Geology of the County
 

In Woodford County, water is obtained from consolidated sedimentary rocks of Ordovician age and from unconsolidated sediments of Quaternary age. The oldest rocks exposed on the surface in Woodford County, the High Bridge Group, were deposited in shallow seas 490 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. In the Late Ordovician the seas became relatively shallow, as indicated by the amounts of mud (shale) in the sediments. When the waters were clear and warm, a profusion of animal life developed, particularly brachiopods and bryozoa. Over the last million years, unconsolidated Quaternary sediments have been deposited along the larger streams and rivers.

Geologic Formations in the County
Unconsolidated deposits
ALLUVIUM (Qa)
HIGH-LEVEL FLUVIAL DEPOSITS (QTf)

Limestones
UPPER PART of LEXINGTON LIMESTONE (Tanglewood Limestone, Millersburg, Strodes Creek, Devils Hollow, Sulfur Well, Brannon and Perryville Members) (Ol)
LOWER PART of LEXINGTON LIMESTONE (Grier, Logana, and Curdsville Members) (Ol)
HIGH BRIDGE GROUP (Tyrone Limestone, Oregon Formation, Camp Nelson Limestone) (Ohb)

Dolomites
KNOX GROUP (Okx)

Interbedded clay shales and sandstones
GARRARD SILTSTONE (Okc)

Interbedded limestones and shales
CLAYS FERRY FORMATION and KOPE FORMATION (Okc)

For more information, see the definitions of geologic terms and rock descriptions, a geologic map of the county, a summary of the geology of Kentucky, and a discussion of fossils and prehistoric life in Kentucky.

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