Bardwell, Kentucky

Bardwell is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States. The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1878. The population was 723 at the 2010 census, down from 799 in 2000.HistoryBardwell was founded in the mid-1870s when the railroad was extended to that point.During their session of 1877–1878, the Kentucky General Assembly passed an act incorporating Bardwell. The original municipal boundaries consisted of a circle with a radius of, centered on the local train station for the Illinois Central Railroad.GeographyBardwell is located northwest of the center of Carlisle County at . U.S. Routes 51 and 62 intersect in the northern part of the city. US 51 leads south to Fulton on the Tennessee line, while US 62 leads northeast to Paducah on the Ohio River. The two highways together lead northwest 8mi to Wickliffe on the Mississippi River.