Breckinridge County, Kentucky
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 11 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1976. Most listings are in or near Cloverport, Falls of Rough, Holt.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP3 of 11 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
11 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Cloverport Historic District | Cloverport | 1983 |
| Falls of Rough Historic District | Falls of Rough | 1978 |
| Fisher Homestead | Cloverport | 1983 |
| Holt Bottoms Archeological District | Holt | 1978 |
| Holt, Joseph, House and Chapel | Addison | 1976 |
| Irvington Historic District | Irvington | 1998 |
| Mattingly Petroglyphs (15BC128) | Mattingly | 1989 |
| North Fork Rough River Petroglyph (15BC130) | Roff | 1989 |
| Oglesby-Conrad | Cloverport | 1983 |
| Skillman House | Cloverport | 1983 |
| Tar Springs Petroglyphs (15BC129) | Cloverport | 1989 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBBreckinridge was formed in 1800 (1800-01-01) from Hardin.
BRECKINRIDGE created from HARDIN.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusBreckinridge County population from 1800 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 807 | 7,485 | 8,944 | 13,236 | 17,486 | 20,534 | 19,652 | 17,744 | 15,528 | 14,734 | 16,861 | 18,648 | 20,432 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS49 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 49 of 49 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Alexander Cemetery Number 2 |
| Board Cemetery |
| Bricker Cemetery |
| Bruner Cemetery Number 1 |
| Bruner Cemetery Number 3 |
| Burk Cemetery |
| Butler Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Carman Cemetery |
| Cedar Hill Cemetery |
| Chapin Cemetery |
| Comer Cemetery |
| Cook Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery Number 1 |
| Drane Cemetery |
| Elliott Cemetery |
| Goodhope Cemetery |
| Grandview Cemetery |
| Gray Cemetery Number 2 |
| Hall Cemetery Number 1 |
| Hawkins Cemetery |
| Haynes Cemetery |
| Horseley Cemetery |
| Horsley Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Jolly Cemetery |
| Lyon Cemetery |
| Marr Cemetery |
| McCamish Cemetery |
| Mount Merino Cemetery |
| Nichols Cemetery |
| Old Hudson Cemetery |
| Old Saint Rose Cemetery |
| Owens Cemetery |
| Pate Cemetery |
| Pile Cemetery Number 1 |
| Poole Cemetery |
| Preston Cemetery |
| Sharp Cemetery |
| Shelman Cemetery |
| Shumate Cemetery |
| Taul Cemetery |
| Tucker Cemetery |
| Turpin Cemetery |
| Turpin Cemetery |
| Walker Cemetery |
| Whitworth Cemetery |
| Whitworth Cemetery |
| Woods Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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