Columbia in Adair County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Site of Casey Home

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 6, 2024

1. Site of Casey Home Marker

Inscription. Home of Col. William Casey, early Ky. pioneer and great-grandfather of Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain). Born in Va., came to Ky. in 1779. Built Casey Station on Dix River. In 1791 moved to Russell Creek near here. Member second Kentucky Const. Conv., 1799. Trustee, town of Columbia, 1802. Presidential elector, 1813. Died here, 1816. Casey County named for him, 1806.

Erected 1965 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 806.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.

Location. 37° 4.651′ N, 85° 21.379′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Kentucky, in Adair County. It is on Edmonton Road (State Highway 80) west of Country Club Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia KY 42728, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Door Was Left Open! (approx. 2.8 miles away); Male and Female High School Site / Student Parking in the 1850s (approx. 3.1 miles away); Columbia-Union Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Adair County World War I Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Adair County Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Jane Lampton Home (approx. 3.3 miles away); Confederate Raids (approx. 3.3 miles away); Adair County Courthouse (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. County Named, 1801 (was approx. 3.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 6, 2024

2. Site of Casey Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.