Simpson County Courthouse

ID: 3253
This file appears in: County Named, 1819

Franklin was selected as the county seat of Simpson County. It was incorporated in 1820.
Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society

This file appears in: County Named, 1819

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #912 in Franklin notes Simpson County’s namesake, War of 1812 veteran, Captain John Simpson. Simpson, a native of Virginia, came to Kentucky as child with his family. The Simpsons…