The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1870 Parent counties:  Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, and Pike Namesake:  John Martin, Kentucky politician Seat:  Warfield (1870–1873); Inez (1873–) Land area:  230 square miles Population (2020):  11,287 Population (historic):  3,057 (1880); 5,780 (1900); 8,584 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1880–1950; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Two cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  262 (5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  14% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $323 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $115 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,087 Average farm size (1920):  25.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Inez Namesake:  Unclear—perhaps a local resident Founding:  1873 (platting); 18...

  Founding:  1820 Parent counties:  Daviess and Dubois Namesake:  John Martin, Kentucky soldier Seat:   Hindustan (1820–1828); Mount Pleasant (1828–1844); Dover Hill (1844–1869); Shoals (1869–) Land area:  336 square miles Population (2020):  10,327 Population (historic):  1,032 (1820); 5,941 (1850); 13,475 (1880); 14,711 (1900); 10,103 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1900; 1930–1950; 1960–1980 Subdivisions:  One city; two towns; two CDPs; six townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  617 (12.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  28.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $585 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $526 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,661 Average farm size (1920):  71.9 acres Sources of set...