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  1. Barboursville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Orange County, Virginia, United States. [1] It is the birthplace of renowned American military commander and president Zachary Taylor. [2] It also contains Barboursville, the home of James Barbour, the 19th governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, after which the ...

  2. Barbourville is a home rule-class city in Knox County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 3,165 at the 2010 census, [5] down from 3,589 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Knox County. [6] The city was formally established by the state assembly in 1812. [7]

  3. Merritt’s Mill became Barboursville in 1813, named for Governor James Barbour of Virginia. Early plans for the village called for 34 plots of land to be parceled out along three streets: Water, Central and Main. With a well-established town plan, Barboursville, in 1824 was names county seat.

  4. Jun 16, 2019 · Barboursville is described by many as a quaint village with a down-home feel but with all of the modern amenities of a big city. It was founded in 1813 by an act of the Virginia Assembly and ...

  5. DISCOVER BARBOURSVILLEMore. barboursvilleIn an area destined by history to viticulture, in 1976 Gianni Zonin realized the dream that belonged to Thomas Jefferson, the third American president, giving life to a large vineyard estate on the East Coast which covers an area of 500 hectares, 90 of which are vineyards.

  6. Dec 4, 2015 · 1143. The historic mansion known as Barbourville once belonged to James Barbour, a wealthy American lawyer, the governor of Virginia during the War of 1812, a two-term U.S. Senator, and the ...

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  8. May 19, 2008 · Barboursville was established in 1813. Named after Virginia Gov. James Barbour (1812-1814), the village was the county seat of Cabell County from 1814 until 1887, when Huntington received the honor.

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