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Garrard CountyKentucky

Garrard County is a county in Kentucky with its seat in Lancaster. It was formed on June 1, 1797, and named after James Garrard.

  • Founded1797
  • County seatLancaster
  • Named forJames Garrard
  • Land area230 sq mi + 3.8 sq mi water
  • Population16,953 2020 Census
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LincolnJessamineMadisonBoyleRockcastleMercer Lancaster Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Garrard on the map of Kentucky

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Counties of Kentucky · Garrard highlighted

History

Formed in 1797 from Lincoln County, Madison County and Mercer County

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

Garrard County was created on June 1, 1797, from parts of Lincoln, Madison, and Mercer counties. The county gained small areas from Madison in 1800 and again in 1801.

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

  1. 1797
    Garrard County created Garrard created from Lincoln, Madison, and Mercer.
    from Lincolnfrom Madisonfrom Mercer
    · Ky. Acts 1796-1797, 5th assy., 1st sess., sec. 1/pp. 38-39
  2. 1800
    Gained territory Garrard gained from Madison.
    from Madison
    · Ky. Acts 1799, 8th assy., ch. 70, sec. 1/pp. 146-147
  3. 1801
    Gained territory Garrard gained from Lincoln and gained small area from Madison.
    from Lincolnfrom Madison
    · Ky. Acts 1801, 10th assy., ch. 64, sec. 1/pp. 64-65
  4. 1882
    Gained territory Garrard gained small area from Boyle (act repealed 2 May 1888).
    from Boyle
    · Ky. Acts 1881-1882, vol. 1, ch. 421, sec. 1/p. 736
  5. 1888
    Lost territory Garrard lost small area to Boyle (repealed act of 10 March 1882).
    to Boyle
    · Ky. Acts 1887-1888, vol. 3, ch. 1424, sec. 1/p. 733

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Garrard

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

People and land

Garrard by the Census

Population
16,953 2020 Census count
Housing units
7,254 2020 Census count
Land area
230 square miles
Water area
3.8 square miles
People per sq mi
74 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 Garrard County

When was Garrard County founded?
Garrard County was founded in 1797, formed from Lincoln County, Madison County and Mercer County, and named after James Garrard.
What is the county seat of Garrard County?
The county seat of Garrard County is Lancaster.
Is there an online parcel map for Garrard 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 Garrard County's boundary or name changed?
Garrard County was created in 1797 from Lincoln County, Madison County and Mercer County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Boyle County, Madison County and Lincoln County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Garrard 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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