Fleming County
Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky
Marker Inscription
Fleming County. Kentucky's 26th, was taken out of Mason, 1798. Named for Col. John Fleming who came to area to mark, improve land, 1776. Officer in Rev. War. Built Fleming's Station, second in county, 1788. Closely associated with other pioneers, John Finley, Michael Cassidy, and George Stockton, his halfbrother, who owned the land and who laid out and named Flemingsburg, 1796.
Erected by Kentucky Historical Society
The Story
Kentucky's 26th county, Fleming, was cut from Mason County in 1798 and named for Col. John Fleming, a Revolutionary War officer who came to mark and improve land here in 1776 and built the area's second station in 1788. He worked alongside fellow pioneers John Finley, Michael Cassidy, and his half-brother George Stockton, who owned the land and laid out Flemingsburg in 1796.
Why it matters
The marker preserves the founding generation of station-builders whose fortified settlements turned contested wilderness into permanent Kentucky communities.
Plan your visit
NearbyMake a day of it — museums, food, and places to stay near this marker.
Museums & culture
- Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum13.9 mi away · 2124 Old Main Street, Maysville, KY
- Albert Sidney Johnston House13.9 mi away
Places to stay
- Super 8 by Wyndham Maysville KY14.6 mi away · 550 Tucker Drive, Maysville, KY
- Hampton14.6 mi away · 503 Market Place Drive, Maysville, KY
- Quality Inn14.8 mi away · 1428a KY 10
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Related people
- · John Fleming
- · George Stockton
- · Michael Cassidy
Themes & tags
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