Kenton County Courthouse (No. 1) – Independence, Ky.

Okay, so this was nuts. Kenton County has two county seats – one in Independence, and one in Covington. I did not know this today, and now I’m sort of upset that I didn’t get the other one in Covington when I was up there. Can anyone tell me if its prettier than this one in Independence? I was wondering the entire time I was in Independence why the seat wasn’t in Covington, and now I feel kind of stupid. I guess I’ll get it on my next trip to Cincinnati.
I have to admit that I got lost trying to find this courthouse in Independence, due mostly to the fact that Northern Kentucky is about the most confusing place in the world to drive. I had to end up calling Peter, who helped me get where I needed to go through the magic of the internet.

3 thoughts on “Kenton County Courthouse (No. 1) – Independence, Ky.”

  1. I am intrigued by the concept of there being two county seats! A little googling revealed that this was traditionally done when travel was too difficult in a large county (something even more baffling when you consider that Kenton County was not formed until 1840 when it broke off from Campbell County). Perhaps, instead there is a Civil War solution?

    Anyway, 34 counties across the country have two county seats:
    * St. Clair County, Alabama
    * Arkansas County, Arkansas
    * Carroll County, Arkansas
    * Clay County, Arkansas
    * Craighead County, Arkansas
    * Franklin County, Arkansas
    * Logan County, Arkansas
    * Mississippi County, Arkansas
    * Prairie County, Arkansas
    * Sebastian County, Arkansas
    * Yell County, Arkansas
    * Lee County, Iowa
    * Kenton County, Kentucky
    * Essex County, Massachusetts
    * Middlesex County, Massachusetts
    * Plymouth County, Massachusetts
    * Bolivar County, Mississippi
    * Carroll County, Mississippi
    * Chickasaw County, Mississippi
    * Harrison County, Mississippi
    * Hinds County, Mississippi
    * Jasper County, Mississippi
    * Jones County, Mississippi
    * Panola County, Mississippi
    * Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
    * Yalobusha County, Mississippi
    * Jackson County, Missouri
    * Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
    * Seneca County, New York
    * Guilford County, North Carolina
    * Bennington County, Vermont

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