Named for Mason County, Kentucky Name chosen by influence of
emigrants from Mason County, Kentucky. Mason County, on the Ohio
River in northeast Kentucky was formed in 1789. The Kentucky
County was named for George Mason [1725-1792], a member of the
Virginia house of burgesses. He was also a member of the
Virginia Convention of 1775 and the Constitutional Convention of
1787. Mason was the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights
which was adoped in June 1776. Established in 1841 The area was
originally part of Tazewell County, which was formed in 1827.
Mason County Genealogical and Historical Society Collection
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