Formed December 20, 1798 (38th county)
Fleming County (15,086), Flemingsburg (2,956)
A classic Greek Revival type dark red brick courthouse was erected in 1951. There was an 1828 courthouse previously. It sits in a city square at Smith and Main streets. Kentucky State Highway 57 circles around the courthouse. Kenroy, Cormack, and Scott are the courthouse architects. A Judicial Center was built in 2011. The courthouse features a bell tower and columns. The county was formed on December 20, 1798 from Mason County as the 38th county with Flemingsburg as the only county seat. The county and county seat are named for Colonel John Fleming, the brother of a local settler.
Fleming County government consists of a sheriff, County Judge Executive, and 6 Magistrates. One Circuit Court Judge and One District Court Judge serve Fleming, Bracken, and Mason counties. The county is located in northeast Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky is southwest and Huntington, West Virginia is east of the county. The county center is 4.4 miles Southeast of Flemingsburg nearer Poplar Plains. The county is surrounded clockwise by Mason, Lewis, Rowan, Bath, Nicholas, and Robertson counties.
The area of the county is 351 square miles. It is 45 out of 120 in the state. It ranks 73 out of 120 in population in the state. It has a density of 43.0 persons per square mile making it 78 out of 120 in the state. Fleming County has 21.1% of its population in its incorporated areas. United States Highway 68 clips the northwest corner from Mason County to Nicholas County. The county’s shape is an overall diamond with an added leg sticking out of its northwest corner. Flemingsburg is in the northern quarter of the county. Flemingsburg is the county seat and the largest city. It is 19.6% of the county population.
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