2000 Population:
15,447 County Seat: Liberty
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From History
of Kentucky by Kerr, 1922
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Casey County was named in honor of Col.
William Casey, who was born in Frederick County, Virginia. He moved
to Kentucky in the winter of 1779-80, settling on the Hanging Fork of Dick's
River, where he remained until 1791, when he moved to Russell's Creek,
and established another station. It was fifty miles from a settlement.
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History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
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Casey county, the 46th in order of
formation, was organized in 1806, out of part of Lincoln county,
and named in memory of Col. Wm. Casey. It is situated in the middle
part of the state, on the headwaters of Green river and of the Rolling
Fork of Salt river; and is bounded N by Boyle, E by Lincoln, S by Pulaski,
and W by Adair. The surface is high and broken; the principal productions
are corn, wheat, oats, and potatoes. |
