Stanford from St. Asaph

Lincoln County courts moved to the fort in 1781; on May 16, 1786, the court permanently seated on Logan’s fifty-acre gift a mile east and named the town Stanford (often linked to “Standing Fort,” though Stamford, England, is also guessed). The courthouse site still holds some of Kentucky’s oldest continuous records, and Stanford remains Lincoln’s seat—second-oldest permanent settlement after Harrodsburg.