Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, situated toward the southeast part of Kentucky. Area, 330 square miles. Face of the country, elevated and even. Seat of justice, Mount Vernon. Pop. in 1810, 1,731; in 1820, 2,249; in 1830, 2,875; in 1840, 3,409; in 1850, 4,697. (Fanning's, 1853)