County seat is Cynthiana. Munfordville is co seat. Settlers arrived ca 1794 in the area of Horse Cave. Major Civil War area. County seat is Henderson.
New Castle is county seat.
71st county, formed 1821, comprised entire area of the Jackson Purchase. Columbus is the county seat originally in 1823, moved in 1830 to Clinton. County seat is Madisonville. Prehistoric Indians were original inhabitants, was a settlement at Fort Ridge. 105th county, est 1858, named for Pres.