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COUNTY HISTORY

Lexington Courthouse 1889

Lexington Courthouse 1934

Fayette County is one of the three original counties formed by Virginia on June 30, 1780. It was named for General Lafayette, who served in the Revolutionary War. The county's seat is LEXINGTON, created by Virginia on May 5, 1782.

Fayette County was first inhabited by Native Americans. Burial mounds have been found at Hickman and Elkhorn creeks. Early pioneers arrived in 1774, when Jacob Baughman settled a claim on what was later known as Boone's Creek. Hancock Taylor, James Douglas, and John Floyd surveyed in the area in 1774. A party of explorers led by William McConnell arrived in 1775 and built one of the early stations. McConnell is credited with selecting the name for the settlement, Lexington. The Bryant family settled their station in 1776. Other early stations were those of Levi Todd, 1779, and William McGee, 1780.

CONTENTS Biographies Births 1900 Births   Marriages 1899 Marriages 1900 Marriages Obits, Deaths, Notices, etc. Death Index Obits Cemetaries Church Database - with history Sheriff's Quarters Early Sheriffs

MILITARY American Civil War Generals Vietnam War Casualties CENSUS 1810 Census WILLS NEWSPAPER ARTICLES Miscellaneous Articles 1872 City / County Officers

SURROUNDING COUNTIES   Jessamine Woodford Scott Bourbon Montgomery Clark Madison Kentucky State Vital Records Cabinet for Health Services Office of Vital Statistics 275 East Main Street Frankfort, Kentucky 40621-0001 Phone: 502-227-0032 Fax: 502-227-0032 Fayette County Kentucky Vital Records Fayette County Clerk 162 E Main Street Lexington, KY 40507 Phone: (859) 253-3344 The Lexington Cemetery 833 W Main Street Lexington, Kentucky 40508 Phone: (859) 255-5522 [Searchable Database]