About Us

The Lincoln Heritage Council is one of the oldest  local Councils serving both urban and rural areas in the United States. Their first charter was granted under the name "Louisville Area Council" in 1912. Later they applied for and received permission to change the name of the Council to "Old Kentucky Home Council", which remained the name until 1992. In 1992, the George Rogers Clark Area Council, based out of New Albany, Indiana, chose to join efforts with their neighbor, the Old Kentucky Home Council . The councils merged, and on January 1, 1993, the Lincoln Heritage Council officially came to be.The Council has eight geographical districts and three service areas.The Lincoln Heritage Council #205 is composed of 25 counties, 19 in North Central Kentucky and 6 counties in South Central Indiana.

The Districts of the Lincoln Heritage Council are:

  • Cherokee District (Southeast Jefferson County)
  • Chief Old Ox District (Clark, Scott, and Washington Counties in Indiana)
  • Dan Boone District (Trimble, Henry, Oldham, Shelby, and Carroll Counties)
  • Lincoln Trail District (Hardin, Grayson, Breckinridge, Meade, and LaRue Counties)
  • George Rogers Clark District (Harrison, Crawford, and Floyd Counties in Indiana)
  • Bernheim District (West Jefferson and Bullitt Counties)
  • Old Kentucky Home District (Washington, Nelson, Marion, Taylor, Green, Adair, and Spencer Counties)
  • Seneca District (Northeast Jefferson County)

There are two non geographical districts: Metro Exploring for all Explorer Posts located in Metro Louisville, and Scouting Unlimted which serves special need students in public schools.

The Lincoln Heritage Council owns two Scout Reservations, these being the Harry S Frazier Jr. Scout Reservation, the home of Camp Crooked Creek, located in Clermont, Kentucky and the Tunnell Mill Scout Reservation, located in Charlestown, Indiana 

You can learn more about our council by reviewing our Strategic Plan.

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