Barren (KY): Profile

Welcome to Barren County ...

Time Zone: Barren County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Glasgow is the Seat for Barren County.

Barren County was founded in 1798. Barren was created by taking area from Green and Warren Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Barren had a population of 44,185 people. This is an increase of 4.77% since the last Census (which gave a population of 42,173 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Barren represented 0.97% of the total population of Kentucky.

Below are some of the communities located in Barren County:

Cave City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,426 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Cave City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City<2>
Glasgow
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Glasgow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow<2>
Park City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Park City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City<2>

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Kentucky
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //kdla.ky.gov/

Websites specific to Barren County
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- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Websites for nearby counties
- Allen County
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- Edmonson County
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- Hart County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
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- Metcalfe County
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- Monroe County
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- Warren County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Barren County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky

Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.