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Stanford is Kentucky’s second oldest city, founded in 1775 by Benjamin Logan as Logan’s Fort. It was also known as St. Asaph, the name given to it by Logan. The site of the original fort is about a mile west of the courthouse and an effort is underway to rebuild the fort. The name Stanford may have been derived from “Standing Fort,” which Fort Logan became known as in the late 1770s after surviving a lengthy attack by Native Americans. |
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Kentucky Soaps & Such on Main Street makes Plainview Farm Goat Milk Soaps, lotions and scrubs. They might be making soap when you visit or call ahead to see the process. The store also carries other fine Kentucky products including pottery, books, gourmet food items and candles. Kentucky and Regional Art & Antiques is accessible inside the store and features Clifton Anderson antiques. |
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Close by is St. Asaph Farm producers of grass-fed beef, pastured chickens, turkeys and eggs, and naturally raised pork. At St. Asaph, they believe that food should come from the sun and soil so they don’t apply chemical fertilizers or pesticides to fields, nor antibiotics to healthy animals; and never use hormones all while finding ways to limit fuel consumption. |
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On Main Street in Stanford is the recently renovated First Southern National Bank. Step inside the lobby and view the old pictures of downtown Stanford. |
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Marksbury Farm Market is a small scale, locally owned, Butchers Shop, Farm Market, and Processing Facility. Partnered with local farmers who share commitment to sustainable, humane, and natural production methods, Marksbury Farm Market uses traditional and modern methods to deliver an array of high quality, healthy, and fresh products. |
Local Shops
Hen House Antiques, 106 N. Second Street, 
606-365-0598
Stanford Upholstery and Antiques, West Main Street, 606-365-3857
Your Village Shoppe, 217 West Main Street, 606-365-8833
Simple Times Quilt Shop, 301 West Main Street, 606-365-2110
Local Restaurants
Coleman’s Deli |
105 West Main Street 606-365-2164
Kentucky Depot Restaurant (Southern Style Home Cooking) |
119 Metker Trail 606-365-8040
My Guadelajara |
817 East Main Street 606-365-0101
Chinese Buffet |
101 Lincoln Plaza
606-365-3339
Pizza Hut |
936 Lancaster Road 606-365-3778
Historic Sites include the following:
Buffalo Springs Cemtery - 630 Hwy 78
Isaac Shelby Cemetery - Hwy 300
Lincoln County Courthouse - 102 East Main Street Genealogy records date 1779 606-365-2533
Historic L & N Depot - 1866 Depot Street Museum and Community Center 606-365-0207
McCormack Church - Moores Lane, Stanford, KY
Old Presbyterian Meeting House and Museum- Home of the Lincoln County Historical- 315 West Main 606-365-2503
William Whitley House State Historic Site, 625 William Whitley Road 606-355-2881
The William Whitley House, also known as Sportsman's Hill, stands today as a monument to pioneer ingenuity and resourcefulness. It was the first brick home and circular racetrack built west of the Alleghany Mountains, completed in 1794 by William Whitley and his wife Esther. Dubbed the "Guardian of Wilderness Road," the house was a gathering spot for early Kentuckians, including George Rogers Clark and Daniel Boone.
During the 1780s and 1790s, the Whitleys felt secure enough to build the brick home and a circular racetrack, and held race meetings each autumn. The track was unique in the nation because it was the first circular design and was built of clay instead of using turf. It is felt that the American practice of racing counter-clockwise began at this track, in response to anti-British feeling at the time. The British raced in a clockwise direction.
Site of Logan’s Fort, one of the first three forts built in Kentucky as the colonists pushed west into the new frontier.
