2000 Population:
38,033 County Seat: Glasgow
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From History
of Kentucky by Kerr, 1922
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Barren County. When first seen by white men,
Barren County was part of a prairie county of considerable extent. Not
being familiar with the fertility of prairies, these explorers called them
the Barrens. Barren County was named for this term, which had attached
to all the prairie portion of Kentucky.
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History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
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Barren County, the 37th in order of
organization, was formed in 1798, out of parts of Warren and Green;
and takes its name from what is generally termed the barrens or
prairies
which abound in this region of our country. It is bounded on the north
by Hart county, east by Metcalfe, south by Monroe and Allen, and west by
Allen and Warren. From Glasgow, N. and N.E. for about 10 miles, the land
is level and the soil rich; beyond, it is generally hilly and poor; the
remainder of the county is mostly rolling, with a productive soil. The
subsoil is of clay, founded on limestone. Tobacco is the most important
article of export. Petroleum is produced from wells in large quantities.
There were three small salt furnaces in 1846. |
