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Kentucky Harlan County
| Harlan County, Kentucky | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Kentucky | |||||||||
 Location of Kentucky in the U.S. | |||||||||
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| Founded | January 28, 1819 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Harlan | ||||||||
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Contents |
County Courthouse
Harlan County's civil records start the following years:
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| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Census | Deeds | Wills |
| 1852 | 1820 | 1852 | 1820 | 1820 | 1850 |
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Harlan County Courthouse
205 Central Street PO Box 956
Harlan, KY 40831-0956
Phone: 606.573.3636[1]
History
Parent County
1819--Harlan County was created 28 January 1819 from Floyd and Knox Counties.
County seat: Harlan [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1863--A disaster destroyed some records.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
| Ages | Coxton | Kenvir | Rileyville |
| Alva | Cranks | Kilday | Rio Vista |
| Bailey Creek | Crummies | Kitts | River Ridge |
| Bardo | Cumberland | Laden | Rosspoint |
| Baxter | Darkmont | Layman | Rutherford |
| Benham | Dillon | Lenarue | Sampson |
| Benito | Dione | Liggett | Sand Hill |
| Big Laurel | Divide | Longton | Short Town |
| Black Bottom | Dizney | Louellen | Smith |
| Black Mountain | Dressen | Loyall | South Wallins |
| Blackjoe | Elcomb | Lynch | Stanfill |
| Blair | Evarts | Martins Fork | Sunshine |
| Bledsoe | Farmers Mill | Mary Alice | Tacky Town |
| Bobs Creek | Fresh Meadows | Mary Helen | Teetersville |
| Brookside | Gano | Molus | Ten Spot |
| Cawood | Gatun | Mount Pleasant | Three Point |
| Chad | Georgetown | Nolansburg | Tin Can Alley (hist.) |
| Chevrolet | Golden Ash | Pathfork | Totz |
| Closplint | Harlan | Pine Mountain | Tremont |
| Clover | Harlan Gas | Putney | Tway |
| Clover-Darby | Highsplint | Redbud | Twila |
| Clovertown | Hiram | Rex | Verda |
| Clutts | Holmes Mill | Rhea | Wallins Creek |
| Coldiron | Keith | Ridgeway | Woods |
| Colts | Kentenia | Yancey |
Neighboring Counties
Resources
African Americans
The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:
- the KY African American Griots Project ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project
- Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900
- African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
- Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
Biographies
- KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project
Cemeteries
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.
- Harlan Co. KY USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.
- The KY Historical Society’s Cemetery Database
- African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
- Cemetery Junction ~ Links to cemetery transcriptions
- Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project
- Kentucky Cemeteries lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net
- Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
- Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Harlan County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,
- The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Harlan County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
- ePodunk list of Harlan County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.
Census
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1820 | 1,961 | ||
| 1830 | 2,929 | 49.4% | |
| 1840 | 3,015 | 2.9% | |
| 1850 | 4,268 | 41.6% | |
| 1860 | 5,494 | 28.7% | |
| 1870 | 4,415 | −19.6% | |
| 1880 | 5,278 | 19.5% | |
| 1890 | 6,197 | 17.4% | |
| 1900 | 9,838 | 58.8% | |
| 1910 | 10,566 | 7.4% | |
| 1920 | 31,546 | 198.6% | |
| 1930 | 64,557 | 104.6% | |
| 1940 | 75,275 | 16.6% | |
| 1950 | 71,751 | −4.7% | |
| 1960 | 51,107 | −28.8% | |
| 1970 | 37,370 | −26.9% | |
| 1980 | 41,889 | 12.1% | |
| 1990 | 36,574 | −12.7% | |
| 2000 | 33,202 | −9.2% | |
| Est. 2008 | 30,783 | −7.3% | |
| http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21095.txt | |||
For tips on accessing Harlan County, Kentucky census records online, see: Kentucky Census.
- USGenWeb Census Project ~ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850 - 1930
- The USGenWeb Census Images ~ The USGenWeb Census Images Project
- Kentucky Census Transcriptions ~ The USGenWeb Census Project
- Census Online ~ Census Online
Church
- Kentucky Christian Church Directory ~ Church Angel
- Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
- Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
Court
- Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
- Kentucky Court of Justice Research & Reference
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
- Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War
- Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY ~ KYGenWeb
- Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky
Miscellaneous
- Kentucky Postcards ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project
- The KYGenWeb Footsteps ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
Newspapers
- Kentucky News - Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
- Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
- Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm - Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm
Obituaries
- KY Footsteps Archives ~ KY Footsteps List Archives - thousands of obituaries here ~ KYGenWeb Project
- KY Obituary Sources ~ Kentucky Obituary Sources ~ Compiled by the KYGenWeb Project
- Links to research and locate obituaries
- Browning Genealogy Database ~ The Browning Genealogy Database - A Collection of Obituaries Compiled by Charles Browning.
- USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~ Kentucky Obituary Project
- Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
- Obituary Depot ~ Kentucky Newspaper Citations
- Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
- Nashville Advocate ~ Death Abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate
Probate
- 1868-1920 - Will Book 1 (1868-1920) has been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
- The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
- KY Births & Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
- KY Deaths & Burials ~ KY Deaths & Burials 1843 - 1970
- KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search
- Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths & Marriages
- Kentucky Marriage Records 1973 - 2000 ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000
- KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases
- The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Harlan County KYGenWeb
- Harlan County USGenWeb Archives
- KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
- State of Kencucky Website
- USGenWeb Kentucky Archives ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
- The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Harlan County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Harlan County, Kentucky page 271, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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