Monticello in Wayne County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Monticello

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 15, 2023

1. Monticello Marker

Inscription. Established as county seat when Wayne County formed, 1800. Named for home of Thomas Jefferson, who became third President of U.S. next year. Name was suggested by Col. Micah Taul, the first county clerk, later Congressman and Col. of Wayne County volunteers, War of 1812. Town laid off by surveyor Joshua Jones, Revolutionary War veteran. Land owned by Wm. Beard.

Erected 1966 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 989.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 36° 49.69′ N, 84° 51.056′ W. Marker is in Monticello, Kentucky, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (Kentucky Route 167) and College Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 South Main Street, Monticello KY 42633, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland Region

and specifically in the Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wayne County WWI Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Elder W.A. "Uncle Billy" Cooper (approx. 0.2 miles away); County Named, 1800 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wayne County Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); West-Metcalfe House (approx. 7.4 miles away); a different marker also named The West-Metcalfe House (approx. 7.4 miles away); Mill Springs and the Civil War (approx. 8.3 miles away); Mill Springs (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monticello.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 15, 2023

2. Monticello Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 293 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.