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The 57th county
formed after Kentucky became a state in
1792, was taken from south-eastern
portions of
Warren Co., KY,
and
south-western portions of Barren Co., KY,
on January 11,
1815. Allen County was named in honor of
Colonel John Allen, a brave Kentuckian
who died in the Battle of River Raisin,
MI. It is located in
the
Pennyrile
region of the state. The elevation in the
county ranges from 445 to 966 feet above
sea level. In 2000 the county population
was 17,800 in a land area of 346.12
square miles, an average of 51.4 people
per square mile. The county seat is
Scottsville.
and was settled about 1797, beginning as
a stop on the stage route south of
Louisville.
The town was established in 1816 and
named for Charles Scott, a former
governor of Kentucky. The Allen Court
House or Scottsville post office opened
in 1816. The population in 1990 was
4,278.
If you are
planning a visit to Allen County,
Hwy 231(east) from
Bowling Green,
KY,
Hwy 31E
(south) from
Glasgow, KY, or
Hwy 31E
(north) from
Gallatin, TN,
will provide
easy access to county seat Scottsville.
Allen
County(
More
Allen Co) is situated in
the south central section of Kentucky on
the Kentucky-Tennessee state line. The
Barren River forms the county line on the
north and east, separating it from
Barren
County
and
Warren
County
(More
Warren Co).
Simpson
County,
was formed from
part of the western section of Allen
County in 1819. Allen County is bounded
on the east by
Monroe
County, and on the
south by
Sumner
Co.,TN (More
Sumner Co)
.
Smith
Co , TN became a border
county when it was taken from Sumner in
1799, until 1846 when
Macon
Co., TN
was formed. When
searching for your early ancestors,
looking in neighboring counties can shed
light on many puzzles.
It is important
to know something about the KY/TN
boundary dispute when researching Allen
County and her TN neighbors. This 15 mile
disputed land area is called
Walker's
Line
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