Christian County, Kentucky
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 52 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1975. Most listings are in or near Hopkinsville, Lafayette, Pembroke.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP40 of 52 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
52 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBChristian was formed in 1797 (1797-03-01) from Logan.
CHRISTIAN created from LOGAN.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusChristian County population from 1800 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,318 | 10,459 | 15,587 | 21,627 | 31,682 | 37,962 | 35,883 | 36,129 | 42,359 | 56,904 | 66,878 | 72,265 | 72,748 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS68 cemeteries and 24 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 68 of 68 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Adams Cemetery Number 1 |
| Atkinson Cemetery |
| Bass Cemetery |
| Boyd Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Burgess Cemetery |
| Campbell Cemetery |
| Cansler Cemetery |
| Carter Cemetery |
| Cave Spring Cemetery |
| Cornelius Cemetery |
| Cox Cemetery |
| Croft Cemetery |
| Dick Boyd Cemetery |
| Double Barn Cemetery |
| Dunning Cemetery |
| Dunning Cemetery |
| Ebling Cemetery |
| Elliott Cemetery |
| Flatrock Cemetery |
| Foster Garden Cemetery |
| Fox Cemetery |
| Fuller Cemetery |
| Garrott Cemetery |
| Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery Number 2 |
| Gray Cemetery |
| Green Hill Memorial Gardens |
| Haddock Cemetery |
| Hale Cemetery |
| Hamby Cemetery |
| Harmony Grove Cemetery |
| Hayes Cemetery |
| Henderson Cemetery |
| Hester Cemetery |
| Kentucky Veteran's Cemetery West |
| Ladd Cemetery |
| Lander Cemetery |
| Lanier Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Long Cemetery |
| Major Cemetery |
| Martin Cemetery |
| Mason Cemetery Number 1 |
| McGee Cemetery |
| McKnight Cemetery |
| McKnight Cemetery |
| Nancy Cemetery |
| Northington Cemetery |
| O'Daniel Cemetery |
| Old Presbyterian Cemetery |
| Powell Cemetery |
| Rawlins Cemetery |
| Reynolds Cemetery |
| Ridgetop Cemetery |
| Riverside Cemetery |
| Rodgers Cemetery |
| Rosedale Cemetery |
| Sharbers Cemetery |
| Shaw Cemetery |
| Shyflat Cemetery |
| Simmons Cemetery |
| Steel Cemetery |
| Turner Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| Weathers Cemetery |
| Wood Cemetery |
| Woodward Cemetery |
| Wynns Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 24 of 24
| Name |
|---|
| Adams |
| Antioch |
| Belleview |
| Castleberry |
| Cox Mill |
| Douglas |
| Dukes Store |
| East Macedonia |
| Edwards Mill |
| Flat Lick |
| Flat Lick |
| Grapevine |
| Greshem Chapel |
| Hickory With |
| Laytonsville |
| Mitchell |
| Number Five |
| Old Empire |
| Orange Grove |
| Palestine |
| Perry |
| Rockbridge |
| Thomas Store |
| West Union |
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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