Cumberland County, Kentucky Records

Cumberland County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on December 14, 1798 from Green County. The county was named for the Cumberland River, which flows through the county.

Cumberland County is bordered by Adair County (north), Russell County (northeast), Clinton County (east), Clay County, Tennessee (south), Monroe County (west), Metcalfe County (northwest).

Cumberland County Cities and Towns include Burkesville.

A Map of Cumberland County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Cumberland County, Kentucky Courthouse Records

The Cumberland County Courthouse is located in Burkesville, Kentucky. Records were lost in courthouse fires on 3 Jan 1865 and on 3 Dec 1933. Learn More About State of Kentucky Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Cumberland county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Cumberlandd County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1799, Land Records from 1799 and Probate Records from 1815 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
• Cumberland County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1820. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
• Cumberland County Tax Information and Contacts. Some early tax schedules list watercourse, value and acreage of real estate, men over age twenty-one, young men between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one, slaves, and horses.
• Cumberland County Elected Officials

Cumberland County, Kentucky Census Records

• Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1800 (missing), 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820, Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Cumberland County, Kentucky Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Kentucky Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from January 1911 to present
• Marriage and Divorce Records: from June 1958 to present
• Locations: Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, Kentucky State Archives
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Marriage or Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Office of Vital Statistics, Department for Public Health, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, 275 E. Main St., 1E-A, Frankfort, KY 40621.

Cumberland County, Kentucky Resources

• South Central Kentucky Historical and Genealogical Society
• Cumberland County, Kentucky Message Boards

Cumberland County, Kentucky External Links

• Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Cumberland County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
• Kentucky Vital Records Index
• Cumberland Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
• Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Cumberland County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
• Cumberland County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
• Cumberland Co. KYGenweb
• Cumberland County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
• Cumberland County, Kentucky Military Records