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History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
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Jessamine county, the 36th county erected
in Kentucky, was formed, in 1798, out of the southern part of Fayette
county; is situated in the middle section of the state, on the Kentucky
river, which forms its SE, S, and SW boundary line. It is bounded N by
Fayette, E by Madison, S by Garrard, and W by Garrard, Mercer, and Woodford
counties. The part of the county north of Nicholasville is gently undulating,
with a black, friable, and remarkably rich soil, over the fossiliferous
beds of the blue limestone; that which lies to the south, over the chert
beds and the Kentucky river marble, is not so good; along the river, it
is quite hilly and broken, but productive. The leading products are hemp,
corn, blue grass, and cattle. |
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