KENTUCKY PROCESS SERVICE - Key Persons
The county was created in 1815 and later organized in 1817. It is named after James Lawrence, the naval officer who is famous for his dying battle cry "Do not give up the ship". On December 20, 1816, parts of Gallia and Scioto counties were used to form the county and the county seat was originally named Burlington with it later being changed to Ironton. With a total area of 457 square miles, it has a population count of 62,450 residents.
The county was established in 1798 from land taken from Christian County and is named after Robert R Livingston who was a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence which was to be later signed on July 4, 1776. Some more history on the county, it was strongly pro condfederate during the American Civil War and many men volunteered for the Confederate Army. The land has a total area of 342 square miles and is home to just over 9,000 residents.