Flemingsburg in Fleming County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Fleming County

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

1. Fleming County Marker

Inscription. Kentucky's 26th, formed from Mason in 1798. Named for John Fleming, Rev. War officer who came in 1776 to mark and improve land. Built Fleming's Station, among the county's earliest. Fellow pioneers were John Finley, Michael Cassidy, and George Stockton, his half-brother. Stockton owned land, laid out, and named Flemingsburg, 1796.
Presented by Fleming County Bicentennial Committee

Erected 1998 by the Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 950.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.

Location. 38° 25.375′ N, 83° 43.985′ W. Marker is in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, in Fleming County. It is at the intersection of Court Square and North Main Cross Street (Kentucky Route 57), on the left when traveling south on Court Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Court Square, Flemingsburg KY 41041, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: James J. Andrews (a few steps from this marker); John F. Day (1913-1982) (a few steps

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from this marker); Fleming Hotel (a few steps from this marker); Gorman Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Tobacco Plug Factory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Birthplace of Herman Chittison / Accomplished Jazz Pianist (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stockton's Station (approx. half a mile away); Michael Cassidy (1755-1829) (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Flemingsburg.

Also see . . . Fleming County History. (Submitted on May 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Fleming County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

2. Fleming County Courthouse

Fleming County Courthouse Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

3. Fleming County Courthouse Sign

Sign reads: The central court square of Flemingsburg was delineated when the town plan was surveyed in the 1790's. A county courthouse has continuously occupied the site. The current building is a 1952 neocolonial structure designed by the architectural firm of Kenroy, Cormack, and Scott.

View looking NNW towards West Main Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

4. View looking NNW towards West Main Street.

Area photo looking down North Main Cross Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

5. Area photo looking down North Main Cross Street

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,015 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.