2000 Population:
34,177 County Seat: Murray
Business | Resources
| Education | Gov | Cities | Map
|
Weather
.
|
From History
of Kentucky by Kerr, 1922
|
Calloway County was named in honor of Col.
Richard Calloway, a pioneer who arrived in Kentucky with his family
in 1776. He was prominent in the public affairs from the time he arrived
until his death.
.
|
History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
|
Calloway county, the 72nd in order
of formation, and embracing 395 square miles, was erected in 1822,
out of part of Hickman county, and named in honor of Col. Richard Calloway;
it then included all of the present county of Marshall, also. It is situated
inthe south-western part of the state, and bounded N by Marshall county,
E by the Tennessee river, S by the Tennessee state line, and W by Graves
county. The land is level, the western half as level as a prairie - having
been "barren lands" in 1830, but is now covered with heavy timber. The
soil is fertile, and peculiarly adapted to the growth of "Gold Leaf Tobacco,"
the chief staple of the county. There are 15 tobacco factories in the county.
The principal streams are Blood river, Clark's river, West fork of Clark's
river, Rockhouse, Bee, and Jonathan creeks. |
