Adair County, Kentucky Records
Adair County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on December 11, 1801 from Green County. The county was named in honor of John Adair, eighth Governor of Kentucky (1820–1824) .
Adair County is bordered by Taylor County (north), Casey County (northeast), Russell County (east), Cumberland County (south), Metcalfe County (southwest), Green County (northwest).
Adair County Cities and Towns include Columbia.
A Map of Adair County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Adair County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Adair County, KY Courthouse
The Adair County Courthouse is located in Columbia, Kentucky. 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 Adair 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.
- Adair County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1802, Land Records from 1801 and Probate Records from 1804 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Adair County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1802. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- Adair 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.
- Adair County Elected Officials
Adair County, Kentucky Census Records
- Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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
Adair 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.
Adair County, Kentucky Resources
- Adair County Genealogical Society
- Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY 42728
- Adair County, Kentucky Message Boards
Adair County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Adair County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Adair Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Adair County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Adair County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Adair Co. KYGenweb
- Adair County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Adair County, Kentucky Military Records
