Welcome
to Trimble County, Kentucky

Trimble County lies along the Ohio River, some 40 miles upstream from Louisville and some 75 miles downstream from Cincinnati, Ohio. It is on the south bank, opposite Madison, Indiana. In December 1836 the Kentucky General Assembly established Trimble County. Taking lands from Henry , Oldham and Gallatin Counties, the new county was formed on the banks of the Ohio River, among the rolling hills almost midway between Louisville and Cincinnati. It was named for the Kentucky lawyer and United States Supreme Court Justice, Robert Trimble. The formal government of Trimble County was first organized on March 27, 1837.

Two incorporated towns of Trimble County are historic indeed. The river town of Milton, one of the oldest towns in Kentucky, was established by the law of Virginia in 1789, three years before Kentucky became a state. Bedford, the County seat, was first settled about 1805 and was chartered by Kentucky in 1816.

To learn more about the history and early beginnings of Trimble County Kentucky, here is a most interesting article which includes many early settlers surnames: Trimble County Kentucky - How It All Began

Trimble County is now bordered on the southwest by Oldham County, the southeast by Henry County, the east by Carroll County and the west and north by the Ohio River. Across the river lies Clark County, Indiana to the west and Jefferson County, Indiana to the north. The 1990 U.S. Census recorded a county population of 6090 living within its 148 square miles - an average of 41.1 persons per square mile.

The map image seen on many of the pages in this location, as well as much of the county information, can be found at Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer at the University of Kentucky

Trimble County Links
Trimble Surnames	Trimble Co. Family Trees		Trimble Co. Resources	Trimble Co. Hist. Society
View Trimble County Queries	KY Marriages 1973-2000	Marriages of Trimble Blacks		Trimble Co. Cemeteries
Trimble Co. Obituaries	Search KY Death Records	Trimble Co. Delayed Births	Trimble Co. On-Line	Trimble Co. Postcards
1840 Trimble Census Index	1850 Trimble Census Plus!	1860 Trimble Census Index	1870 Trimble Census Index	1880 Trimble Census Index
1890 Trimble Tax Lists	1900 Trimble Census Index	1910 Trimble Census Index	1920 Trimble Census Index Plus!	The Trimble Family
Old Trimble Co newspapers	1st Trimble County Court	School Yearbooks	Mexican War Trimble Co. Soldiers	Pre-Civil War Business
Trimble Co. Reunions	Trimble Co. Photos	1837-39 Tax Lists	Court Order Book Vol 1 index	Court Order Book Vol 2 Index
Grange Minute Book	Trimble goes Hollywood!	Grange Roll Book	Some 1853 Trimble Births

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