2000 Population:
72,265 County Seat: Hopkinsville
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From History
of Kentucky by Kerr, 1922
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Christian County was named for Col. William
Christian, who was born in Augusta County, Virginia, and was a soldier
in the Revolutionary war. He came to Kentucky in 1785 and settled on Bear
Grass Creek. He was killed in a battle with The Indians north of the Ohio,
in 1786.
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History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
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Christian county was formed in the year
1796,
and named in honor of Colonel William Christian. It lies in the
south-western part of the state, adjoining the Tennessee line: Bounded
on the north by Hopkins and Muhlenburg; east by Todd; south by the State
of Tennessee, and west by Trigg. |
