Whitley County, Kentucky Records
Whitley County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on January 17, 1818 from Knox County. The county was named in honor of William Whitley (1749–1813), Kentucky pioneer .
Whitley County is bordered by  Laurel County (north), Knox County (northeast), Bell County (east), Claiborne County, Tennessee (southeast), Campbell County, Tennessee (south), McCreary County (west).
Whitley County Cities and Towns include Corbin - (Partly in Knox County), Williamsburg, Gatliff, Goldbug, Julip, Pleasant View, Rockholds, Saxton, Siler, Wofford, Woodbine.
A Map of Whitley County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Whitley County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Whitley County, KY Courthouse
The Whitley County Courthouse is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. Some records were lost in a courthouse disaster in 1930. 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 Whitley 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.
- Whitleyd County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1818, Land Records from 1818 and Probate Records from 1818 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Whitley County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1818. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- Whitley 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.
- Whitley County Elected Officials
Whitley 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
Whitley 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 1958Â to present
- Locations:Â Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, Kentucky State Archives
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Marriage or Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
- In Person:Â Office of Vital Statistics, Department for Public Health, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, 275 E. Main St., 1E-A, Frankfort, KY 40621.
Whitley County, Kentucky Resources
- Whitley County Historical & Genealogical Society
- Whitley County Historical Genealogy Society/Museum
- Corbin Genealogical Society
- Whitley County, Kentucky Message Boards
Whitley County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Whitley County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Graveyard Books for Whitley County, KY
- Whitley Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Whitley County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Whitley County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Whitley Co. KYGenweb
- Whitley County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Whitley County, Kentucky Military Records
