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MILFORD, 1ST SEAT OF MADISON COUNTY - Madison County was created from Lincoln County in 1785 and later became 14 counties. Madison County was formally organized at Milford on August 22, 1786 as approved by the Virginia General Assembly with ten Justices of the Court & other officials seated. A courthouse with jail opened in 1788. Milford was platted with a commons, businesses, and homes.
MILFORD, 1ST SEAT OF MADISON COUNTY - Milford was short lived as the county seat due to geographic and political reasons. The Kentucky Legislature approved moving the county Seat of Justice to a more centralized Richmond in 1798. The court last met in Milford on January 6, 1798. The town then rapidly declined. Milford was to the south at Old Town Branch Road & Old Town Branch Creek.
Dedicated August 22, 2021.