Harlan County, Kentucky Records

Harlan County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on January 28, 1819 from Knox County (portions of its territory went to form Letcher, Bell, and Leslie counties). The county was named in honor of Silas Harlan (1753–1782), army major in the Battle of Blue Licks.

Harlan County is bordered by Perry County (north), Letcher County (northeast), Wise County, Virginia (east), Lee County, Virginia (southeast), Bell County (southwest), Leslie County (northwest).

Harlan County Cities and Towns include Benham, Cumberland, Dayhoit, Evarts, Harlan, Loyall, Lynch, South Wallins, Wallins Creek.

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

Harlan County, Kentucky Courthouse Records

The Harlan County Courthouse is located in Harlan, Kentucky. The courthouse burned in Oct 1863, but the county clerk's records were saved. 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 Harlan 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.

• Harland County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1820, Land Records from 1820 and Probate Records from 1829 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
• Harlan County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1821. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
• Harlan 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.
• Harlan County Elected Officials

Harlan County, Kentucky Census Records

• Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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

Harlan 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.

Harlan County, Kentucky Resources

• Harlan County Genealogical Society
• Harlan Heritage Seekers, P.O. Box 853, Harlan KY 40831
• Harlan County, Kentucky Message Boards

Harlan County, Kentucky External Links

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