Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce Home Page
Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce
201 E Main St. #5, Stanford KY 40484 606-365-4118
Andrea E. Miller, Executive Director
 
  
.
Chamber.
Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce Member Directory
Membership Information
Membership Information
Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce News

Community
Calendar of Events
Lincoln County Clubs and Civic Organizations
Lincoln County History
Stanford Renaissance Main Street Program
Places of Interest in Lincoln County
Site Design by

.
 Places of Interest

Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site
(continue on Moores Lane .8 mi to top of hill, right on Hatcher Road along panoramic view of Lincoln County, 1.5 mi., to Knob Lick Rd./KY 300 turn left) Governor Shelby (Kentucky's first governor) and family are buried at this site, open to the public.

Hustonville Christian Church - 
(from cemetery turn left, proceed .7 mi. to US 127, turn left and proceed 6.7 mi., left at Hustonville welcome sign, church on right) Congregation organized in 1830. The church was built in 1858.

McKinney -
(proceed to KY 78, turn left proceed 4.5 mi. to KY 198, turn right, proceed 2.8 mi., right on Main, left on Busy Bee) Founded in 1789 as a fort and was the first permanent trading post in this part of the state. The fort was used to supply the needs of the Militia. With the coming of the railroad in the late 1800's the town became one of the busiest trading centers in the state. The restaurant near the train tracks is a replica of the train depot. Featured at the restaurant is "Southern Home Country Cookin."

Hall's Gap Overlook -
(turn right onto KY 698, go 1 mi. turn right onto KY 3249 (Skyline Dr.), proceed 3 mi. while enjoying the scenic vistas, turn right onto US 27, go .2 mi. turn left onto KY 1247, .5 mi to overlook) The overlook which is 5 mi. south of Stanford is the highest point overlooking the Bluegrass region. One can see Mercer, Garrard, Boyle, Jessamine and Lincoln Counties. The area was once a thriving tourist attraction with Inn, restaurant, observation tower, and airplane rides. Headwaters of the Green River start through a spring at this location.

Ottenheim - 
(turn right on KY 1247, 4 mi. to KY 643, turn left) Founded by the Germans and Swiss in 1880's. An early progressive farming community.

Crab Orchard Cemetery -
(proceed 12 mi. on KY 643, turn left at Cedar St., proceed .1 mi, cemetery on left) A draped shaft monument marks the graves of about 30 Civil war soldiers from Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Texas. Listed on the National Register.

William Whitley House - 
(proceed back to US 150, turn right, proceed 2 mi., turn left at sign) Built in 1785, was the first brick house west of the Alleghenies. Near the home is Sportsman's Hill, site of the first counter clockwise horse race conducted on the first circular race track in America. The home and grounds are a state historic site.

Logan-Hubble Park -
(turn left onto US 150, proceed 8 mi., turn right onto US 27, go 4 mi., turn left onto White Oak, follow signs) The 200-acre regional recreational facility includes a lake, picnic facilities, equestrian trail, hiking, playground, basketball courts and boat ramp onto the Dix River. In addition to this award-winning park, Lincoln County will soon have an approximately 800-acre recreational lake for boating, fishing and other water-based recreation.

.
.  
.