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Boone CountyKentucky

Boone County is a Kentucky county formed in 1799 from Campbell County, located in the northern part of the state with Burlington as its seat.

  • Founded1799
  • County seatBurlington
  • Named forDaniel Boone
  • Land area246 sq mi + 10 sq mi water
  • Population135,968 2020 Census
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Where it is

Boone on the map of Kentucky

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History

Formed in 1799 from Campbell County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Boone County was created from Campbell County on June 1, 1799, and named after Daniel Boone. The county gained territory from Gallatin County in 1820, lost it back in 1837, and lost additional territory to Grant County in 1870.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1799
    Boone County created Boone created from Campbell.
    from Campbell
    · Ky. Acts 1798-1799, 7th assy., ch. 4, sec. 1/pp. 7-9
  2. 1820
    Gained territory Boone gained from Gallatin.
    from Gallatin
    · Ky. Acts 1820, 29th assy., ch. 162, sec. 1/pp. 208-209
  3. 1837
    Lost territory Boone lost to Gallatin.
    to Gallatin
    · Ky. Acts 1836-1837, ch. 248, sec. 12/pp. 141-143; Ky. Acts 1837-1838, ch. 480, sec. 1/pp. 9-11
  4. 1870
    Lost territory Boone lost to Grant.
    to Grant
    · Ky. Acts 1869-1870, vol. 1, ch. 566, sec. 1/p. 38

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Boone

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
a guide only; check the official record
Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Boone by the Census

Population
135,968 2020 Census count
Housing units
51,468 2020 Census count
Land area
246 square miles
Water area
10 square miles
People per sq mi
552 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Zoning and code

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Boone County

When was Boone County founded?
Boone County was founded in 1799, formed from Campbell County, and named after Daniel Boone.
What is the county seat of Boone County?
The county seat of Boone County is Burlington.
Is there an online parcel map for Boone County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Boone County's boundary or name changed?
Boone County was created in 1799 from Campbell County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Gallatin County and Grant County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Boone County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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