Welcome to Fayette County ...

Time Zone: Fayette County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lexington is the Seat for Fayette County.

Fayette County is one of the original counties of Kentucky and was founded in 1780.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Fayette had a population of 323,152 people. This is an increase of 8.86% since the last Census (which gave a population of 296,848 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fayette represented 6.84% of the total population of Kentucky.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Kentucky
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• Websites specific to Fayette County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Bourbon County
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  • Clark County
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  • Jessamine County
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  • Madison County
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  • Scott County
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  • Woodford County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cemeteries of Fayette County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cemeteries of Fayette County