2000 Population:
23,208 County Seat: Versailles
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History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
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Woodford county was formed in 1788,
and named after Gen. William Woodford. It was the last of the nine
counties organized by Virginia previous to the separation of Kentucky,
and her admission to the Union. It is situated in the heart of the state;
is bounded N. by Franklin and Scott counties, E. and S.E. by Fayette and
Jessamine, S. and S.W. by Mercer, and W. by Anderson; the Kentucky river
forms its entire S. and W. boundary line, and South Elkhorn its N.E. boundary;
the other streams are Glenn's Holman's, Tanner's, and Clear creeks, and
Buck run. The county is triangular in shape, and comprises about 185 square
miles. The face of the country is generally level or gently undulating,
except near the banks of streams; the soil equal to any in the world in
fertility, based on limestone, deep, rich, and triable. The timber is luxuriant
and of the finest quality - embracing black walnut, blue and black ash,
black locust, hickory, sugar-tree, etc. Woodford has been not inappropriately
termed the "asparagus bed" of the garden of Kentucky; the farms are generally
large, and in a high state of cultivation; the population intelligent,
refined, and independent. Hemp, corn, oats, wheat, rye, and barley, are
the staple products - part of which are exported, and also bagging and
bale rope, blooded horses, mules, cattle, and hogs. |
