The Warren County seat is Bowling Green. The area is 546 square miles. It became one of the wealthiest counties in Kentucky in the 1870s. It is the 24th county in the order of county formations. Warren County was created on December 14, 1796, from part of Logan County. Warren County is named after General Joseph Warren. He was a distinguished patriot who died in battle at Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War. Warren County is bordered by Edmonson, Barren, Allen, Simpson, Logan and Butler. Settlement in Warren County, specifically Bowling Green, began with McFadden's Station, which was a trading post on the Barren River around 1785. By 1775, thirteen long hunters had carved their names on a tree at another crossing of the Barren River. In the early 1790s, Robert Moore built a cabin near a spring in Warren County. In 1797, Robert Moore donated land for the construction of a town square and courthouse, and two years later the spring was made public. The log courthouse and jail were built on the square in March 1798 and the board of commissioners called the town Bowling Green. Between 1805 and 1809, a complication arose regarding the choice of location for the circuit court. On February 3, 1808, the General Assembly ordered the formation of a commission to explore the county for repairs to the permanent seat of justice. The location did not satisfy most Warren County residents, so the General Assembly ordered on January 16, 1809, that the courthouse be returned to the location in Bowling Green. In 1810 and 1812, the legislature approved local government constituting and regulatory laws. By 1813, government functions were permanently stable in Bowling Green. The first pol...... middle of paper ......y learned that the entire army encamped near Bowling Green was being evacuated as quickly as possible, but it was also a relief to knowing that a battle was going to occur. This is not happening here,” Coombs writes. Some cities, communities and towns in Warren County are Bowling Green, Oakland, Plum Springs, Alvaton, Richpond, Woodburn, Smiths Grove, Plano and Rockfield. Michael Myers from the horror film Halloween played many scenes at Smith Grove. Warren County's estimated population in 2013 was 118,370. John Carpenter is a screenwriter, composer, producer, director, editor and actor. It is mainly related to science and horror fiction. Born in Carthage, New York, but moved to Bowling Green in 1953 when he was only about 5 years old. Nappy Roots is an American southern rap group born in Bowling Green. Known for the song that was a hit single, "Po' Folks”.