2000 Population:
11,644 County Seat: Brownsville
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From History
of Kentucky by Kerr, 1922
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Edmondson County was named for Capt. John
Edmondson, who was born in Washington County, Virginia, and settled
in Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1790. He was in command of a company of
volunteer troops in the expedition of Col. John Allen, in 1812. He was
killed in the battle of the River Raisin, January 22, 1813.
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History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
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Edmonson county, the 79th in order
of erection, was formed in 1825, out of parts of Warren, Hart and
Grayson, and named in honor of Capt. John Edmonson. It lies on both
sides of Green river; and is bounded N by Grayson,
E by Hart and Barren, S by Warren, and W by Warren and Butler counties.
The land is generally undulating, and in some places quite hilly. There
are several sulphur springs in the county, with ores of various kinds,
and an inexhaustible supply of coal. |
