Fleming County, Kentucky
Founding: 1798
Parent county: Mason
Namesake: John Fleming, local resident
Seat: Flemingsburg (1798–)
Seat: Flemingsburg (1798–)
Land area: 349 square miles
Population (2010): 15,082
Population (historic): 5,016 (1800); 13,268 (1840); 13,398 (1870); 17,074 (1900); 12,931 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1830; 1870s; 1990s
Subdivisions: Two cities; one CDP
National Register listings: Ten
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 935 (14%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 28.1%
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 28.1%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $728
Average outbuilding value (1930): $569
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,123
Average farm size (1920): 50 acres
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Average farmhouse value (1930): $728
Average outbuilding value (1930): $569
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,123
Average farm size (1920): 50 acres
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Flemingsburg
Namesake: John Fleming, local resident
Founding: 1797 (platting); 1801 (post office); 1812 (incorporation)
Population (2010): 2,658
Population (historic): 123 (1800); 591 (1840); 425 (1870); 1,268 (1900); 1,265 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1800–1830; 1840s; 1870–1890; 1910s; 1930s; 1950–1980
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 271 (17.3%)
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Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 271 (17.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- Hendy Lander Farm (c. 1830). 476 Convict Pike. Greek Revival.
- Augustus Sanford Farm (c. 1830/1910). 737 Coskery Pike. Federal/Classical Revival.
- William Quaintance House (c. 1840). 2208 Elizaville Road. Greek Revival.
- William Hendrick Farm (c. 1790?). 467 Helena Road.
- Peachey Kendall House (c. 1875). 4040 Hillsboro Road. Italianate. Razed.
- Robert Hildreth Farm (c. 1820). 2659 Junction Road.
- *Abraham Magowan Farm (c. 1820/1839). 707 Maddox Road. Federal.
- Elisha Fitch Farm (c. 1860). 3022 Mount Sterling Road. Italianate.
- *Benjamin Johnson Farm (1872). 6480 Shanklin Road. Italianate.
- *First Presbyterian Church (1819). West Main Street. Flemingsburg. Federal.
- *Thomas Fleming House (1819). 114 West Water Street. Flemingsburg. Federal.
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