Booneville in Owsley County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Boone’s Station

Photographed by David J Gaines, October 9, 2011

1. Boone’s Station Marker

Inscription. Near this spot, Daniel Boone and party camped in 1780-1781. Camp called Boone’s Station until Owsley County was organized in 1843, then named Boonesville. Records show that Boone’s family owned land here until it moved to Missouri.

Erected 1963 by Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 196.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1843.

Location. 37° 28.573′ N, 83° 40.518′ W. Marker is in Booneville, Kentucky, in Owsley County. It is on Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Located on the lawn of the Owsley County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Booneville KY 41314, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Owsley County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); A Masterful Retreat (within shouting distance of this marker); County Named, 1843 (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Actions (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of Earle B. Combs (approx. 3.3 miles away); Company A of the 7th Ky Infantry Regiment

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(approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named A Masterful Retreat (approx. 6.8 miles away); Lee County Veterans Wall (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Booneville.

Photographed by David J Gaines, October 9, 2011

2. Boone’s Station Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2011, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,079 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2011, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.