Historical Marker
County Named, 1824
For Capt. Spear Spencer, Kentucky "Corn Stalk" Militia, 1792-1801. With St. Clair and Wayne Indian campaigns. Captain of Militia of Harrison Co., Ind., 1809. Formed Spencer's "Yellow Jackets," joined Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison's command in Tippecanoe campaign in upper Wabash Valley. Spencer killed in battle, Nov. 7, 1811. County from parts of Nelson, Shelby, Bullitt.
Kentucky was originally part of Virginia and was known as the "Kentucky County" until it became a separate state in 1792.