2000 Population:
18,648 County Seat: Hardinsburg
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From History
of Kentucky by Kerr, 1922
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Breckenridge County was named in honor of
John Breckinridge, a native of Virginia, but a pioneer of Kentucky.
He was a man of great ability, a distinguished lawyer and a statesman.
He was the founder of the Breckinridge family in Kentucky.
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History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
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Breckinridge county was established out of
part of Hardin county, in
1799, the 39th in order of formation,
and was named in honor of the distinguished lawyer and statesman, John
Breckinridge. It is situated in the western middle part of the state,
on the Ohio river - by which it is bounded on the N, by Hardin county on
the E, Grayson on the S, and Hancock on the W. The face of the country
is generally rolling, high, dry, and well watered. The climate is pleasant
and healthy; the soil fertile, with a basis of red clay and limestone.
The principal water courses are Sinking, Clover, and Rouch creeks, and
the North fork of the latter. Tobacco, corn, wheat, and oats are the principal
products; 4,500 hogsheads of tobacco being raised in 1846, and the product
latterly is greatly increased. |
