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chosen to visit our community, which is located in the Bluegrass region of
Kentucky.
Harrison county was formed in 1794. The
elevation in the county ranges from 540 to 1060 feet above sea level. In
1990 the county population was 16,248 in a land area of 309 square
miles, an average of 52.6 people per square mile. The county seat is
Cynthiana.
Settlement along the South Fork of the
Licking River in the area of Cynthiana, the seat of Harrison County,
began in 1775 with Hinkston's, later Ruddell's Station. Cynthiana
was established in 1793 on land donated by Robert Harrison and named for
his daughters Cynthia and Anna. The Cynthiana post office opened in 1801
(using the spelling Cinthiana in its early years). The population in
1990 was 6,497.
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