Rowan County, Kentucky
Rowan County Kentucky
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Welcome to Rowan County!

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News, Updates, and Calendar


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A Message from Judge/Executive Harry Clark

Welcome to the website of the Rowan County Fiscal Court! We’ve decided it was important to create this new and more modern website as a resource for the people of Rowan County. Here you may find information on County services, receive updates on developments in your community, and stay up to date on meetings and important events.

We as a County face new challenges and are met with new possibilities every day. We thank the citizens of Rowan County for the valuable input and feedback you provide. Your voices help to guide us so that we may better serve you and continue to implement positive change in our community. Our doors are always open to you.

So, whether you are looking for a great place to visit, live or grow a business, Rowan County has a home for you. Sit back and click around for a while!

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Explore the History of
Rowan County

It is believed that Rowan County was first explored in 1773 by a party of surveyors from Pennsylvania. The first settlement was established in Farmers, a town 10 miles west of Morehead. Its population rapidly increased due its fertile farming land and proximity to water sources. Additional settlers came to Rowan County from Virginia in the late 18th century after being awarded land grants at the end of the American Revolutionary War. Clearfield was the second settlement established in the county, being colonized by a Virginia aristocrat named Dixon Clack in the early 1800’s.