Fayette County, County in central Kentucky, United States
Fayette County encompasses 286 square miles of rolling terrain with green pastures, limestone formations, and intersecting highways in central Kentucky.
The Virginia General Assembly established Fayette County in 1780, naming it after French military officer Marquis de Lafayette who supported American independence.
The county maintains strong connections to Kentucky traditions through horse racing events, distilleries, and agricultural exhibitions throughout the calendar year.
Lexington serves as the governmental center of Fayette County, offering residents access to public services, educational facilities, and transportation networks.
The 1974 merger created the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, forming Kentucky's first consolidated city-county administrative structure.
Location: Kentucky
Inception: May 1, 1780
Capital city: Lexington
Part of: Lexington
Shares border with: Scott County, Bourbon County, Clark County, Madison County, Jessamine County, Woodford County
Website: http://lexingtonky.gov
GPS coordinates: 38.04000,-84.46000
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:43
Keeneland
13.2 km
Kroger Field
4.4 km
Kentucky Horse Park
13.4 km
Mary Todd Lincoln House
4 km
Ashland
2.2 km
Old Friends Equine
19.6 km
John Hunt Morgan Memorial
5 km
Lexington Financial Center
3.5 km
Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
3.7 km
Aviation Museum of Kentucky
12.2 km
CentrePointe, Lexington
3.4 km
University of Kentucky Arboretum
4.8 km
Singletary Center for the Arts
3.6 km
First African Baptist Church
361 m
Pope Villa
3.1 km
Kincaid Towers
3.6 km
Patterson Office Tower
4.1 km
Mount Horeb Earthworks Complex
13.2 km
Memorial Hall
4.1 km
Lexington History Center
3.4 km
Hunt-Morgan House
3.4 km
Lexington Opera House
3.6 km
John C. Breckinridge Memorial
4.7 km
Cathedral of Christ the King
3.1 km
Royal Spring Park
20.9 km
Lyric Theatre
2.7 km
Loudoun House
2.2 km
Fayette National Bank Building
3.4 kmReviews
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