books.google.com - Taylor County became the 100th county in the commonwealth of Kentucky when it was created on March 1, 1848. The county was named after Zachary Taylor, who gained fame as a general in the Mexican War and eventually became president of the United States. The town of Campbellsville, founded in 1817, was...http://books.google.com/books/about/Campbellsville.html?id=unwgb9MPWFAC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareCampbellsville