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Washington County, Kentucky

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69historic places
—earliest paper
1792formed
12,027pop. 2020
28cemeteries
1CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 69 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972. Most listings are in or near Springfield, Mooresville, Willisburg.

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 Washington titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

57 of 69 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

69 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Barber, John R., HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Beech Fork Bridge, Mackville RoadSpringfieldStructure1989
Beechfork Presbyterian ChurchSpringfieldBuilding1989
Berry, Richard, Jr., HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Blackwell, William, HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Brown, Stephen Cooke, HouseSpringfieldBuilding1994
Caldwell, William, KitchenSpringfieldBuilding1987
Cartwright Creek BridgeSpringfieldStructure1989
Clements HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Cocanougher HouseMackvilleBuilding1989
Conner, George, HouseFredericktownBuilding1989
Covington Institute Teachers' ResidenceSpringfieldBuilding1983
Cusick, Ed, HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Doe Run TrestleSpringfieldStructure1989
Duncan HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Edelen HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
ElmwoodSpringfieldBuilding1977
Farmer's Bank of MackvilleMackvilleBuilding1989
Fields' HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Glenn Cottage TractMaudBuilding1989
Gregory-Barlow PlaceMooresvilleBuilding1989
Grundy HousesSpringfieldDistrict1978
Hamilton FarmSpringfieldDistrict1993
Hamilton, Thomas H., HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Hatchett Tobacco BarnSpringfieldBuilding2008
Holy Rosary ChurchSpringfieldBuilding1989
Johnson's Chapel AME ChurchSpringfieldBuilding1989
Kalarama Saddlebred Horse FarmSpringfieldDistrict2010
Kendrick-Croake HouseMaudBuilding1989
Kendrick-Tucker-Barber HouseMooresvilleBuilding1989
Lincoln, Mordecai, HouseSpringfieldBuilding1972
Litsey, John, HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Long Lick Creek BridgeWillisburgStructure1989
Lyddan, Pat, HouseMooresvilleBuilding1989
Mackville Historic DistrictMackvilleDistrict2014
Maple GroveSpringfieldBuilding2010
Mayes, Archibald Scott, HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
McChord, William C., HouseSpringfieldBuilding1978
McElroy, T. I., HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
McElroy, Wilson, HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Mount Zion Covered BridgeMooresvilleStructure1976
Parrot HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Pile, Benjamin, HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Pope, John, HouseSpringfieldBuilding1976
Ray-Wakefield HouseMaudBuilding1989
Road Run SchoolSpringfieldBuilding1989
Round Stone SmokehouseFredericktownBuilding1987
Simms-Edelen HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Simms-Mattingly HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
SimmstownSpringfieldBuilding1989
Smith, Levi J., HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Springfield ArmorySpringfieldBuilding2000
Springfield Baptist ChurchSpringfieldBuilding1989
Springfield Graded SchoolSpringfieldBuilding1989
Springfield Historic Commercial DistrictSpringfieldDistrict1989
Springfield Main Street Historic DistrictSpringfieldDistrict2011
St. Catherine of Sienna ConventSpringfieldBuilding1989
St. Dominic's Catholic ChurchSpringfieldBuilding1989
St. Rose Roman Catholic Church ComplexSpringfieldBuilding1978
Tatham SpringsWillisburgBuilding1989
Thomas, John, HouseMooresvilleBuilding1989
Thompson, Dr., HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Turner, S. F., and Company Steam Flouring and Grist MillSpringfieldBuilding1989
Walnut Street Historic DistrictSpringfieldDistrict1989
Walton Manor CottageSpringfieldBuilding1977
Washington County CourthouseSpringfieldBuilding1977
Williams, Thomas H., HouseSpringfieldBuilding1989
Willisburg Central Bank and Post OfficeWillisburgBuilding1989
Willisburg Historic DistrictWillisburgDistrict2014

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Washington was formed in 1792 (1792-09-01) from Nelson.

WASHINGTON created from NELSON.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

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

19k14k9,05018001840188019101920196020002020
1800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
9,05015,94710,59611,57514,41914,18214,77312,96512,77711,16810,76410,91612,027

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

28 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 28 of 28 listed
NameLatLon
Baker Cemetery37.77922-85.05522
Barnes Cemetery37.75562-85.02912
Bottom Cemetery37.72998-85.03097
Burns Cemetery37.87908-85.18149
Cocanougher Cemetery37.66046-85.08107
Cull Cemetery37.72035-85.02831
Darling Cemetery37.78194-85.04459
Dorsey Cemetery37.87274-85.05763
Fairview Church Cemetery37.89938-85.10796
Glens Creek Cemetery37.80607-85.07999
Holderman Cemetery37.66957-85.04693
Keene Cemetery37.71339-85.20027
Masters Cemetery37.82942-85.03728
Mc Mullin Cemetery37.73867-85.01912
Moore Cemetery37.80187-85.26208
Perkins Cemetery37.79336-85.02745
Pile Cemetery37.81805-85.28092
Pleasant Grove Cemetery37.75412-85.17525
Prather Cemetery37.79933-85.10251
Royalty Cemetery37.83679-85.03209
Russell Cemetery37.67629-85.06415
Saint Dominics Cemetery37.69423-85.2382
Salzman Cemetery37.80446-85.03078
Sea Cemetery37.8594-85.05512
Settle Cemetery37.80402-85.29213
Stine Cemetery37.87269-85.04911
Tucker Cemetery37.79735-85.28706
Young Cemetery37.67117-85.06579
Historical populated places — 3 of 3
NameLatLon
Hickory Grove37.81463-85.05632
Monfort37.88054-85.19528
Oakland37.69589-85.16685

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.

BattlefieldStudy acresDist.Site ID
Perryville12,58121.2 kmKY009

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

Historical markers

HMdb link

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