2000 Population:
85,991 County Seat: Burlington
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From History
of Kentucky by Kerr, 1922
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Boone County was named in honor of Col.
Daniel Boone, the heroic explorer and pioneer of Kentucky.
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History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
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Boone County, the 30th in order of
formation, was organized in 1798, out of part of Campbell county;
so named in honor of Col. Daniel Boone; is situated in the most
northern part of the state, in the "North Bend" of the Ohio river; average
length, north to south, about 20 miles, average breadth about 14 miles;
bounded on the E. by Kenton, S. by Grant and Gallatin counties, N. and
W. by the Ohio river, which flows along its border about 40 miles, dividing
it from the states of Ohio and Indians. The land is nearly all tillable,
a portion level, but generally hilly; the river bottoms very productive;
farther out from the river, good second-rate. The principal streams are
Woolper, Middle, Gunpowder, Big Bone, and Mud Lick creeks. |
