KENTUCKY GENEALOGY EXPRESS - LAWRENCE COUNTY

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Welcome to
Lawrence County, Kentucky
History & Genealogy

County Courthouse
122 S Main Cross St
Louisa, KY 41230-1700
Phone: (606)638-4102
Fax: (606)638-0638

BIOGRAPHIES	BIRTHS	CEMETERIES	CENSUS	DEATHS
HISTORY	MARRIAGES	NEWSPAPERS	OBITUARIES

HISTORY

LAWRENCE COUNTY is named for James Lawrence, and co-founded by Isaac Bolt, who served as a Lawrence County Commissioner and Justice of the Peace. It is the home of country music star Ricky Skaggs. It is the birthplace of the late Chief Justice of the United States Frederick Moore Vinson and former Kentucky Governor Paul E. Patton. In regard to alcohol sales, Lawrence County is a dry county, meaning the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited everywhere in the county.

COMMUNITIES:

Adams
Blaine (city)
Blevins
Cordell
Louisa (city)
Mazie
Richardson

LIBRARIES:

Lawrence County Public Library
102 W. Main and Jefferson
Louisa, KY 41230

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Adjacent Counties:

1. Carter County (northwest)
2. Boyd County (north)
3. Wayne County, West Virginia (east)
4. Martin County (southeast)
5. Johnson County (south)
6. Morgan County (southwest)
7. Elliott County (west)

County Seat: Louisa
Year Organized: 1822
Square Miles: 415.60
Size of Board: 5

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