William Forst House

The Russellville Historic District in Russellville, Kentucky, is in south central Kentucky. Among Kentuckian municipalities in its size range it has the largest historic district, comprising fifty separate city blocks. Another distinction is that the district is centered on the commercial corridor, instead of the county courthouse, unlike most county seats in Kentucky.Much of the district is formed of buildings for the late 18th to 19th centuries, with the more prominent ones built between 1800 and 1830, including the homes of four Kentucky governors. Most of the modern structures in the district were designed so as to blend in with older buildings. The wealthier citizens of the district historically lived in the southwestern corner. Northwest of the district's cemetery is where Irish immigrants who worked on the local railroads lived. The district also features several excellent structures of Victorian architecture, whose atypical-for-Kentucky partial mansard roofs indicate a construction date after the Civil War.There is significant history in the district. It was here in the William Forst House that the Confederate government of Kentucky was formed, commemorated by the Confederate Monument in Russellville. It is also the site of the first documented bank robbery by Jesse James, which occurred in 1868, of the Nimrod Long Banking Company, totalling $9,000. Future United States President Andrew Jackson fought a duel in the district.Russellville was known as a "rogue's harbor", as many of its early settlers moved there due to being wanted by the law in other areas, or simply needed a fresh start. The first house in the district was built in 1790, but it no longer stands.

Russellville is a home rule-class city in Logan County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 6,960 at the time of the 2010 census.

The Black Bottom Historic District is a historic African American community located in Russellville, Kentucky. It is bounded by E. 5th and 7th Sts., Bowling Green Rd. and Morgan St.Civil rights activist Charles Neblett worked in the neighborhood.

Logan County is a county in the southwest Pennyroyal Plateau area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,432. Its county seat is Russellville.

Logan County High School is a four-year public high school in Russellville, Kentucky with an enrollment of 1,034 students in grades 9 through 12. The current principal is Caycee Spears.

Gordonsville is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Kentucky, in the United States.

The Cedar Grove Rosenwald School near Olmstead, Kentucky is a Rosenwald School that was built in 1928. It includes Bungalow/craftsman architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.It is a one-story 30 feet (9.1 m) by 32 feet (9.8 m) balloon-framed building, funded by the Julius Rosenwald Fund. It served as a schoolhouse until 1946 when it was acquired by the Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church.

Chandlers Chapel is an unincorporated community located in Logan County, Kentucky, United States. The David Sawyer House, built in 1814 near Chandlers Chapel, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The area was impacted by an EF3 tornado just after midnight on December 11, 2021, with the Methodist Church and several homes being heavily damaged.

Lickskillet is an unincorporated community located in Logan County, Kentucky, United States.

Olmstead is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Kentucky, United States.Olmstead was a station on the L & N railroad between Bowling Green, KY and Clarksville, TN that opened in 1860. It was named after a leader in the effort to build the railroad. Olmstead is also the site of an elementary and middle school. A post office has been in operation until recently in Olmstead since 1862.

Gasper is an unincorporated community located in Logan County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Bucksville.

Daysville is an unincorporated community in Todd County, Kentucky, United States.