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Place Names - Adair County, Kentucky By Michael C. Watson Adair County Genealogical Society Place and Time are important factors in historical and genealogical research. We must remember that time changes many things, including our understanding of location. Kentucky was a wild land when the first explorers crossed the mountains and found a kind of paradise. By the time of the Revolutionary movement the Virginia government had taken an important interest in the Western lands of their domain. Division of the lands, in the form of counties, began early in our recorded history. By 1780 there were the "Big Three" counties in what became the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Lincoln, Jefferson, and Fayette. Lincoln County was the mother of many Kentucky counties. Green was formed from Lincoln in 1792; Adair was formed from Green in 1801, with official business beginning in 1802. Adair County was named for John Adair, of Mercer County, later known for his actions at New Orleans under Andrew Jackson, and also later elected Governor of our State. Adair County was formed 11 December 1801. The seat of justice of new Adair County was established on a tract of land that came to be called Columbia. There is no definitive proof why the name was chosen, but a popular song of the time was "Hail Columbia." Our name has never changed. Though the original United States Post Office here, located on the Public Square, with John Field, merchant, as postmaster, was officially "Columbia Court House." This article will be followed in the days ahead by how streams got their names, community names, religion and more. Just watch for the heading, "Place names." This is part of Mike Watson's "Place Names in Adair County" presentation at the Adair County Genealogy and History Research Center next door to the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street. It is open weekdays from 9amCT to 5pmCT, and on Saturdays from 8amCT to NoonCT. Email: adairgenealogy@gmail.com or phone 270-380-1024. This story was posted on 2026-03-18 00:05:48
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