North Central Kentucky

Camp Anderson | Archer's Station | James Arnold's Station | Baker's Station (Fort (1))
Big Crossing Station | Camp Bishop | Black's Station | Blackburn's Station | Blanton's Fort
J. Boofman's Station | Fort Boonesborough (1) | Fort at Boonesboro (2) | Fort Boone (1)
Fort Boone (2) | New Fort Boone (3) | D. Boone's Fort (1) | D. Boone's Station (2)
Camp Bourbon | S. Boyle's Station | Camp Bradley | Bradshaw's Stockade | Bramblett's Station
Bramlett's Station | Fort Bramlette | Fort Brannaum | Camp Bruce | Bryan's Station
Bryant's Station | Burnt Station (2) | Bush's Station | W. Campbell's Station
Cane Ridge Station | Camp Caroline | S. Cartwright's Station (2) | R. Clark's Station
Camp Henry Clay | Fort Clay | H. Clay's Station | Fort at Clay's Ferry | Camp Collier
Constant's Station | Cook's Station (2) | Cooper's Station | Camp Corbin | E. Craig's Station
John Craig's Station (2) | John Craig's (Fort) Station (3) | Joseph Craig's Station
L. Craig's Station (2) | Fort Crittenden (1) | Fort Crittenden (2) | Crossthwaite's Station
Curtwright's Station | Donaldson's Station | Camp Dudley | Dunaway's Station | Ellis' Station
Emison's Station | Emmerson's Station | Field's Station (2) | Florer's Station (2)
Flournoy's Station | Frankfort Arsenal | Camp Frazer | Frazier's Station | Camp Garnett
Fort Garrett | Camp Gibbs | Goar's Station | Graddy's Station | J. Grant's Station (1)
W. Grant's Station (1) | J. Haggin's Station (1) | Camp Hamilton | A. Hamilton's Station
R. Hamilton's Station | Harrison's (Fort) Station | Hart's Station | Haydon's Station
Herndon's Station | Higgin's Station | Hinkston's Station | Camp Hobson | Holder's Station
Hood's Station | Hornbeck's Station | P. Houston's Station | Houston Creek Bridge Blockhouses
Hoy's Station (2) | Hunter's Station | J. Huston's Station | Fort Hutchinson | Indian Old Fields
Innes' Station | Irish Station (1) | Johnson's Station | Keller's Bridge Stockade
S. Kenton's BH (1) | Kimbrough's Bridge Blockhouses | J. Kiser's Station (1)
Post at Kiser's Station (2) | Lexington Station | Fort Liberty (2) | Fort Licking (1)
Lindsay's Station | McClain's Station | J. McClelland's (Fort) Station | McClelland's Station (2)
F. McConnell's Station | W. McConnell's Station (1) | W. McConnell's Station (2)
McCracken's Station | D. McGee's Station | W. McGee's Station | McGhee's Station
McGuire's Station | McMillin's Fort | Camp Madison | Major's Station | Marble Creek Station
Martin's Fort (Station) | Masterson's Station | Camp Miles | Camp Mill Farm
J. Miller's Station | W. Miller's Station (2) | Morgan's Station | Morrison's Station
Camp Nelson | New Redoubt | Post at North Benson | Old Indian Stockade | J. Owens' Station
Owings' Station | Patterson's Fort | Raglund's Station | Riddle's Fort | Camp Dick Robinson
Fort Robinson | Robinson's Bridge Blockhouses | Rogers' Station | Ruddle's Fort (Station)
Sandusky's Station (2) | Camp Sanger | Camp Sawyer | Scholl's Station | Sconce's Station
C. Scott's Station | J. Scott's Station (1) | J. Scott's Station (2) | Shipp's Station
Sodowsky's Station (2) | Fort Spring (2) | Stafford's Station | Stockton's Station (1)
Stoner Creek Bridges Blockhouses | Strode's Station (1) | Stroud's Station (1)
Summit's Station | Swinney's Station | Fort at Tate's Creek | W. Thomas' Station
Thompson's Station | Camp Tod | J. Todd's Station | L. Todd's Station
Townsend Creek Blockhouses | Unity Station | White Oak Springs | Camp Wilson
H. Wilson's Station (2)

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Robinson's Bridge Blockhouses
(1862 - 1865), near Robinson
Two Union blockhouses (each 18 by 30 feet) built in October 1862 protecting both sides of the Kentucky Central Railroad bridge over the South Fork Licking River, just south of town.

Keller's Bridge Stockade
(1862 - 1865), near Cynthiana
A Union stockade (built September 1864) protecting the Kentucky Central Railroad bridge over the South Fork Licking River, located about one mile north of the Cynthiana railroad depot. Two blockhouses (first built October 1862, rebuilt 1864), each 18 by 24 feet, were also located at each end of the bridge. The bridge was burned by CS forces in July 1862 and again in June 1864.

Camp Frazer
(1861 - 1864), Cynthiana
A Union camp and supply depot first established in September 1861 by the 35th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Destroyed in July 1862 by Morgan's Raiders, but later rebuilt. Located on the north side of town between the river and the Falmouth Pike (North Main Street), on the east side of the Kentucky Central Railroad. Possibly also known as Camp Bruce, Camp Tod (August-September 1862, 99th Ohio Infantry), and/or Camp Caroline. Captured by Morgan's forces again in June 1864, with 300 Union prisoners.

Also in the general area was Union Camp Garnett (undetermined location).

Kimbrough's Bridge Blockhouses
(1862 - 1865), near Cynthiana
Two Union blockhouses (each 18 by 24 feet) built in October 1862 protecting each side of the Kentucky Central Railroad bridge over the South Fork Licking River, located south of town. A stockade was built nearby in September 1864, and the two blockhouses were also rebuilt at that time. The bridge was targeted by pro-southern partisan guerrillas in August 1861, but was not burned or destroyed.

Townsend Creek Blockhouses
(1862 - 1865), near Shawhan
Two Union blockhouses (18 by 30 feet, and 18 by 60 feet) built in October 1862 protecting each side of the Kentucky Central Railroad bridge over Townsend Creek, located north of town at the Harrison - Bourbon county line. A stockade was built nearby in September 1864, and the two blockhouses were also rebuilt at that time. The bridge was burned by CS forces in June 1864.

Post at Kiser's Station (2)
(1862 - 1865), Kiserton
Two Union blockhouses built in October 1862 protecting each of the two nearby Kentucky Central Railroad bridges along Stoner Creek, one (18 by 30 feet) at the north side of Kiser's Bridge over a small unnamed stream; the second (17 by 18 feet) at the north side of the Cooper Run Bridge, near Kiser's Mill. Company E, 9th New Hampshire Infantry was posted here from September 1863 to December 1863.

Stoner Creek (Long Bridge) Blockhouses
(1862 - 1865), near Kiserton
Two Union blockhouses built in October 1862 each protecting the south side of the Kentucky Central Railroad bridge over Stoner Creek, located just south of town. The bridge was burned by Confederate raiders in July 1862.

Stoner Creek (Short Bridge) Blockhouses
(1862 - 1865), near Paris
Two Union blockhouses built in November 1862 protecting each side of the Kentucky Central Railroad bridge over Stoner Creek, located just north of town, and just north of Fort Robinson.

Fort (James) Robinson
(1863 - 1865), Paris
A Union four-point star-shaped earthwork (only two guns emplaced) with a large bomb-proof magazine, located on the north side of town, north of Houston Creek, overlooking the southern approach to the Kentucky Central Railroad's "Short Bridge" over Stoner Creek. The fort was built beginning in the spring of 1863, but was reported still uncompleted in September 1863.

Two Union blockhouses (built November 1862) also protected the north side of the Kentucky Central Railroad bridge over Houston Creek in town.

Camp Bourbon
(1861, 1862 ?), Paris
A temporary Union camp located at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds. The 35th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was posted here from October to November 1861. The fairgrounds may have been used for later encampments by other units as well. There were no Union troops in the area between September to October 1862.

Old Indian Stockade
(unknown dates), Lexington
Located north of town along North Elkhorn Creek and Mt. Horeb Road.

Civil War Defenses of Lexington
(Lexington in the Civil War by NPS)
(1861 - 1865), Lexington
Union works included:
Fort Clay (built from November 1862 to May 1863), marker at the west-end of the West High Street Viaduct, at Angliana Ave.. Extensive quadrangular earthwork for 10 guns, with ditch, drawbridge, and bomb-proof magazine, built on Constitution Hill to protect the western approach to the city along the Versailles Pike (present-day US 60). The city was attacked and briefly captured by CSA forces (Morgan's Cavalry) in June 1864, but Fort Clay held out. Abandoned by its last garrison in August 1865 (Battery B, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, since January 1864), the site became a brickyard after the war, then later became a stock yard.
Fort Crittenden (2) (built from August 1864 to April 1865), a five-sided redoubt for seven guns (only three guns emplaced by 1865) with a large central magazine, on the east side of the city at the Kentucky Association Racetrack on the Winchester Road (present-day US 60). Abandoned in August 1865.
Camp Robert Anderson (September 1861 - October 1862), a Federal troop camp located at the fairgrounds of the Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical Society. Portions of the camp were destroyed by a fire in December 1861. Renamed Camp Ella Bishop in October 1862. Located on Mulberry (Limestone) at Winslow (Euclid) and Van Pelt (Rose) Streets, near Maxwell Springs.
Camp Dudley (fall 1861 - spring 1862), a state guard and militia recruiting and muster camp. Undetermined location.
Camp Sawyer, undetermined location.

Fort Spring (2), near Westmoreland, west of the present-day Blue Grass Airport.
Fort Garrett, near Pinckard in Woodford County.

Spanish-American War Camps of Lexington
(1898), Lexington
Spanish-American War muster and training camps were:
Camp Bradley at the Woodland Park Chautauqua Grounds.
Camp Collier at Tattersall's Fairgrounds. Probably at the present-day Red Mile horse track (built 1875) at 1200 Red Mile Road.
Camp Hobson at Loudoun Park between 7th Street and Loudoun Ave., south of Limestone Street. The troops renamed the post Camp H.C. Corbin soon after arriving.
Camp Hamilton at the James Clark farm on Bryan Station Road about 4.5 miles northeast of the city, near Montrose. Originally named Camp Henry Clay. Possibly also named Camp Sanger.
(Camp) J.B. Gibbs Army General Hospital located one mile outside Camp Hamilton.
Camp Miles at the Simon Wiel Farm four miles west of the city along the Louisville Southern Railroad, near Van Meter, about eight miles west of Camp Hamilton. Initially an overflow camp for Camp Hamilton, then used for Negro troops.
Camp Mill Farm unknown location.
Camp Wilson an Army Engineer camp possibly at or adjacent to Camp Hamilton.

Fort Boone (2)
(Fort Hill - Leslie Morris Park)
(1863 - 1865), Frankfort
This 380 by 90-foot triangular earthwork fort (three guns) was built in March-April 1863, originally named Fort Crittenden (1), to protect the pro-Union government. Unsuccessfully attacked by Confederates in June 1864. In September-October 1864 the State authorities built the larger 415 by 270-foot hexagon-shaped New Redoubt (aka New Fort Boone (3)) (19 guns, only 10 mounted) at the top of the same hill about 350 feet north and to the rear of Fort Boone, using contracted free (30 men) and prisoner labor (50 men), and also Negro slaves (100 men). The city park, opened in 1999, is in the center of town on a forested hill. Erosion and road construction have destroyed most of the New Redoubt, but a small portion is still extant.

Frankfort Arsenal
(1850 - unknown/present), Frankfort
The "Old State Arsenal" is located at East Main Street and Capital Ave.. Briefly occupied by CSA troops in September 1862. A Union artillery gun emplacement was built on the grounds in April 1863. The Arsenal was reconstructed in 1933 after a fire. A portion of the complex is still in use by the KY National Guard. The Kentucky Military History Museum is located here, opened in 1973.

Camp Madison
(1860's), Franklin County
A temporary Union camp. Undetermined location.

Post at North Benson
(1862 - 1865), near Hattan
A Union guard post located at the Louisville, Frankfort, and Lexington Railroad bridge over the North Fork of Benson Creek, about nine miles west of Frankfort. Unknown fortifications. The bridge was burned by CS forces in July 1862, and again in June 1864. Company H, 103rd Ohio Infantry, was posted here during February 1863.

Fort Hutchinson
(1863 - 1865), Mt. Sterling
A Union fort. No remains, site now a cemetery. The town was briefly captured by CS forces in February 1863, and again by CS General John Hunt Morgan's Cavalry in June 1864.

Indian Old Fields
(1750's), Indian Fields
A Shawnee stockaded village known as Es-kip-pa-ki-thi-ki. Visited by British trader John Findlay in 1752. Findlay escorted Daniel Boone to the then-abandoned site in 1769. Marker on KY 15 near Goffs Corner.

Daniel Boone's Station (2) (State Historic Site)
(1779 - 1783), Athens
Built by Daniel Boone on Boone Creek after he and his family left Fort Boonesborough. Samuel Boone, Daniel's oldest brother, also settled here. Boone Creek was named after Daniel's brother Edward Boone, killed in 1780. Site was excavated in 1999.

Fort Boonesborough (1) (State Park)
(1776 - 1820), Boonesboro
Originally here was Daniel Boone's Fort (1) or Fort Boone (1) in April 1775, located at Sycamore Hollow. The settlement was moved 300 yards and renamed by Richard Henderson in July 1776. The new compound was a rectangular formation of eight log cabins on the long sides parallel to the river, and five cabins on the short sides. Two-story log blockhouses were at each corner. The log stockade wall between the blockhouses was not actually completed until 1779. Attacked by the British and Indians in April 1777 and September 1778. Boone's original cabin/fort was burned in 1777 during the seige of the main fort. Became the first chartered town in Kentucky in 1779. The present structure is a reconstruction of the state's second settlement. Admission fee.

Fort at Boonesboro (2)
(1863 - 1865), near Boonesboro
An unnamed Union earthen moated redoubt, with a blockhouse and supporting infantry trenchworks, protected the north side of the Kentucky River crossing near Ford, built in April-May 1863 by mostly Union Negro troops. The preserved site was opened as a Clark County park in 2005.

A near identical redoubt (no remains) was also located on the opposite side of the river at the old ferry landing, near the old Fort Boonesborough (1) site.

Similar unnamed Union defenses built at the same time were also located on the north side of the Kentucky River ferry crossings at Clay's Ferry at Boone Creek (Clays Ferry), and another at Tate's Creek (Valley View). These locations were the point of entry into northern Kentucky by Confederate raiders in September 1862 (Clay's Ferry, Tate's Creek), October 1862 (Tate's Creek), February 1863 (Boonesboro), and July 1863 (Clay's Ferry). Present status of these two sites is unknown. A modern car ferry continues to operate at Valley View.

Camp Nelson
(Civil War Heritage Park)
(1862 - 1865), near Hall
This was a major Union quartermaster, commissary, and supply depot, recruitment center, and prison camp during the Civil War, occupying over 4000 acres by 1864, located along the Lexington and Danville Turnpike about six miles south of Nicholasville. The Kentucky Central Railroad line terminated at Nicholasville, so the remaining leg had to be completed by wagons, or supplied by riverboat from the landing on the Kentucky River just south of camp. Site now part of Jessamine County Parks, located two miles south of the the Camp Nelson National Cemetery. Union earthwork batteries north of the camp included Batteries Hatch, Nelson, Jackson, Putnam (reconstructed), Pope, J.P. Taylor, McKee, and Jones. Earthworks still remain for most of the batteries. Another named battery in the area was Battery Studdiford (location ?). The 400-foot high natural bluffs of the Kentucky River protected the southern approaches. The 1850 Oliver Perry House is the only original structure left remaining from the over 300 buildings built at the camp. The Union troops called it the "White House". See also 12th United States Colored Heavy Artillery

Fort Bramlette
(1863 - 1865), near Camp Nelson
A Union earth and stone fort located just south of Camp Nelson on a hill overlooking Hickman Creek and the Kentucky River. Built beginning in April 1863. Protected the nearby Hickman wooden covered bridge (1838) over the Kentucky River, and the nearby riverboat landing at the mouth of Hickman Creek, and was connected to additional defensive field works along the north banks of the river. Rebuilt and enlarged in September 1864 with 16 gun platforms. Still exists on private property. The Hickman Bridge was targeted by Confederate forces in March 1863, but was not touched.

Fort Brannaum
(1863 - 1865), near Camp Nelson
A Union work south of Camp Nelson at the Kentucky River. A marker is on US 27.

Camp Dick Robinson
(1861 - 1862), Garrard County
A Union 425-acre recruiting and training camp, and supply depot, located about eight miles south of the Kentucky River, and about seven miles north of Lancaster, on the farm property of one Richard Robinson. Established in August 1861, it was the first Union recruiting center south of the Ohio River, initially in violation of Kentucky's official stance on neutrality (declared in May 1861, but rendered moot by September 1861 with Grant's occupation of Paducah and Polk's occupation of Columbus, and subsequently the Federal occupation of Lexington). Several regiments of Kentucky Home Guards were raised here (to oppose the south-leaning State Guards), as well as several regiments of East Tennessee Unionists. The camp was relocated north of the Kentucky River in late August 1862 (after the Union defeat at the Battle of Richmond) and renamed Camp Nelson (see above). The camp was briefly occupied by Confederate forces in September 1862. A marker about Camp Robinson is on US 27 at Camp Nelson Park.


Early Pioneer Stations and Forts

Harrison County:
Stations of Harrison County by Robert Francis

John Scott's Station (2) (1796), about five miles east of Cynthiana on Indian Creek, near Shady Nook.
John Haggin's Station (1) (1780), located about a mile and a half upriver from Cynthiana, either at Sellars Run or at Paddy's Run. Spelled Higgin in one source. Haggin originally had a log cabin here in the spring of 1776, but abandoned it.
Major John Hinkston's Station (1776, 1780), near Lair, one and one-half miles upriver from Haggin's Station (1). Abandoned after an Indian attack (July 1776), then later reoccupied or rebuilt nearby in 1780. Destroyed by Indians soon afterwards (June 1780).
Simon Kenton's Blockhouse (1) (1776 - 1777), a cabin built during the winter at the site of the abandoned Hinkston's Station.
Isaac Ruddle's Fort (Station) (1779 - 1780), near Lair, five miles north of Martin's Fort. Also known as Fort Licking (1) or Fort Liberty (2). Built at or near the site of Hinkston's Station. Attacked and destroyed by the British and Indians in June 1780. Also spelled Ruddell or Riddle in some sources.
Benjamin Harrison's (Fort) Station (1784 or 1786), near Lair on the South Fork Licking River, three miles south of Cynthiana. Attacked by Indians in 1787.
Samuel McMillin's Fort (1779), near Colville ?. Possibly located across the Bourbon County line.

Nicholas County:
Hoy's Station (2) (date ?), Moorefield. Attacked in August 1782. The "Upper Blue Licks" is located northeast of town at the KY 57 crossing of the Licking River.
James Ellis' Station (date ?), Ellisville.
Irish Station (1) (1790's), located on the Licking River about five or six miles south of (Lower) Blue Licks Station.
George Summit's Station (1780's), located 12 miles from the "Lower Blue Licks" (undetermined).

Bourbon County:
Early Stations of Bourbon County by Robert Francis

Major John Miller's Station (1784), one mile northeast of Millersburg. A log cabin was possibly built here in 1779. Brother to William. Town was settled in 1783.
William Miller's Station (2) (1780's), north of John Miller's Station. Brother to John.
John Martin's Fort (Station) (1779 - 1780), located on Stoner Creek three miles north of Paris, near Kiserton. Attacked and destroyed by the British in June 1780 after Ruddle's Station was attacked.
Robert Clark's Station (1784), on Clark's Creek about three miles southwest of Paris.
Joseph Huston's Station (1776), near Paris. Only a single log cabin.
Peter Houston's Station (1780, 1789), Paris. Town was originally named Hopewell, then Bourbonton.
William McConnell's Station (2) (1788), Paris, on Houston Creek. Cousin to William McConnell (1).
Cane Ridge Station (1786 or 1787), near Blacks Crossroads on Blacks Creek. Also known as James Sandusky's (Sodowsky's) Station (2).
Robert Sconce's Station (1789), east of Paris between Harrod's Creek and Roger's Creek. The Shawnee leader Bluejacket was briefly held here in 1789 after his capture.
Henry Wilson's Station (2) (1798), near Little Rock on Brush Creek.
John Cooper's Station (1775 - 1776), on Cooper Run two miles southwest of Kiserton. Probably only a single log cabin. Cooper was killed by Indians in July 1776. John's brother James took over, but he too was killed in August 1776.
William McGee's Station (1780), on Cooper Run southwest of Cooper's Station. Also known as James McGuire's Station.
John Kiser's Station (1) (date ?), on Stoner Creek at Kiserton.
William Thomas' Station (1784), on Kennedy Creek north of Sidville.
Col. John Grant's Station (1) (1779 - 1788), five miles northeast of Bryan's Station on Houston Creek, south of Hutchison. Attacked and burned in 1780, then abandoned until 1784 when rebuilt by Grant. The second house burned down probably around 1822, or was dismantled even later by a new owner.
Dr. Henry Clay's Station (1787), near Clintonville on Green Creek.
Samuel Cartwright's Station (2) (1788), Clintonville. Also spelled Curtwright.
Major Andrew Hood's Station (1785), about five miles from Strode's Station, probably near Austerlitz.
Swinney's Station (date ?), North Middletown.

Montgomery County:
Ralph Morgan's Station (1789), near Spencer at Spencer and Slate Creeks, seven miles southeast of Mount Sterling. Attacked by Indians in April 1793, the last Indian raid into Kentucky.
Bradshaw's Stockade (date ?), one mile north of Mount Sterling.

Clark County:
Capt. John Holder's Station (1780), on Lower Howard Creek near Lisletown.
David McGee's Station (1780), on Lower Howard Creek north of Holder's Station. Also spelled McGhee.
Nathan Hart's Station (1779), one mile upriver from Boonesboro. Also known as White Oak Springs. A simple log cabin was first built in 1775.
Capt. William Bush's Station (1780), near Elkin on Two Mile Creek near the Kentucky River. The various cabins were separated on individual tracts, not built together in a palisaded cluster. The settlement's church was used as the defensive shelter.
Major George Stockton's Station (1) (1787), located two miles from Winchester.
Stephen Boyle's Station (date ?), about one mile south of Strode's Station (1).
Samuel ? (or Capt. John ?) Strode's Station (1) (1779), two miles northwest of Winchester on Strode's Creek. Attacked in 1781. Often mistakenly spelled Stroud. INFO from Betty Southard Stokes
John Constant's Station (1785), about one mile north of Strode's Station (1).
Crossthwaite's Station (1791), Winchester.
Samuel Hornbeck's Station (1788), located on Johnson Creek west of Renick.
John Donaldson's Station (date ?), on Donaldson Creek north of Wades Mill.
William Bramblett's Station (1780), on Stoner Creek south of Wades Mill. Also spelled Bramlett.
Baker's Station (Fort (1)) (1776), on Stoner Creek, five miles west of Mount Sterling.
Edmund Raglund's Station (date ?), on Stoner Creek near L and E Junction.
William Scholl's Station (1781), Schollsville.
Frazier's Station (date ?), on Upper Howard Creek near Goffs Corner.
Dunaway's Station (date ?), on the Kentucky River near Mina.

Fayette County:
William McConnell's Station (1) (1779), Lexington, on Town Branch Elkhorn Creek at the original Lexington Springs (McConnell Springs Park), 416 Rebmann Lane. First settled in 1775. Attacked in 1781. Cousin to William McConnell (2).
Francis McConnell's Station (date ?), Lexington, just east of McConnell Springs.
Rev. Lewis Craig's Station (2) (1781), on North Fork Elkhorn Creek near Bryan's Station, due east of Lexington Station.
Joseph (or William or George) Bryan's Station (1779 - 1780's), Lexington, on North Fork Elkhorn Creek. Consisted of forty log cabins connected in a 200 yard-by-50 yard parallelogram for defense, with a 12-foot high stockade. Attacked by Indians in August 1782. Settlement was first established in 1776, then abandoned. By 1782 this was the largest station in the state. Site is on private property, but the granite monument can be seen from the road. Often misspelled as Bryant.
Lexington Station (1779), Lexington, on Town Branch Elkhorn Creek. Consisted of three rows of cabins forming the fort walls, also known as Col. Robert Patterson's Fort. Rebuilt by John Todd in 1781 as a 94-square-foot blockhouse fort with timbered revetments and a wide ditch. Marker at Main and Mill Streets. Town was established in 1782.
John (or Jacob) Boofman's Station (1780), on a fork of Boone's Creek (Boofmans Fork ? or Baughmans Fork), near Daniel Boone's Station (2). Probably no more than a single log cabin. First settled in 1776.
John Owens' Station (1790), somewhere northeast of Lexington. Also spelled Owings.
McClain's Station (date ?), located two miles northeast of Lexington.
John Rogers' Station (date ?), on David Creek south of Montrose.
Burnt Station (2) (1780 or 1781), four miles east of Lexington.
John Craig's Station (2) (date ?), on North Fork Elkhorn Creek south of Bryan's Station.
Joseph Craig's Station (1780), on South Fork Elkhorn Creek, just north of Levi Todd's Station.
Levi Todd's Station (1779), on South Fork Elkhorn Creek, on Bowman's Mill Road behind the later-built Cedar Hall manor.
John Todd's Station (date ?), near Jonesboro.
Richard (or James) Masterson's Station (1790 ?), a two-story log house. Originally known as McClelland's Station (2) (1786) until sold later. Marker located at Masterson Station Park on US 421.
Unity Station (1780), on (North ? or South ?) Elkhorn Creek.
Stafford's Station (1787), located about seven or eight miles north of Lexington. Probably only a single log cabin.
Robert Thompson's Station (1790), located on the north-side of Town Branch Elkhorn Creek 2.8 miles northwest of Lexington. Probably only a single house.
William Grant's Station (1) (date ?), on Goose Creek near Loradale.

Scott County:
Anthony (or Andrew) Lindsay's Station (1790), one or two miles northwest of Stamping Ground along Lecompte's Run.
John Scott's Station (1) (1780's ?), near Stamping Ground. Probably only a single log cabin.
Thomas Herndon's Station (date ?), northeast of Stamping Ground.
William Campbell's Station (1792), northwest of Great Crossing.
Robert Johnson's Station (1783), on North Fork Elkhorn Creek at Great Crossing. Also known as Big Crossing Station.
McCracken's Station (date ?), on McCracken Creek northwest of Georgetown. Probably only a single log cabin.
John McClelland's (Fort) Station (1776 - 1777, 1781), Georgetown, at Royal Spring. It was left in ruin after an Indian raid in 1777. It was in use again by 1781. Marker located at Big Spring Park on Water Street.
Flournoy's Station (date ?), located southeast of Georgetown. Built by Matthew and Francis Flournoy.
Laban Shipp's Station (date ?), near Newtown.
Ash Emmerson's Station (1786), on Dry Run north of Georgetown, near Delaplain. Also spelled Emison.
Stephen Archer's Station (date ?), near Cranetown.

Franklin County:
James Arnold's Station (date ?), on the Kentucky River south of Frankfort, south of Haydon's Station.
William Haydon's Station (1784), on the Kentucky River south of Frankfort, on Yeatman's Branch (?). Probably only a simple log cabin.
Blanton's Fort (1770's - 1790's), Frankfort, located on Fort Hill. (info by Jim Geisler)
Archibald Hamilton's Station (1792), possibly located near the Frankfort Capital City Airport.
Robert Hamilton's Station (1790), a few miles west of Frankfort.
John Major's Station (1784), southwest of Forks of Elkhorn.
Cook's Station (2) (1792), on Elkhorn Creek, north of Forks of Elkhorn. Only a single log cabin. Attacked by Indians in 1792.
William Goar's Station (1785), on or near Elkhorn Creek about two and one-half miles northeast of Leestown. South or southwest of Innes' Station.
Harry (or Henry) Innes' Station (1792 or 1793), on Elkhorn Creek about four miles north of Frankfort.

Woodford County:
George Blackburn's Station (date ?), near Spring Station.
Jesse Graddy's Station (date ?), on Glenns Creek south of McKees Crossroads.
Capt. John Craig's (Fort) Station (3) (1783), five miles south of Versailles on Clear Creek. Marker at KY 33 and KY 169. Erroneously called Elijah Craig's Station in one source (brother to Rev. Lewis Craig).
Field's Station (2) (date ?), somewhere on East Fork Clear Creek.
Gen. Charles Scott's Station (date ?), on Craig Creek near the Kentucky River.

Jessamine County:
Marble Creek Station (date ?), somewhere on Marble Creek near Spears, possibly located within Fayette County.
Black's Station (1790 ?), on the east-side of East Fork Clear Creek.
Jacob Hunter's Station (1784), on the east-side of Hickman Creek about five miles southeast of Nicholasville, north of Mt. Lebanon.
Morrison's Station (date ?), somewhere on Hickman Creek.


NEED MORE INFO: Florer's Station (2) (1792) somewhere on the trail from Maysville to Lexington.

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