Isaac Shelby State Historic Site

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Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site | Ky Parks

Visit the smallest park in the park system where the ½-acre burial grounds of the Shelby family sits amid the peaceful countryside of Lincoln County. The stone-walled cemetery contains the monument and resting place of Kentucky's first and fifth governor, Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), along with the 22 graves of his wife and family. They rest in what Shelby once called, “the most beautiful land he had ever seen” when first visiting KY as a surveyor of the region in 1775 — it is indeed a photo-worthy spot.

Contacts

Phone
+15025644940

Address:
6725 KY-300, Stanford, KY 40484

Website:
https://parks.ky.gov/junction-city/parks/historic/isaac-shelby-cemetery-state-historic-site