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History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
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Allen county, the 57th in order of
formation, was carved out of Warren and Barren counties, Jan. 11, 1815,
and named in honor of Col. John Allen. It is situated in the extreme
southern part of the state, and is bounded on the north by Warren and Barren
counties, east by Barren and Monroe, south by the state of Tennessee, and
west by Simpson and Warren counties. The land is rather hilly; soil in
many parts fertile; timber in great abundance; cotton is grown successfully.
Big Barren river forms the northern, and more than half of the eastern
boundary line; the other streams are Big Trammel, Little Trammel, Puncheon
Camp, Long, Walnut, Big Difficult, Little Difficult, East, West, and Sulphur
forks of Bay's Fork, Middle and Sulphur forks of Drake's creek, John's,
Rough, and Snake creeks - all tributaries of Big Barren river. |
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