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and named for Jessamine Creek, wMoh was named for 

 Jessamine Douglas, a young lady murdered by the In- 

 dians on the banks of this stream; a blue grass county; 

 not much timber; soil fertile; grain crops and Burley 

 tobacco produced in large quantities ; splendid live stock 

 county; county seat, Nicholasville, population 2,935. 



JOHNSON COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 13,730; 1910, 17,482; per cent, in- 

 crease 27.3. Assessed acreage of land 184,503 (United 

 States census 171,520). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $3,308,031. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $1,872,798. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $10.15 (United States census $11.55). 

 Eailroads, C. & O. 17.54, Miller's Creek 4.33, total mile- 

 age 21.87 ; located in the extreme eastern portion of the 

 State; formed in 1843, and named for Colonel Richard 

 Mentor Johnson; a mountainous county; considerable 

 timber left; coal and ore deposits large; farming area 

 limited; the various coal mines furnish a splendid mar- 

 ket for county produce ; county seat, Paintsville, popula- 

 tion 942. 



KENTON COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 63,591; 1910, 70,355; per cent, in- 

 crease 10.6. Assessed acreage of land 96,484 (United 

 States census 104,320). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $32,979,460. Assessed value of lands with 

 improvements $4,297,920. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $44.55 (United States census $38.10). 

 EaUroads, C. & 0. 1.913, C, N. 0. & T. P. 14.37, L. & N. 

 38.37, total mileage 54.653 ; located in the extreme north- 

 em middle section of the State; formed in 1840, and 

 named for Simon Kenton; land mostly hilly; splendid 

 dairy opportunities; garden truck produced in large 

 quantities for Cincinnati, Covington and Newport mar- 

 kets ; county seat, Independence, population 153 ; largest 

 city, Covington, population 53,270. 



