/METCALFE CO. K. I ("M(eh)d/k(ae)f") (Leon Kidd'. 7 20 1978 291 sq. mi. "This co. was est. it 1860 from parts of Adair, Barren, Cumb., Green, & Monroe Co's.· and named for Thos. Metcalfe (1780-1855), us Congressman (1819~28) and Senator (l81,8-9) and 10th gov. of Ky. (1828-32)." (Book-P; 195); No n's thru the co. The .L&N thru Glasgow, 19 mi from Edm; ~METCALFE COUNTY, KY: Thos. Metcalfe, a War of 1812 officer, served in the Ky. House 1812-16, US Congo (as a Dem from 1819-1828), Ky. Gov. (1829-33) & Ky. State Sen. 1834 and US Sen. 1848-9. Died 1855. (Bio. Dir. of Am. Congo 1777-1927); Ne Fauquier Co, Va. 1770 ; ~METCALFE COUNTY, KY: 106th co. org. in Ky. In the E. Pennyroyal sect. of the state. 291 sq. mi. Drained by the S. & E. Fks. (and their branches) of the Little Barren R. and the head of Marrowbone Ck. in the s.e. corner. Most of its terri. was taken from Barren Co. (Kay Harbison in KY. ENCY., 1992, Pp. 630- 31); No rr or "navigable waterways". Mostly rural farm. Some natural resources: timber, oil, natural gas, limestone (for rd. construction & fertilizer). 1990 pop.=8963 (Kay Harbison in KY ENCY., 1992, P. 631); The law creating M. Co. was enacted 2/1/1860; Pron. mehd/kaef (Kidd & Coleman, 7/20/1978); ~METCALF~ COUNTY, KY Co. was org. 1860 mostly from Barren Co. but _. sections from Adair, Cum, Green, & Monroe too and named for Ky's. Gov. Thomas Metcalfe Located in the heart of the Eastern Pennyroyal. Drained by branches of the Barren & Cum. K's. (Clara Moran in ms. for WPA, ca. late 1930s). A limestone plat. with "isolated hills". (Ibid.) Late settled area ~acking navigable streams. DK when 1st settled but came mainly from Va. & N.C. Early a timbered area. (Ibid.); The co's main highways: US 68, 70, Ky 80, 163, 90; "In the Mississippian Plat's. sect. of S-C Ky." Mostly a well-dissected roling to hilly up= land plat." Sinkholes in the nw part. (McGrain & Currens, TOpo. of Ky., P. 56); Acc. to Long-DenBoer, (pp. 328-9), co. was created from Adair, Barren, Cum Green & Monroe Co's. (270 sq. mi at its formation). On 5/24/1861, it "lost small areas to Barren & Hart Co's. to accommodate local prop. owners". On 10/1/ 1861 it gained 10 sq. miles from Adair. On 2/21/66, it gained 20 sq. mi. from Cum. Co. (300 sq. mil. By 12/31/1939 had lost 10 sq. mi. to Cum. Co.(290 sq. mi.); v!Post offices in that section of Adair Co. that became a part of Metcalfe Co. in 1860. But these had closed before 1860: (1) Pettersons Mills (1825-6), (2) Belmont (1839-41), (3) Cherry Shade (1839'71842), (4) Coleman (1839-1842), (5) Big Creek (1840); V ALONE (Metcalfe Co.): po est. 11/30/1880, Jas. U. Cornelius ••• Disc. 7115/1918 (mail to Ed monton) (NA); On the Edmonton & Horse Cave Rc in the nc part of the co. Named by J.C. Withers. (Thos. L. Gill of Knob Lick, Ky. in letter to Wm. G. Steel, 4/20/1925); I Ace. to Jas. Underwood ~orne1ius, 11/11/1880, this pro] po will be 1 mi sw of Little Barren R, 4 mi nw of Edm. C.H. (po), 6 mi se of Knob Lick poll Ace. to W.H. Bragl 12/8/1917, po was 3/4 mi e of S. Fk, 4 mi n of Edm. po 6 mi s of Knob Lick po, 4 mi ne of Cave Ridge po. (SLR Ace. to 1895 Gaz, it was 4 mi n of Edm; Ace. to 1883 Gaz, it was 4\ mi from Edm. Had 2 chu's. J.N. Corneliu, was pm; ALONE (Metcalfe Co, Ky): [~/lohnl. Betw. Knob Lick & Edm. DPO. D.K. name source. Nearby is Clarks Corner. (Kidd & Coleman, interv., 7/20/1978); ANTIOCH (Metcalfe Co, Ky): Hamlet with dpo. Named for local chu. named for the Biblical place. PO disc. but I re-est. but since, by then, the name was in use in Wash. Co. the po was called Knob Lick for the hill 1 m n and the lick just s of the hill. Area was settled at least by 1790 on site granted to Rev. War vet. Austin Allen. Chu. was on land deeded 1838 by W.A. Allen. Log chu. built but later replaced (1895) & dedicated (1906). Chu. used for sch. till 1882 when a separate bldg. for the sch. was erected on the rd. betw. Savoyard & Tompkinsv. Later the sch. was moved and its 1st bldg. became a home. (Wolf Ck. Dam Homemakers Dist Hist. of Met. Co. n.d., (ca. 1948), (n.p.); /BEECHVILLE (Metcalfe Co.); po est. as Rockland Mills in Barr,!l'n Co. 8/31/1853" Sampson Jones ••. in Metcalfe Co. when it was est ••• ch. to Beach. ville (sic), 11/6/1877, John H. lIlarcum ••• Disc. eff. 10/31/1906; 'He-est. as Beechville, 3/26/ 1925, Ian H. Price ••• (NA); ("Beech/vol") cf Mrs. Clara Simmons of Beechville, who was the last pm ••• Now; dpo, Sulphur Springs Chu. The Masonic Lodge is gone. DK about Rockland Mills Named for the beech,trees. Hasnt had a store there in a long time. The po was in its own bldg., until it closed c. 5 yrs. ,a,!So. (Leon Kid & Zach. Coleman, interview, 7/20/+978);