Willisburg

History

Willisburg was founded in 1838, and was named for Captain Henry Willis, a Revolutionary War veteran. The city expanded in the 1870s as a crossroads community at the intersection of two turnpikes. Willisburg incorporated in 1965.

Geography

Willisburg is concentrated along Kentucky Route 433 (Main Street), mostly in the vicinity of its intersection with Kentucky Route 53, west of Harrodsburg and northeast of Springfield. Willisburg Lake, an impoundment of Lick Creek built by the city in the late 1960s, lies just to the northwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,141
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  916
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  888
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  865
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  822
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  819
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  815
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  803

Most recent

• M 3.09 — 2025-12-28
  11 km ENE of Lancaster, Kentucky
• M 2.75 — 2025-05-11
  11 km SE of High Bridge, Kentucky
• M 2.63 — 2023-08-04
  11 km ENE of Lancaster, Kentucky
• M 2.64 — 2023-01-12
  4 km E of Burgin, Kentucky
• M 2.67 — 2019-10-12
  21 km ENE of Somerset, Kentucky
• M 2.59 — 2018-01-21
  8 km SSE of High Bridge, Kentucky