Adair County, Kentucky Genealogy


 * This article is about a central Kentucky county. For other uses, see Adair.

United States   Kentucky    Adair County

Parent County
1801--Adair County was created 11 December 1801 from the southern part of Green County. County seat: Columbia

Neighboring Counties

 * Casey
 * Cumberland
 * Green
 * Metcalfe
 * Russell
 * Taylor

African American
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, Family Histories/Trees, GEDCOM files, etc.

 * USGenWeb Archives-Adair County Kentucky Biographies (You may need to scroll down the page,)
 * 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. Local volunteers through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.
 * Adair County Cemeteries at KYGenweb
 * Adair County Cemeteries at www.so-ky.com
 * Adair County page at
 * Kentucky Tombstone Transcription Project. 
 * Kentucky Historical Society Cemetery Search can be searched by name, place and/or date. This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky.
 * 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 Adair County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,
 * 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
 * Adair 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 Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Adair County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
 * ePodunk list of Adair 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.
 * Adair County Kentucky Cemetery Records at Access Genealogy
 * Bennett Cemetery
 * Cane Valley Cemetery
 * Cemeteries of Adair County at Interment.net
 * Hiter Cemetery
 * Mt Vernon Cemetery
 * Parnell Cemetery
 * USGenWeb Archives-Adair County Cemetery Records (Scroll down to find desired topic.)

Census
1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Adair County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Kentucky Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.

See South Carolina Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.


 * USGenWeb Archives-Adair County Kentucky Census Records (Scroll down to find desired topic.)
 * 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

 * Adair County Church Records
 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
 * 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
 * Kentucky Court of Justice-Adair County (contact information for Adair County Circuit Court Clerk)
 * Kentucky: State Board of Elections-County Clerks has contact information for all Kentucky County Court Clerks. Scroll down or use index at top of page to find desired county.

Land
Adair County Entries on the Kentucky Table of Contentat Strictly By Name. To view the indexes it is free. If you want a copy of a document there is a fee.
 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * Our History at Adair County page of KYGenWeb
 * Adair County, Kentucky at Wikipedia
 * ~ The Archives of Appalachia

Maps

 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
 * Adair County Kentucky 1895 at 1895 US Atlas
 * Adair County Kentucky Yellow Pages

Military

 * Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War
 * Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soliders from KY ~ KYGenWeb
 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky
 * Adair County, Kentucky World War II Casualties Army and Airforce

Miscellaneous

 * KY Postcards Kentucky Postcards ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project
 * The KYGenWeb Footsteps ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project

Newspapers
here. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Adair County click here. This is not a complete list. Several major Kentucky papers are not included in this database but may be found in the Library catalog Infokat: http://infokat.uky.edu Some of these major newspapers are: Lexington Herald, Lexington Leader, Lexington Herald-Leader, Louisville Courier Journal.
 * Kentucky News -  Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm  -   Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm
 * Many Kentucky newspapers are filmed and available at the Kentucky State Library. Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan. For further information regarding interlibrary loan policies click
 * The Adair Progress 98 Grant Lane - Columbia, Kentucky 42728 Ph (270) 384-6471 Fax (270) 384-6474
 * USGenWeb Archives has some newspaper articles for the years 1897, 1898, &amp; 1901 online.

Probate
"Adair County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records from 1804 and Court Records from 1802..

Adair County, Last Will and Testament

Vital Records
USGenWeb Archives has the following files online:


 * Death Records
 * Marriage 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

 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies
 * ADAIR COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY P.O. BOX 613 COLUMBIA, KENTUCKY 42728

Websites

 * 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.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Boone County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Kentucky.gov, Adair County Kentucky