2000 Population:
9,384 County Seat: Marion
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From History
of Kentucky by Kerr, 1922
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Crittenden County was named in honor of John
Jordan Crittenden, a native of Woodford County, kentcky. Mr. Crittenden
was a leader in political affairs in Kentucky to the end of his life. He
held all the great positions in the gift of the people of the state.
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History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
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Crittenden county, the 91st in order
of formation, was erected out of the eastern part of Livingston county,
in 1842, and named in honor of John J. Crittenden. It is
watered by Crooked, Camp, Hurricane, Livingston and Pinery creeks,a nd
is almost surrounded by rivers - the Ohio forming its entire northern,
the Tradewater its entire eastern, and the Cumberland nearly half of its
western boundary; on the E are Union and Webster countries, on the S Cawell
and Lyon, and on the W Livingston. The surface is generally broken, high
and rolling; well timbered, and with a generous soil - adapted to all the
cereals, and remarkable for its tobacco and fruits; it is the finest fruit
region in the state; apples, peaches, and grapes grow to perfection. |
