Adair County, Kentucky Genealogy

Guide to Adair County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
Adair County was named for John Adair. The county is located in the south central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Adair County Courthouse 424 Public Square Columbia, KY 42728-1451 Phone: 270.384.2801 Adair County Website

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Adair County Bible Records at Kentucky Genealogy
 * Adair County Bible Records at KyKinFolk
 * Kentucky Bible Archives at USGenWeb Archives

Biographies

 * Biographies, KYGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives-Adair County Kentucky Biographies (You may need to scroll down the page,)
 * Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries
The following web sites have additional information on Adair county cemeteries.
 * Adair County Cemeteries at www.so-ky.com promoting and assisting genealogical and historical research in southern Kentucky and for those with connections to southern Kentucky
 * Genealogytrails.com has online cemetery listings.
 * Cemeteries of Adair County at Interment.net
 * Parnell Cemetery has cemetery transcriptions.

Census Records
Adair Co., KYGenWeb Available Census Records ~ 


 * 1790 First Census of Kentucky (The area that is now Adair County was located in Lincoln Co. for this Census... The original Federal census has been lost. This index was reconstructed using the tax lists of 1790. It may not be a completely accurate indication of people living in Kentucky during that time.)
 * 1795 Tax List of Green County (Adair was the 44th Kentucky county formed, created from Green County on December 11, 1801. This Tax list will have those families listed that were later residents of Adair county.)
 * 1802 Tax List of Adair County
 * 1810 Federal Census &amp; Index
 * 1820 Federal Census &amp; Index
 * 1830 Federal Census &amp; Index(separate pg.)
 * 1840 Federal Census &amp; Index
 * 1850 Federal Census &amp; Index
 * 1850 African Americans listed in Federal Census
 * 1860 Federal Census &amp; Index
 * 1870 Federal Census &amp; Index
 * 1880 Federal Census &amp; Index
 * 1880 DDS Federal Census Supplement (Federal Census Supplemental Schedules 1-7 Defective, Dependent and Delinquent Classes)
 * 1900 Federal Census &amp; Index
 * 1920 Federal Census (partial extraction of family surnames)
 * 1930 Federal Census &amp; Index
 * 1895 School Report Index Report 1,  Report 2,   Report 3,   Report 4  (white students)
 * 1895 School Report Index Report 1  (African American students)
 * 1913 - 1914 School List Surnames A-I, Surnames J-R,  Surnames S-Z
 * 1850 Slave Schedule (these are Excel files. Scroll down main Census page)
 * 1860 - 1870 Mortality Schedules (these are Excel files. Scroll down main Census page)

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 Kentucky 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.)
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions, USGenWeb
 * KY Census Online, Links to online census records

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Adair County Church Records
 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1802-1910 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1802-1940 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1810-1977 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Adair County, Kentucky Court Orders, Vol. 1. By Laird, Marilyn Poe and Jackson, Vivian Poe. Dolton, Illinois : Poe Publishers. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Cases Heard Before the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky 1785-1792 at KYKinFolk.com
 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases


 * Commonwealth of Kentucky, State Board of Elections at KY.gov
 * Contact information for all Kentucky County Court Clerks. Scroll down or use index at top of page to find desired county.


 * Kentucky Court of Justice at KYCourts,gov

African Americans

 * The African American Griots Project
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Funeral Homes

 * Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, Inc. in Columbia.
 * Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, Inc. in Columbia.

Genealogies

 * [Asbury] Holtzclaw, B.C. "Asbury of Westmoreland County, Virginia," Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul. 1967):55-65; Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct. 1967):77-87; Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan. 1968):10-26. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Chapman] "A Brief History of the Chapman Family of Frederick County," Frederick Findings, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Winter 1988):42-43..
 * [Moss] Moss, T.C. The David Moss Family: Green, Adair, Boyle, Barren, Hart, and Warren Co., Ky.; Williamson and Maury Co., Tenn.; Mississippi. Memphis, Tenn.: T.C. Moss, 1968..
 * [Royse] Pappas, Carolyn H. "Christopher Beeler, 1705-1775," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1999):243-255; Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):18-30; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):115-125. Digital version at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($)..
 * [Smith] Coleman, C.W. "Genealogy of the Smith Family of Essex County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jul. 1897):41-52. Digital versions at JSTOR - free; USGenWeb - free.
 * [Trabue] Harper, Lillie DuPuy VanCulin. Colonial Men and Times: Containing the Journal of Col. Daniel Trabue, Some Account of His Ancestry, Life and Travels in Virginia and the Present State of Kentucky During the Revolutionary Period; the Huguenots, Genealogy, with Brief Sketches of the Allied Families. Philadelphia, Pa.: Innes &amp; Sons, 1916. Digital version at Internet Archive;.


 * Family Group Sheets, KYGenWeb

Land and Property Records
Adair County Entries on the Kentucky Table of Content at 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

 * Notes on Adair County; or Judge Rollin T. Hurt's History of Adair County, Kentucky. c1994. By John Avroe Steele, Michael C. Watson. Columbia, Kentucky : Watson. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * Our History at Adair County page of KYGenWeb

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 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
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch  — How to Use this Collection index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (Free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry— index (Free)
 * 1912-1950 at FamilySearch  — How to Use this Collection— index and images


 * - 1st Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies F and G.
 * - 1st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A and J.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company D.
 * - 9th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K.
 * - 13th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L and M.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soliders from KY ~ KYGenWeb

World War II

 * Adair County, Kentucky World War II Casualties Army and Airforce

Newspapers

 * "Adair County News", KYGenWeb
 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm
 * USGenWeb Archives has some newspaper articles for the years 1897, 1898, and 1901 online.
 * University of Kentucky Libraries
 * Library Catalog - Infokat: Major newspapers: Lexington Herald, Lexington Leader, Lexington Herald-Leader, Louisville Courier Journal.
 * Kentucky State Library - Interlibrary Loan: Newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan.
 * The Adair Progress 98 Grant Lane Columbia, KY 42728 Phone: 270-384-6471 Fax: 270-384-6474

Obituaries

 * Adair Co., KYGenWeb Obituaries
 * Kentucky Footsteps Archives, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Obituary Sources, KYGenWeb


 * Browning Genealogy Database, Compiled by Charles Browning.
 * Kentucky Obituaries, USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas, African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries (Ancestry)
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1727–1990 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection images
 * 1774–1989 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1798-1943 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1801-1851 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1804–1960 Adair County Kentucky list of will book testators at SAMPUBCO
 * Browsable index of testators of wills.


 * 1804-1970 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1805-1820 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Adair County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records from 1804 and Court Records from 1802.
 * Adair County, Kentucky Court Orders 1802-1808, Vol. 1. By Laird, Marilyn Poe and Jackson, Vivian Poe. Dolton, Illinois : Poe Publishers. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Adair County, Selected Last Wills and Testaments at KYKinFolks
 * Record of Marriages and Wills of Adair County, Kentucky. 1937. By Bell, Annie Walker Burns. Adair County, Kentucky : Adair County, Kentucky. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Will Records of Adair County, Kentucky 1805-1820. By Adair County, Kentucky. Chillicothe, Missouri : Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Vital Records

 * KYGenWeb, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths & Marriages

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1861 - Adair County Birth Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at FamilySearch.org
 * 1874 - Adair County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Adair County Birth Index 1875. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * KYGenWeb (includes Delayed Births and Births 1911 - 1980)
 * 1911-1999 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 Kentucky, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1785-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1797-1954 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection — index and images
 * 1852-1861 - Adair County Marriage Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Adair County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1878 - Adair County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * KYGenWeb, Adair Co Marriages
 * USGenWeb, Adair Co Marriages
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1843-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1911-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * KYGenWeb, Adair Co Death Certificates
 * KYGenWeb, Adair Co Deaths
 * USGenWeb, Adair Co Deaths
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of KY Death Certificates
 * - How to Use this Collection

Divorce

 * 1962-2005 Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records, 1962-2005 at Ancestry - index ($)

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Sherrod Library, Room 422 344 J L Seehorn Rd Johnson City, TN 37614 Phone: 423-439-4338 Email: [mailto:archives@etsu.edu archives@etsu.edu] Facebook Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Lebanon Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Sulphur Well Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Tompkinsville Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Green County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * The Kentucky Historical Society Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Adair County Library 307 Greensburg St Columbia, KY 42728 Phone: 270-384-2472 Email: [mailto:adaircountypubliclibrary@gmail.com adaircountypubliclibrary@gmail.com] Facebook Website

Societies
Adair County Genealogical Society PO Box 613 Columbia, KY 42728 Phone: 270-380-1024 Facebook Website

Websites

 * Adair County KYGenWeb free
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
 * USGenWeb. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Boone County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Adair County Kentucky USGenWeb county page for Adair County
 * Adair County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
 * . Free - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records