Scottsville, Kentucky

Scottsville, the seat of Allen county, was settled about 1797, beginning as a stop on the stage route south of Louisville. The town was established in 1816 when the county was formed and named for Charles Scott, a former governor of Kentucky.

Scottsville was incorporated in 1817.

The Allen Court House or Scottsville post office opened in 1816.

The population in 2020 was 4,288.

MORE INFORMATION

• Allen County Fiscal Court
• Allen County Public Library
• Allen County Schools
• Citizen-Times
• Scottsville, City of
• Scottsville-Allen County Chamber of Commerce

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