Prestonsburg in Floyd County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

County Named, 1799

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2016

1. County Named, 1799 Marker

Inscription. For Col. John Floyd. Born Amherst County, Va., 1750. Led party to survey land now Kentucky, 1774. With George Rogers Clark’s Indian expeditions. Back in Va., joined Colonial navy. Captured, taken to England. Escaped. Built Floyd’s Station, 1779 or 80, near-by what is now Louisville. Named Lieut. of Jefferson Co., part of Va., 1781. Killed in Indian ambush, 1783.

Erected 1968 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 817.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.

Location. 37° 40.098′ N, 82° 46.343′ W. Marker is in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, in Floyd County. It is at the intersection of S. Central Avenue and E. Court Street, on the right when traveling south on S. Central Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Prestonsburg KY 41653, 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 walking distance of this marker: Greenville R. Davidson (here, next to this marker); Floyd County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Civil War Event (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Graham (approx. 0.2 miles away); Prestonsburg Toll Bridge / Chesapeake & Ohio Railway System (approx. 0.2 miles away); Early Commerce (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Burns House / A Brief History of the Garfield Place (approx. ¼ mile away); Ferguson Town Branch Ferry and Dock (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prestonsburg.

Greenville R. Davidson and County Named, 1799 Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2016

2. Greenville R. Davidson and County Named, 1799 Markers

At rear of Floyd County Justice Center

County Named, 1799 and Greenville R. Davidson Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2016

3. County Named, 1799 and Greenville R. Davidson Markers

At southwest corner of intersection of S. Central Ave and E. Court St

Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 601 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 27, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.