The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1839 Parent county:  Schuyler Namesake:  Jacob Brown, U.S. army officer Seat:  Mount Sterling (1839–) Land area:  306 square miles Population (2020):  6,244 Population (historic):  4,183 (1840); 9,938 (1860); 13,041 (1880); 11,557 (1900); 7,892 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1880; 1930s; 1980–2000 Subdivisions:  One city; three villages; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  769 (31.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  42% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  6.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,156 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,080 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,352 Average farm size (1920):  91.1 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Kentucky, Ireland, Germany, and Pennsylvania ______________...

Founding:  1836 Parent counties:  Bartholomew, Jackson, and Monroe Namesake:  Jacob Brown, U.S. army officer Seat:  Nashville (1836–) Land area:  312 square miles Population (2020):  15,475 Population (historic):  2,364 (1840); 6,507 (1860); 10,264 (1880); 9,727 (1900); 5,168 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1890; 1930–2020 Subdivisions:  One town; one CDP; four townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  660 (7.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  28.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  12% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $600 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $380 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,458 Average farm size (1920):  55.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia _________________________________...

Founding:  1818 Parent counties:  Adams and Clermont Namesake:  Jacob Brown, U.S. army officer Seat:  Ripley (1818–1821); Georgetown (1821–) Land area:  490 square miles Population (2020):  43,676 Population (historic):  13,356 (1820); 29,958 (1860); 32,911 (1880); 28,237 (1900); 20,148 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1880; 1930–2010 Subdivisions:  Nine villages; three CDPs; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,097 (16%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  44.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  17.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $904 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $711 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,890 Average farm size (1920):  67.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Kentucky, Germany, Pennsylvania, Virginia, ...