The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-08
nISTORY OF ONO COUNTY
PROM ColIin, History Of Kentucky

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Ohio county was formed in l1?S, on
Of part of Hardin county. the 35rh il
order OF formation. and named after ia,
beautiful river that forms the northern
boundary OF the State. From its terri
tory has since been taken the entir,
county of Davies in ISIS. and parts o
! Butler and Grsyson ia 1910, Hancock il
1929, and Mclean ia lSj4. II is stu
I srcd IN the west middle portion Of Tho
State, on the waters Of Green River; i:
bounded north 10y Daviess aud IIsncock
counties, east b, Breckenridge and Gray
-on. southeast by Butler, southwest hy
Muhlenburg, west by Mclean. aud
northwest toy Davies. Besides Green
River, the streams are Rough, Easr fork
of Panther, Muddy, Whites Fork. Wal,
tons. Barnett's. and Caney creeks The
, -oil is considered equal to that Of the
Green River lands :enerslly -rroiucin
excellent crops of corn. tobacco, oats, pos
Iatoes. clover aLd other grasses. but cup.
posrd not To contain sufficient lime Tor
'hr profitable growing OF wheat. The
timber is heavy aud OF a superior quail
~. Iron ore abound-. and coal il mex
hsu,,ible In lSi2-4S, the morus mul,
Iicaulis WAS tried extensively aud -four
lsh-d, showing that the culture of silk
night be carried on 10 any extent. Some
-pccimens OF manufactured silk were
produced, equal to the best Italian.
TOMAS.
Hartford, the county sest is pleasant
y situated on the hank of Rough Creek
= miles 10y water from its junction with
Green River, 10 miles from Louisville
hA the Elizab,uLto" aud Paducah Rail
road, aud 100 miles from Frankfort II
sas incorporated ia lSCS. and VAS quite
stationary in population for over tweni,
VESTS. hut bids fair To grow steadily un>
Ter railroad influences l"pula;i Ia
1870. 81. Rockl"rt, un Green River
,nd the /. a L X Il; poru alton la
1870. l13. Cromwell, on Green River
- miles from Norsanioun; population
1870 l49, decrease OF IS since 1870
'crSlvo. ON Green River. ) miles from
South Carrollton; population in 1870.
10 Beaver Dam, Buck Horn. Buford
Cool Spring, Furdsville, Hines Mrll-.
aud Point Pleasant. are railroad sta tions,
mall villages, or IusI-oi'icos,
urNBtEs OF TUE Legislature FROM ONO
COUNTY.
.Scnote-lss. IIilIytr. lSlG-lS; Jas.
lot nston. 1919; Dilis DYER, 1910, 10:
Nm. J. Berry. lS5l-53; Z Dudley Wal
ker. lS57-6i: Henry d. McIIenry. 1851.
IS. From Ohio, Davies aud Brcckin-
ridge counties Nathan d. Anderson.
lS.o-23 From Livingston, Henderson,
Muhlenhurg aud Ohio counlies-wm.
Campbell. 1900 From Ohio-Wm. j.
Berry. lS73-T.
House # Representatives Henry Rode4,
lsoo Henry Davidre, lSoa. 'O5, O6; u.
McCre,ry, 1909; John Davis, ISL;
Moses Cummins, Isle; JAS Johnston.
1914. Il. rs, 81. ~; Richard TAYLOR,
1919: John Ca!hoon, 1870 81; David j.
Kelley. ls:,s.,, Robert Mosely. 1894 Dilhs
Dyer. 1895. 80. 81, "a; VIM. NJ Davis.
is:6. %, Is; Elijah Crow, lS29, 80.
80; Samuel o. Peyton, 1885; VIM. II
Rumsey, 1880. 80. II; Alex Il. Rowan,
1855; John IL. MclIenry. 1870; John
W. Crow. 1874; Elisha 81. Ford, 1915.
'4S; Robert 7. Bell. 1916, II, Quiutus
: Sharks. 1919; Henry ID. McIIenry,
1851, SO. 'G5. 90; Henry Thompson.
1853 50, 81, 80, VIM. J. Berry, 1855.
So; John Haynes, 1859. '6l; Remus
Gibson, 1861, '63; W. II. Miller. 1868.
'Gj; w. Esrill McIIenry, 1857, 60; Al.
fred T. Gotham, 1869. III; j S. Taylor.
1871, '73, From Ohio and Dayiess
counties-Philip Thompson, 1915. Rich
ard p. Hooker, 1875. ~.