Formed December 20, 1798 (37th county)
Cumberland County (5,887), Burkesville (1,381)
The red brick Colonial Georgian facility was built in 1934 and sits in the middle of the town square on Main Street (Kentucky State Highway 90) at Hill Street. The county is on the south-central border with Tennessee. Edgar W. Archer is the building designer. A Justice Center was added in 2004 across the street from the courthouse. There are veteran memorials on the grounds.
Cumberland County government consists of a sheriff, County Judge Executive, and 4 Magistrates. One Circuit Court Judge and One District Court Judge serve Cumberland, Clinton, and Monroe counties. Bowling Green, Kentucky is northwest and Louisville, Kentucky is north of the county. The county was formed on December 20, 1798 from Green County as the 37th county with Burkesville as the only county seat. The county is named for the Cumberland River. The county seat is named for settler Samuel Burks. Cumberland County was the birthplace of 1 Kentucky Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette. The county center is 3.8 miles West of Burkesville. The county is surrounded clockwise by Adair, Russell, and Clinton counties and Tennessee and Monroe and Metcalfe counties.
The area of the county is 306 square miles. It is 62 out of 120 in the state. It ranks 116 out of 120 in population in the state. It has a density of 19.2 persons per square mile making it 119 out of 120 in the state. Cumberland County has 23.5% of its population in its incorporated areas. There are no Interstates or United States Highways in the county. The county’s shape is a backwards capital letter D. Burkesville is slightly east of center in the county. Burkesville is the county seat and the largest city since it is the only incorporated city. It is 23.5% of the county population.
Burkesville
