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County Courthouse
424 Public Square, Suite 1
Columbia, KY 42728-1475
Phone: (270)384-2801
HISTORY
ADAIR COUNTY
is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat
is Columbia, Kentucky. The county is named for John Adair, then
Speaker of the House in Kentucky and later Governor of Kentucky
(1820 - 1824).
Adair County also has one of the few remaining American Chestnut
trees in America.
Adair County is a prohibition or completely dry county. It is
represented in District 51 in the Kentucky House of Representatives
by the Republican, John "Bam" Carney of Campbellsville, the seat of
Taylor County. Its previous representatives, all Republicans,
included were Russ Mobley, Ricky Lee Cox, Ray H. Altman, and Herman
Rattliff. The state senator from District 16 is David L. Williams of
Burkesville, the President of the Kentucky Senate. Williams's
predecessor, Doug Moseley, who served from 1974–1987, formerly
resided in Adair County.
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CITY:
* Columbia
UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES:
* Breeding
* Gradyville
* Knifley
* Neatsville
* Pellyton
* Sparksville |
Adjacent counties:
1. Taylor County - north
2. Casey County - northeast
3. Russell County - east
4. Cumberland County - south
5. Metcalfe County - southwest
6. Green County - northwest |
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County Seat: Columbia
Year Organized: 1802
Square Miles: 405.28
Size of Board: 7
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