Map of Versailles city, Kentucky

Versailles (/vərˈseɪlz/) is a home rule-class city in Woodford County, Kentucky, United States. It lies 13 miles (21 kilometers) by road west of Lexington and is part of the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. Versailles has a population of 9,316 according to 2017 census estimates. It is the county seat of Woodford County. The city’s name is pronounced /vərˈseɪlz/ vər-SAYLZ, an anglicization different from the French pronunciation of the royal city of the same name near Paris.

Versailles city overview:
Name:	Versailles city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kentucky
County:	Woodford County
Elevation:	892 ft (272 m)
Total Area:	6.35 sq mi (16.44 km²)
Land Area:	6.31 sq mi (16.33 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km²)
Total Population:	10,347
Population Density:	1,640.56/sq mi (633.44/km²)
ZIP code:	40383, 40384, 40386
Area code:	859
FIPS code:	2179482
GNISfeature ID:	0506028
Website:	versailles.ky.gov

Online Interactive Map

Versailles online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Versailles was founded on June 23, 1792, on 80 acres (32 hectares) of land owned by Hezekiah Briscoe, at the time only a child. His guardian, Marquis Calmes, named the town after Versailles, France, in honor of General Lafayette, a family friend and hero of the American Revolution. Located in what became known as the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, where farmers also raised thoroughbred horses and other high-quality livestock, the city was officially incorporated on February 13, 1837. It was briefly occupied during the American Civil War by both Confederate and Union forces.

In 1870, black residents of Versailles took part in a demonstration against police violence after a white officer struck a black man with his pistol. Demonstrators formed armed pickets and guarded roads in and out of Versailles. Two of the leaders were subsequently lynched by a local militia company.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km), all land.