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Marion County, Kentucky

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13historic places

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1834formed

19,581pop. 2020

19cemeteries

1CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 13 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Lebanon, Loretto, Bradfordsville.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

5 of 13 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

13 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Bradfordsville Christian Church	Bradfordsville	Building	2010
Burks' Distillery NHL	Loretto	District	1974
Gravel Switch Historic District	Gravel Switch	District	2014
Lebanon Historic Commercial District	Lebanon	District	1987
Lebanon Junior High School and Lebanon High School	Lebanon	Building	2000
Lebanon National Cemetery	Lebanon	Site	1975
Loretto Historic District	Loretto	District	2014
Loretto Motherhouse	Nerinx	District	1980
Offutt, Capt. Andrew, Monument	Lebanon	Object	1997
Purdom, Clel, House	Lebanon	Building	2016
Spalding, Leonard A., House	Lebanon	Building	1991
St. Joseph Church	Raywick	Building	2010
St. Mary's College Historic District	St. Mary	District	1980

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Marion was formed in 1834 (1834-03-01) from Washington.

MARION created from WASHINGTON.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Marion County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1840	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
11,032	12,593	14,693	16,290	15,527	16,913	17,212	16,887	17,910	18,212	19,581

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

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

19 cemeteries and 29 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 19 of 19 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Benningfield Cemetery	37.45784	-85.29246
Crews Cemetery	37.50832	-85.06896
Holy Name of Mary Cemetery	37.51172	-85.27135
Lebanon National Cemetery	37.55266	-85.26851
Liberty Cemetery	37.49062	-85.18134
Rawlings Cemetery	37.52912	-85.05322
Rollertown Cemetery	37.56745	-85.04683
Ryder Cemetery	37.57284	-85.24023
Saint Agustines Cemetery	37.57328	-85.26246
Saint Charles Cemetery	37.59481	-85.34467
Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery	37.55784	-85.42224
Saint Ivos Cemetery	37.62476	-85.17282
Saint Matthews Cemetery	37.48339	-85.3794
Smocks Chapel Cemetery	37.65375	-85.40093
Sutton Cemetery	37.52756	-85.46885
Tatum Cemetery	37.55611	-85.12488
Thomas Burying Ground	37.67263	-85.4479
Wayman Cemetery	37.4609	-85.10051
Weatherford Cemetery	37.4484	-85.07412

Historical populated places — 29 of 29

Name	Lat	Lon
Arbuckle	37.47213	-85.22331
Aurbuckle	37.47213	-85.22331
Barbours Mill Pike	37.62888	-85.24343
Beantown	37.64339	-85.3354
Cambron	37.71852	-85.40711
Cherry Run	37.56141	-85.37797
Cissels Creek	37.5971	-85.32673
Clear Creek	37.49362	-85.40729
Downs	37.58842	-85.39274
Gilboa	37.47394	-85.40675
Helm	37.55123	-85.19095
Highview	37.56305	-85.50397
Horseshoe Bend	37.52081	-85.42956
Lagoon	37.51173	-85.35087
Logan	37.62994	-85.04482
Lower Logan	37.62643	-85.09632
McCauley	37.57805	-85.48252
McElroy Pike	37.53505	-85.34562
Medlock	37.47172	-85.1982
Miller Pike	37.55763	-85.33429
Pleasant Run	37.61743	-85.15735
Ridge	37.4746	-85.36652
Rush Branch	37.44836	-85.06506
Saint Rose Pike	37.63952	-85.30369
Shortline Pike	37.59179	-85.21805
Springfield Pike	37.60172	-85.21923
Stewarts Creek	37.55698	-85.35147
Sulpher Lick Creek	37.59142	-85.48406
Whippoorwill	37.42769	-85.07941

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

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

Battlefield	Study acres	Dist.	Site ID
Perryville	12,581	27.5 km	KY009

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

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