The seat of Woodford County, Versailles is located on U.S. 60 and U.S. 62. The town was established in 1792, and later incorporated in 1837, on the site of an earlier community called Falling Springs. Versailles offers a wealth of historic southern homes and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The rich farmlands that surrounded the town made it a vital agricultural trading center. Many of the residents built impressive homes early in the Nineteenth Century, making Versailles one of the
most architecturally interesting communities in Kentucky. Its population stood at 7,749 in 2005. Woodford County consistently has one of the lowest unemployment rates statewide. The total number of Woodford County residents employed in 2005 averaged 13,296 with an unemployment rate of 4.2-percent. Versailles was also the home of Albert B. “Happy” Chandler, twice governor of Kentucky (1935-39, 1955-59). For more information, visit www.versaillesky.com or www.woodfordchamber-ky.com.