Clark County, KY

CLARKE (sic) COUNTY, situated toward the northeast part of Kentucky, on the north side of Kentucky river. Area, 300 square miles. Face of the country moderately hilly; soil productive. Seat of justice, Winchester. Pop. in 1820, 11,449; in 1830, 13,051; in 1840, 10,802; in 1850, 12,683. (Fanning's, 1853)