[3] Warren County is included in the Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[4] Warren County was the location of several Native American villages and ancient burial mounds constructed by earlier cultures.

[6] McFadden's Station, one of the earliest settlements, was established in 1785 by Andrew McFadden/McFadin on the northern bank of the Barren River at the Cumberland Trace.

He dispatched William Dawes and Paul Revere on their famous midnight ride to warn residents of the approaching British troops.

[5] In 1997, Bowling Green became a Tree City USA, sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

[14] The Green River forms the northern boundary of the county, and was a means of transportation for settlers.

In the north the land is possibly the most rugged, since it lies between the Green and Barren rivers, with very tall ridges near Riverside and Richardsville.

The major drainage in Warren county is Barren River, which flows through Bowling Green and is surrounded by steep ridges in some areas.

In the east the land is rolling (much like central Kentucky's landscape) near Drakes Creek.

In the western side of the county, the land is hilly with steep ridges and rocky and cliff-ridden near Gasper River.

The flat elevated areas in the west and the flatland in the south and southwest have soil that is fertile and supports tobacco, hay, corn and soybean crop production.