Columbia-Adair County, in the heart
of South Central Kentucky, is known for its ideal location between Green River Reservoir,
Dale Hollow Lake State Park, Barren River State Park, and Lake Cumberland State
Park--four of Kentucky's best fishing & recreation lakes.
Historical sites abound in Adair County, with the Trabue-Russell House, listed on the
National Register of Historical Places, and the log home of Janice Holt Giles, a
well-known Kentucky writer. The town square surrounds the Courthouse,
which was built in 1884, and Columbia boasts such visitors as General John Hunt
Morgan, Jessie James--who is said to have robbed the Bank of Columbia in
1872--and Theodore O'Hara, who finished the military eulogy "Bivouac of the
Dead" in a rooming house on the Square.
Many visitors shop at our local antique shops or purchase local art or quality
reproduction cherry furniture from local artisans.
Contact: Sue Stivers at 270-384-6020 or
email Tourism Email
or visit or write Sue at the Chamber office
201 Burkesville Street,
P.O. Box 116,
Columbia, KY 42728