Kentucky/Buchanan County

Kentucky/Buchanan County is a Virginia historical marker in Buchanan County, dedicated 1951.

Buchanan County · dedicated 1951 · Rte. 460, 300 feet east of the state line

Get directions ↗Start a road trip Historical trails

Kentucky The first permanent settlement was made at Harrodsburg in 1774. Kentucky County was establsihed in 1776 and was represented in the Virginia Legislature by Daniel Boone. Kentucky was admitted to the Union as the 15th state in 1792. Buchanan County Formed in 1858 from Tazewell and Russell and named for James Buchanan, President of the United States, 1857-1861.

Maps this old were drawn largely by eye, so places on them can sit miles from where they really are. The pin is ours and marks the marker's location today.

TodayHistorical map

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Example

The Articles of Confederation marker in Pennsylvania stands under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s.

What that marker records spans 1777 to 1789, overlapping William Gabby's years there.

From one family's 77-marker roster

Upload your family tree and TreeAlive finds the markers near where your own ancestors lived.

See your family's markers

Start with a tree file, a FamilySearch sign in, or a WikiTree ID.

Report a problem with this page

The marker isn't at this spotOur pin may be off. If you know where it stands, tell us.I couldn't find the markerWe record what the source recorded. We have not been to look.The sign reads differentlyThat would be an error, and we can pass it to the program.The historical map looks wrongThe period map behind the pin, not the marker itself.Something else

We may pass what you report to the state's marker program. Please don't include personal details.

Marker program managed by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

Kentucky/Buchanan County

More markers nearby