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| Kentucky County Formation years | ||||||||||||||
| 1776 | 1777 | 1780 | 1784 | 1785 | 1786 | 1788 | 1789 | 1792 | 1793 | 1794 | 1795 | 1796 | 1797 | |
| 1798 | 1799 | 1800 | 1801 | 1802 | 1803 | 1804 | 1805 | 1806 | 1807 | 1808 | 1809 | 1810 | 1811 | |
| 1812 | 1815 | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | |
| 1828 | 1829 | 1830 | 1831 | 1833 | 1834 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | |
| 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1848 | 1850 | 1852 | 1854 | 1856 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | |
| 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1876 | 1878 | 1880 | 1882 | |
| 1884 | 1886 | 1888 | 1890 | 1904 | 1905 | 1912 | 1939 | |||||||
| Kentucky Census Year with Modern Map overlayed: | ||||||||||||||
| 1790 | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890-1900 | 1910 | 1920 | ||
| Kentucky Map Abbreviations | ||||
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unorg. = unorganized g. = gained w. = with fr. = from atmt. = attachment exch = exchanged nca.= non county area ch. = changed Ad - Adair Al - Allen An - Anderson Bal - Ballard Bar - Barren Bat - Bath Be - Bell Boo - Boone Bou - Bourbon Bra - Bracken Brk - Breckinridge Btt - Breathitt Bul - Bullitt But - Butler Byd - Boyd Byl - Boyle Cas - Casey |
Cdl - Caldwell Ch - Christian Clk - Clark Cll - Carlisle Cln - Clinton Clw - Calloway Cly - Clay Cml - Campbell Cr - Crittenden Crl - Carroll Ctr - Carter Cu - Cumberland Da - Daviess Ed - Edmonson El - Elliott Es - Estill Fay - Fayette Fmg - Fleming Fr - Franklin Fu - Fulton Fyd - Floyd Gal - Gallatin Gar - Garrard Gnt - Grant Grn - Green Gsn - Grayson |
Gup - Greenup Gvs - Graves Han - Hancock Hdn - Henderson Hi - Hickman Hln - Harlan Ho - Hopkins Hrd - Hardin Hrt - Hart Hry - Henry Hsn - Harrison Ja - Jackson Jef - Jefferson Jes - Jessamine Jo - Johnson Ke - Kenton Knt - Knott Knx - Knox Lar - Larue Lau - Laurel Law - Lawrence Lee - Lee Les - Leslie Let - Letcher Lew - Lewis Lin - Lincoln |
Liv - Livingston Lo - Logan Ly - Lyon Mad - Madison Mag - Magoffin Mas - Mason McL - McLean MCn - McCracken MCy - McCreary Mea - Meade Men - Menifee Mer - Mercer Met - Metcalfe Mor - Morgan Mrn - Marion Mro - Monroe Msl - Marshall Mtn - Martin Mty - Montgomery Mu - Muhlenberg Ne - Nelson Ni - Nicholas Oh - Ohio Ol - Oldham Own - Owen Owy - Owsley |
Pen - Pendleton Per - Perry Pi - Pike Po - Powell Pu - Pulaski Rob - Robertson Roc - Rockcastle Row - Rowan Ru - Russell Sc - Scott Sh - Shelby Si - Simpson Sp - Spencer Ta - Taylor Tbl - Trimble To - Todd Trg - Trigg Un - Union War - Warren Was - Washington Way - Wayne We - Webster Wh - Whitley Wol - Wolfe Woo - Woodford |
Kentucky Antique Maps & Atlases
See U.S. State & County Boundary Maps and Antique Maps & Atlases to view free map images of antique maps & atlases maps during the years 1732 to 1897 for the entire United States as well as other states and countries.
These are scanned from the original copies so you can see the Kentucky and Kentucky counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some Kentucky maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in Kentucky.
Images are between 1 meg and 5 megs in size so allow a few moments to load if you are using a dial-up connection. Disclaimer: All Kentucky maps are free to use for your own genealogical purposes and may not be reproduced for resale or distribution.
Source: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Kentucky Maps
- 1795 Map of Kentucky - Kentucky, Reduced from Elihu Barker's Large Map. W. Barker sculp.
- 1804 Kentucky States Atlas Map
- 1814 Atlas Map of Kentucky - Regions and counties in outline color.
- 1822 Geographical, Historical, And Statistical Atlas Map Of Kentucky
- 1827 Map of Kentucky and Tennessee, compiled for the Latest Authorities. - Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian Washington. Statistical table for each state.
- 1836 A New Atlas Map Of Kentucky With Its Roads & Distances from place to place, along the Stage & Steam Boat Routes (with) three inset maps: area surrounding Lexington, Falls of Ohio, area around Williamsburg - Full color by county with chart of distances by steamboat given.
- 1845 Kentucky and Tennessee Atlas Map - Col. wax engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
- 1856 Kentucky and Tennessee Atlas Map
- 1856 City Of Louisville Kentucky. (with) The City Of New Orleans Louisiana Atlas Map - Both cities numbered with no reference tables. The two maps are separate but surrounded by the same decorative border.
- 1880 County map of Kentucky and Tennessee. - Shows settlements, railroads, rivers, etc. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers - Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because political boundaries often changed, historic maps are critical in helping you discover the precise location of your ancestor's hometown, what land they owned, who their neighbors were, and more.
