Kenton County administrative offices are located at 303 Court Street, Covington, KY 41011; phone: 859-392-1400.
The county was created in 1840 and named for Brigadier General Simon Kenton [1755-1836]. Kenton is reported to have saved Daniel Boone's life at Boonsborough.
Photo: Robert Patton House, circa mid-1850s, located at 1533 Garrand Street, Covington, KY. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Photographed by user:Greg5030 (own work), 2010, [cc‑3.0], via Wikimedia Commons, accessed August, 2021.
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