TIP# 145 – RIDING THE RAILS – EARLY RAILROADS IN KENTUCKY CONTINUED:

Taking a break for a few posts from the old Kentucky laws, here is our next look at the old railroads existing in Kentucky in 1874 and the depots/towns where they stopped. This list can give clues as to who our ancestors got from one place to another, the distances between depots that no longer exist and general information. Some of the depots were named for the people owning the land where the depot stood.

LOUISVILLE, CINCINNATI, AND LEXINGTON RAILROAD. This was considered a short line. The mileage shown after the town listed will show the mileage from Louisville.

Louisville
L&N RR Junction 1
Fair Grounds 4
GilmanÂ’s 5
Woodlawn 7
Lyndon 8
OrmsbyÂ’s 10
Anchorage 12
ObannonÂ’s 13
Pewee Valley, Oldham Co 16
RhorerÂ’s 17
BairdÂ’s 18
Brownsboro 21
BucknerÂ’s 23
Lagrange 27
Lexington Junction 28
Pendleton – Henry Co, 33
Sulphur 36
Campbellsburg 40
TurnerÂ’s 44
Carrollton, Carroll Co 50
Worthville 54
Eagle 58
Liberty, Gallatin Co 62
Sparta 65
Glencoe 70
Elliston, Grant Co, 75
Zion 77
Verona, Boone Co, 84
Walton 89
Bank Lick, Kenton Co 92
Independence, 97
Maurce 102
South Covington 105
Covington 107
Newport, Campbell Co,109
Cincinnati, Oh. 110

Pullman palace cars ran by this line between Louisville and NY without charge.

This same railroad company ran between Louisville and Lexington along the following route:

Louisville
Lexington Junction, Oldham co 28
Jerico, Henry Co, 32
Smithfield 35
Eminence 40
Belleview 42
Pleasureville 44
CropperÂ’s, Shelby Co, 46
Christianburg 49
Bagdad, 52
North Benson 56
Benson, Franklin Co, 59
Frankfort 65
Junction, Scott Co,70
DuckerÂ’s, Woodford Co, 73
Spring Station, 76
Midway, 80
PayneÂ’s or Georgetown Station, 76
Yarnallton 87
Lexington, Fayette Co, 94

Another line ran between Louisville and Shelbyville:
Louisville
Anchorage, Jefferson Co, 11 ½
Anchorage Junction, 12
Williamson’s – no mileaage
BecklyÂ’s 14
TaylorÂ’s 17
Long Run, 19
Connor’s 20 ¾
Simpsonville, Shelby Co, 23
Field’s 25 ½
ScottÂ’s 27
Hansbrough 30
Shelbyville 31

The ELIZABETHTOWN, LEXINGTON AND BIG SANDY RAILROAD ran between Lexington and Cattlesburg.

Athens, Fayette Co, 8
CombÂ’s Ferry 11
Pine Grove, Clark Co, 14
Winchester 18
HedgesÂ’ 27
ThomsonÂ’s, Montgomery Co, 28
Mt. Sterling 34
Cattlesburg (unfinished) 127

The LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD, most likely the largest, had many depot stops.

Cincinnati & Lexington Junction 3
Strawberry, 5 ½
RandolphÂ’s 7
Old Deposit 9 ¼
Brooks’, Bullitt Co, 13 ½
Shepherdsville 18 ½
Bardstown Junction 22
Belmont 25
LebanonJunction 29 ¾
BoothÂ’s, Hardin Co, 32
Colesburg 34
Muldrow Siding 39
Elizabethtown 42 ½
Glendale 49 ¾
Nolin 52 ½
Sonora 55
Upton 59 ¼
Bacon Creek, Hart Co, 65 ¾
Munfordville 73
Rowlett’s 75 ½
Horse Cave 80 ½
Woodlawn, Barren Co, 83 ¼
Cave City, 83 ¾
Glasgow Junction 90 ½
Rocky Hill 95 ¾
SmithÂ’s Grove 100
Oakland, Warren Co, 102
Bristow,108 ¾
Bowling Green 113 ½
Memphis Junction, 118
Rich Pond 121 ¾
Woodburn 125 ½
Franklin, Simpson Co, 134
Mitchellville, Sumner Co TN, 140 ½
Richland 144 ¼
Fountain Head 146 ½
Buck Lodge 149
South Tunnell 152
Gallatin 158 ½
Pilot Knob 164
Saundersville 166
Hendersonville 170 ½
Edgefield Junction, Davidson Co TN, 175 ¼
Madison 1773/4
Nashville 185

To be continued. © Copyright 30 April 1998, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com