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Bracken CountyKentucky

Bracken County is a county in Kentucky with its seat in Brooksville, formed in 1797 from Campbell and Mason counties.

  • Founded1797
  • County seatBrooksville
  • Named forWilliam Bracken
  • Land area203 sq mi + 6.2 sq mi water
  • Population8,400 2020 Census
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RobertsonPendletonMasonBrown, OHHarrisonClermont, OH Brooksville Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Bracken on the map of Kentucky

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History

Formed in 1797 from Campbell County and Mason County

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

Bracken County was created on June 1, 1797, from Campbell and Mason counties and named after William Bracken. The county's boundaries changed many times, losing land to the creation of Pendleton County in 1799 and Robertson County in 1867, and to Harrison County through several adjustments between 1820 and 1864.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1797
    Bracken County created Bracken created from Campbell and Mason.
    from Campbellfrom Mason
    · Ky. Acts 1796-1797, 5th assy., 1st sess., sec. 1/pp. 5-6
  2. 1799
    Lost territory Bracken lost to creation of Pendleton.
    to Pendleton
    · Ky. Acts 1798-1799, 7th assy., ch. 47, sec. 1/pp. 59-61
  3. 1820
    Lost territory Bracken lost to Harrison.
    to Harrison
    · Ky. Acts 1819-1820, 28th assy., ch. 524, sec. 1/pp. 892-893
  4. 1834
    Lost territory Bracken lost to Harrison.
    to Harrison
    · Ky. Acts 1833-1834, 42d assy., ch. 437/p. 581
  5. 1867
    Lost territory Bracken lost to creation of Robertson.
    to Robertson
    · Ky. Acts 1867, Jan. adj. sess., ch. 1317, sec. 1/pp. 37-41, and ch. 1541, sec. 1/pp. 50-51
Show all 10 changes (5 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1797
    Bracken County created Bracken created from Campbell and Mason.
    from Campbellfrom Mason
    · Ky. Acts 1796-1797, 5th assy., 1st sess., sec. 1/pp. 5-6
  2. 1799
    Lost territory Bracken lost to creation of Pendleton.
    to Pendleton
    · Ky. Acts 1798-1799, 7th assy., ch. 47, sec. 1/pp. 59-61
  3. 1820
    Lost territory Bracken lost to Harrison.
    to Harrison
    · Ky. Acts 1819-1820, 28th assy., ch. 524, sec. 1/pp. 892-893
  4. 1834
    Lost territory Bracken lost to Harrison.
    to Harrison
    · Ky. Acts 1833-1834, 42d assy., ch. 437/p. 581
  5. 1844
    Gained territory Bracken gained from Nicholas; Bracken also gained small area from Harrison to accommodate local property owners.
    from Nicholasfrom Harrison
    · Ky. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 268/p. 49; Ky. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 271, sec. 1/pp. 50-51
  6. 1846
    Gained territory Bracken gained small area from Nicholas.
    from Nicholas
    · Ky. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 277/p. 16
  7. 1854
    Gained territory Bracken gained small area from Mason to accommodate local property owners.
    from Mason
    · Ky. Acts 1853-1854, vol. 1, ch. 643, sec. 1/p. 89
  8. 1864
    Gained territory Bracken gained small area from Harrison to accommodate local property owner.
    from Harrison
    · Ky. Acts 1863-1864, ch. 256, sec. 1/p.342
  9. 1867
    Lost territory Bracken lost to creation of Robertson.
    to Robertson
    · Ky. Acts 1867, Jan. adj. sess., ch. 1317, sec. 1/pp. 37-41, and ch. 1541, sec. 1/pp. 50-51
  10. 1882
    Lost territory Bracken lost small area to Pendleton.
    to Pendleton
    · Ky. Acts 1881-1882, vol. 2, ch. 1293, sec. 1/p. 843

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Bracken

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Official
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Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Bracken by the Census

Population
8,400 2020 Census count
Housing units
3,839 2020 Census count
Land area
203 square miles
Water area
6.2 square miles
People per sq mi
41 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 Bracken County

When was Bracken County founded?
Bracken County was founded in 1797, formed from Campbell County and Mason County, and named after William Bracken.
What is the county seat of Bracken County?
The county seat of Bracken County is Brooksville.
Is there an online parcel map for Bracken 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 Bracken County's boundary or name changed?
Bracken County was created in 1797 from Campbell County and Mason County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 9 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Harrison County, Nicholas County and Pendleton County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Bracken 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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