Bracken County, Kentucky

Founding: 1797
Parent counties: Campbell and Mason

Namesake: William Bracken, Kentucky explorer
Seat: Augusta (1797–1833); Brooksville (1833–)

Land area: 206 square miles

Population (2020): 8,400

Population (historic): 2,606 (1800); 6,518 (1830); 11,409 (1870); 12,137 (1900); 9,616 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1880; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: Three cities

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,097 (28.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 46%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 16.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $941
Average outbuilding value (1930): $784
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,812
Average farm size (1920): 48.6 acres
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Augusta (ex-seat)

Namesake: Augusta County, Virginia

Founding: 1786 (platting); 1801 (post office); 1850 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,096

Population (historic): 143 (1800); 786 (1840); 960 (1870); 1,718 (1900); 1,675 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1840; 1850–1920; 1930s; 1970s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 299 (49.5%)
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Brooksville

Namesake: David Brooks, Kentucky senator

Founding: 1825 (post office); 1839 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 654

Population (historic): 262 (1860); 378 (1880); 565 (1900); 615 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1880; 1890s; 1910–1940; 1960–1980; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 112 (28.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Maple Lawn / Samuel Shockey Farm (c. 1855). 1509 Asbury Road. Greek Revival.
2. Thomas Reynolds Farm (c. 1850). 3737 Asbury Road. Greek Revival.
3. Abraham Baker House and Wine Cellar (c. 1850). 4465 Augusta–Chatham Road.
4. Michael Harmon House (c. 1865). 5509 Brooksville–Germantown Road. Italianate.
5. John Boyd House (c. 1845). 1019 Dover Road.
6. Samuel Byer Farm (c. 1820). 1787 Dutch Ridge Road.
7. Stroube Farm (c. 1820). 3829 Dutch Ridge Road.
8. John Fee Farm (1816). 1708 Hillsdale Road.
9. Mordecai Chalfant House (c. 1800). Mary Ingles Highway and Chalfant Creek.
10. Michael Switzer Farm (c. 1810). 59 Tony's Trail.
11. John Blackerby House Ruins (c. 1830). Willow–Lenoxburg Road and New Zion Road.

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