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Historical Markers in Fancy Farm

 
Clickable Map of Graves County, Kentucky and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Graves County, KY (20) Calloway County, KY (23) Carlisle County, KY (2) Hickman County, KY (25) Marshall County, KY (15) McCracken County, KY (167) Henry County, TN (38) Weakley County, TN (9)  GravesCounty(20) Graves County (20)  CallowayCounty(23) Calloway County (23)  CarlisleCounty(2) Carlisle County (2)  HickmanCounty(25) Hickman County (25)  MarshallCounty(15) Marshall County (15)  McCrackenCounty(167) McCracken County (167)  HenryCountyTennessee(38) Henry County (38)  WeakleyCounty(9) Weakley County (9)
Mayfield is the county seat for Graves County
Fancy Farm is in Graves County
Graves County (20)  ►
ADJACENT TO GRAVES COUNTY
Calloway County (23)  ►
Carlisle County (2)  ►
Hickman County (25)  ►
Marshall County (15)  ►
McCracken County (167)  ►
Henry County, Tennessee (38)  ►
Weakley County, Tennessee (9)  ►
 
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1 ► Kentucky, Graves County, Fancy Farm — 675 — Barkley's Birthplace —
Senator Alben W. Barkley, U. S. and Vice President, was born near here, November 24, 1877. A life long leader in Democratic Party. Elected Prosecuting Attorney for McCracken Co. 1905, County Judge 1909, Congressman 1913 and U. S. Senator . . . — — Map (db m289925) HM
2 ► Kentucky, Graves County, Fancy Farm — 1682 — Fancy Farm / Centennial Picnic, Aug. 2, 1980 —
Fancy Farm. The town which grew up around St. Jerome's Church was named ca.1845 for farm of John Peebles. Samuel Willett and Elizabeth Hobbs, from St. Rose's, Washington Co., were first permanent Catholic settlers in 1829. First church was . . . — — Map (db m52292) HM
3 ► Kentucky, Graves County, Fancy Farm — 1785 — St. Jerome Sesquicentennial / Elisha John Durbin, 1800-1887 —
(obverse) St. Jerome Sesquicentennial Site of first St. Jerome, completed 1836 by the Rev. Elisha Durbin; first Catholic Church in the Jackson Purchase. Second church dedicated, 1858; present church in 1893. St. Jerome settlers were . . . — — Map (db m52295) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026