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Welcome to the official information Website for Woodford County and its communities of Midway, Versailles, Mortonsville, Nonesuch and more! We appreciate you visiting our site and hope you will find all the information you are looking for and find it useful.

Woodford County has a rich history in the development of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  Established as one of the nine counties of the Commonwealth in 1792; the original boundaries followed the Kentucky River from Mundy’s Landing, (located on Woodford County’s southern tip), north to the Ohio River and then east to the mouth of the Licking River at present day Covington.  Today, encompassing more than 123,000 acres of the world’s finest agricultural land, the County boasts the largest total farm income in Kentucky -- largely due to our significant equine industry.

Versailles (pronounced Vur-sales) is the county seat of Woodford County.  The area was once known as Falling Spring, but the town was named to honor General Lafayette. It is at the junction of US 60 and US 62 and near the Bluegrass Parkway.  Located just off the Martha Layne Collins Parkway (Bluegrass Parkway), it is nestled in central Kentucky within a short driving distance of Lexington, Frankfort and Louisville, Kentucky.  Versailles is totally surrounded by beautiful, serene farmland and some of the most famous horse farms in the Bluegrass region.  Most of these horse farms are home to famous Kentucky thoroughbreds and winners of the famed Kentucky Derby.  Also, Woodford County is proud to be the home of numerous Kentucky bourbon products including Woodford Reserve.

Midway is located in the northern section of Woodford county in the famous "Bluegrass" region of Kentucky, an area noted for its fine farms which produce tobacco, corn, cattle and horses.  What is now the town of Midway, was once a farm belonging to John Francisco "consisting of two hundred and sixteen acres, one rood and twenty poles of land". It was sold to the Lexington and Ohio Railroad Company on 31 January 1835 for $6,491.25. It became Kentucky's first railroad town.  Midway is purposely located an equal distance between the cities of Lexington and Frankfort, along the Lexington and Ohio Railroad. The town is also equidistant between Versailles and Georgetown. The major streets of Midway were named in honor of the railroads first officials. Many homes and businesses in Midway are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (1978).  As most people know, Midway was the first town in Kentucky founded by a railroad, but the town's history began long before that when the area was inhabited by Indian Mound Builders. Two large Indian mounds have been identified on nearby farms, as well as several smaller structures in the out-lying areas.

Other smaller communities in the county are Clifton, Millville, Mortonsville, Nonesuch and Spring Station.

Photo Courtesy of Hunter Yeary