 sqaure miles.
The county was formed in 1860 from parts of Henderson, Hopkins, and Union Counties. Webster County was named for American statesman Daniel Webster who lived from 1782 to 1852. For the longest time, the county was mainly pro-confederate during the American Civil War and was the site of several skirmishes along with some Guerilla warfare. With a total area of 336 square miles, there are 13,621 residents calling it home.
Established on January 17, 1818, Whitley County started with a population of only 500 residents. The county seat is Williamsburg in which both the county and the seat are named after state pioneer, William Whitley. Whitley was also a Colonel being involved in many skirmishes with Native American hunters and trappers but, he is most fmously known for winning the battle of Wilderness Road. With a total area of 445 square miles, there is a population count of 35,637 residents.
Wolfe County was formed on March 5, 1860, from portions of Breathitt, Morgan, Owsley and Powell counties. It was named for Nathaneal Wolfe,\ who was a member of the legislative assembly. Campton, which is the county’s seat, was reportedly formed from camp town in Wolfe County. A breif history fact, the county has small creek winding through Campton, Swift Creek, is named after Jonathan Swift of the legend of Swift’s Silver Mine. Swift supposedly buried treasure in the area which has never been recovered. With the county having a total area of 223 square miles, it only has a population count of 7,355 residents.
The county was formed from a part of of the original Fayette County in Virginia in 1788. It was named for William Woodford who was an American Revolutionary War General from the state of Virginia who died while a prisoner of war in 1780.Woodford County was the last of the original nine counties established which were formed when the Commonwealth of Kentucky became established in 1792. Woddford County has a total populaion count of almost 25,000 residents with a total area of 192 square miles.
