Scottsville in Allen County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
County Named, 1815
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 9, 2013
1. County Named, 1815 Marker
For Lieut. Col. John Allen, born in Va., 1771, came to Ky., 1779. Practiced law in Shelby County. State Representative, 1801-07, and State Senate, 1807-13. Killed in battle at River Raisin, Jan. 22, 1813, and one of nine officers at that battle for whom Kentucky counties named. Allen County formed by Act of Assembly, from Warren and Barren Counties.
Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 760.)
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.
Location. 36° 45.214′ N, 86° 11.511′ W. Memorial is in Scottsville, Kentucky, in Allen County. It is on West Main Street (Kentucky Route 2152) west of South Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located on the left (west) side of the sidewalk at the Allen County Courthouse/Scottsville City Hall entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near
this page online
Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Action (here, next to this marker); Jacksonian Hotel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); Morgan in Scottsville (about 300 feet away); Scottsville Public Spring (approx. 0.2 miles away); Scottsville, 1862 (approx. 0.4 miles away); An Army Restored (approx. half a mile away); An Army in Crisis (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scottsville.
Also see . . .
1. Colonel John Allen. Kentucky History website entry:
Allens family moved to Kentucky when he was
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 9, 2013
2. County Named, 1815 Marker (wide view; Allen County Court/Scottsville City Hall in background)
2. Colonel John Allen and the River Raisin Debacle. Warfare History Network:
At the Battle of River Raisin, fought during the War of 1812 in present-day Michigan, 400 Kentucky militiamen were killed. Following the struggle, nearly 65 of the wounded were brutally murdered by Indians who were allied with the British. Many of the dead Kentucky militia were led by Allen, an attorney and state legislator whose political prominence, had he survived, might have rivaled many national politicians, including that of fellow Kentuckian Henry Clay. But Allens career and his life were cut short at the River Raisin. (Submitted on March 20, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 719 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 20, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
