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Jessamine County, Kentucky

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
78historic places
—earliest paper
1799formed
52,991pop. 2020
86cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 78 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1975; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Nicholasville, Wilmore, Keene.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Kentucky is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Jessamine titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

29 of 78 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

78 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Asbury College Administration BuildingWilmoreBuilding1985
Ashurst, Craig, HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Barkley HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Barkley, Isaac, HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Bethel Academy Site (15JS80)WilmoreSite1984
Bicknell HouseWilmoreBuilding1984
Brick House on Shun PikeNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Bronaugh, J. S., HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Brown, George I., HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1977
Bryan, George and Betty, HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Bryant HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1985
Burrier HouseKeeneBuilding1984
Butler's TavernNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Camp NelsonNicholasvilleDistrict2001
Camp Nelson Historic and Archeological District NHLNicholasvilleDistrict2013
Camp Nelson National CemeteryNicholasvilleSite1998
Canewood FarmNicholasvilleDistrict1999
Chaumiere des PrairiesNicholasvilleBuilding1975
Chrisman, Joseph, HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Confederate Memorial in NicholasvilleNicholasvilleObject1997
Crockett, Joseph, HouseNicholasvilleBuilding2011
Curd HouseWilmoreBuilding1984
Duncan, J. W., HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Dunn, Nathaniel, HouseNicolasvilleBuilding1979
East Main Street Historic DistrictWilmoreDistrict1994
Ebenezer Presbyterian ChurchKeeneBuilding1983
Federal House on Hickman CreekLoganaBuilding1985
First VineyardNicholasvilleSite2015
Fort BramletteNicholasvilleSite1975
Glass Mill ComplexWilmoreDistrict2025
Glass Mill Road Four Arch BridgeWilmoreStructure2024
Grubb, A., HouseSpearsBuilding1984
Hoover HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Hughes HouseKeeneBuilding1984
Hunter, John, HouseLoganaBuilding1985
January, Ephriam, HouseKeeneBuilding1983
Keene Springs HotelKeeneBuilding1984
Kenyon Avenue Historic DistrictWilmoreDistrict1994
Knight, Grant, HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Lancaster, John, HouseKeeneBuilding1983
Lexington and Main Historic DistrictWilmoreDistrict1994
Locust Grove Stock FarmKeeneBuilding1984
Log House on Shun PikeNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Lowry, William C., HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Marshall-Bryan HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Martin, James G., HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Martin, Lewis Y., HouseNicholasvilleBuilding2008
McClure-Shelby HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1978
McConnell-Woodson-Philips HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Morrison-Kenyon LibraryWilmoreBuilding1985
Mt. Pleasant Baptist ChurchKeeneBuilding1984
Nave-Brown HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Newman, Davis, HouseSpearsBuilding1984
Nicholasville Historic DistrictNicholasvilleDistrict1984
North Lexington Avenue Historic DistrictWilmoreDistrict1994
O'Neal, George, HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1985
O'Neal, James, HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1985
Payne-Saunders HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1996
Pleasant GroveKeeneBuilding1984
Providence ChurchNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Roberts ChapelNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Sandy BluffNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Scott HouseLittle HickmanBuilding1983
Scott, John Harvey, HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Shady GroveNicholasvilleBuilding1985
Shanklin HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1985
St. Luke Catholic ChurchNicholasvilleBuilding2024
Steele, Robert, HouseKeeneBuilding1983
Stone House on Brooklyn HillWilmoreBuilding1983
Stone House on West HickmanNicholasvilleBuilding1983
Sunnyside Farm HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Taylor, Ridge, FarmNicholasvilleBuilding1985
ThornwoodNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Venable-Todhunter HousesNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Waveland (Boundary Increase)NicholasvilleSite2017
WoodlandNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Young HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1984
Young, A. M., HouseNicholasvilleBuilding1985

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Jessamine was formed in 1799 (1799-02-01) from Fayette.

JESSAMINE created from FAYETTE.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Jessamine County population from 1800 to 2020 (Census historical series).

53k29k5,46118001840188019101920196020002020
1800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
5,4619,2979,3969,46510,86411,92512,20512,17412,45813,62526,14639,04152,991

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

SiteTypeDist.
Camp Nelson National MonumentPark unit8.8 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

86 cemeteries and 13 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 86 listed
NameLatLon
Aaron Farra Family Cemetery37.94064-84.54926
Antioch Church Cemetery37.789-84.4945
Baker Farm Cemetery37.83148-84.57251
Beam Preserve Cemetery37.7876-84.61967
Blevins - Fain Cemetery37.82175-84.554
Blue Grass Memorial Gardens37.98535-84.59494
Bronaugh Cemetery37.87733-84.47362
Brown Cemetery37.85954-84.46128
Brown Cemetery37.86194-84.46186
Brumfield Cemetery37.78138-84.53955
Bruner - Dean Cemetery37.77452-84.55048
Burdette Family Cemetery37.78547-84.61802
Burton Cemetery37.8149-84.53811
Camp Nelson National Cemetery37.78716-84.60246
Carter Cemetery37.78647-84.53936
Chapman Cemetery37.85041-84.49946
Clarence Marrs Farm Cemetery37.93878-84.52059
Cobb Cemetery37.85853-84.5411
Combs Cemetery37.85949-84.468
Corman Cemetery37.83266-84.61851
Corman Cemetery37.89561-84.62346
Cravens Cemetery37.8734-84.48296
Crockett - Woodson Cemetery37.93484-84.58454
Dickerson Cemetery37.84237-84.52034
Dickerson Family Cemetery37.88384-84.54747
Duncan Cemetery37.8895-84.56899
Ebenezer Cemetery37.93036-84.68522
Evans Graveyard37.75912-84.56615
Fain Cemetery37.80775-84.50983
Fain Family Cemetery37.78747-84.58941
Fain-Blakeman Cemetery37.81259-84.49758
Ferrell Cemetery37.77419-84.57135
Fitch Cemetery37.80554-84.6143
Frost Cemetery37.93659-84.65244
Gullette Cemetery37.86079-84.46975
Hill Cemetery37.83954-84.51325
Hogan Family Cemetery37.76805-84.56568
House Family Cemetery37.7996-84.52689
Hughes Cemetery37.83459-84.5053
Hunter Cemetery37.7916-84.52389
Indian Cemetery37.80965-84.51667
J C Perry Cemetery37.88451-84.51602
John A Brooks Cemetery37.7367-84.56397
Joseph Christian Farm Cemetery37.84961-84.44418
Keene Cemetery37.94751-84.64107
Knight Cemetery37.91761-84.61085
Land - Willis Cemetery37.82066-84.61405
Land Cemetery37.80853-84.46905
Locust Grove Cemetery37.89227-84.57652
Lowry Cemetery37.86167-84.66159
Maple Grove Cemetery37.88481-84.56834
McGee Cemetery37.99495-84.65476
Megee - Phillips Cemetery37.82092-84.63348
Miller Family Cemetery37.82457-84.56862
Moravian - A J Corman Estate Cemetery37.8648-84.6103
Moss Reynolds Cemetery37.78649-84.52211
Nave Cemetery37.90042-84.605
Neal Cemetery37.94223-84.60276
Newman Cemetery37.85576-84.44756
O'Neal Cemetery37.9451-84.60952
Peel Cemetery37.80801-84.52671
Potts Sageser Cemetery37.75738-84.56198
Prentice Family Cemetery37.85434-84.65111
Price Cemetery37.90676-84.66211
Rhorer Cemetery37.84773-84.64012
Richards Cemetery37.85948-84.46117
Riddle Cemetery37.86359-84.51079
Russell Cemetery37.89441-84.63203
Sallee Cemetery37.93683-84.63918
Sanders-Brumfield Cemetery37.80546-84.46396
Sargent - Watts Cemetery37.81022-84.58674
Simpson Cemetery37.88494-84.51596
Stinnett Cemetery37.79919-84.5255
Taylor Cemetery37.81544-84.49522
Taylor Family Farm Cemetery37.89762-84.47459
Thomas Reynolds Cemetery37.80553-84.50903
Todhunter Cemetery37.90346-84.58517
Walker - Hale Cemetery37.86658-84.45126
Williams Cemetery37.85308-84.45815
Willie Taylor Cemetery37.86642-84.45166
Historical populated places — 13 of 13
NameLatLon
Chattersville37.8453-84.61378
Cobbs Service Station37.90845-84.61892
Crisman Mill37.8417-84.50383
Edgewood37.87388-84.57958
Lexington Park37.89789-84.62036
Oak Hill37.75788-84.59803
Oakdale37.8648-84.62635
Pekin37.8743-84.6862
Red Oak37.89157-84.53133
Sulphur Well Park37.86133-84.54433
Sweet Home37.74408-84.60562
Watts Store37.81029-84.56108
Wilmore Park37.8941-84.60702

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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