Carter County, Kentucky Records

Carter County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on April 10, 1838 from Greenup County and Lawrence County. The county was named in honor of William Grayson Carter, Kentucky state senator (1834–1838) .

Carter County is bordered by Greenup County (northeast), Boyd County (east), Lawrence County (southeast), Elliott County (south), Rowan County (southwest), Lewis County (northwest).

Carter County Cities and Towns include Denton, Grahn, Grayson, Olive Hill, Rush (Part).

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

Carter County, Kentucky Courthouse Records

The Carter County Courthouse is located in Grayson, 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 Carter 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.

• Carter County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1838, Land Records from 1838 and Probate Records from 1835 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
• Carter County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1838. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
• Carter 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.
• Carter County Elected Officials

Carter County, Kentucky Census Records

• Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 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

Carter 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.

Carter County, Kentucky Resources

• Carter County Historical and Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 1128, Grayson, Kentucky  41143-1128
• Carter County, Kentucky Message Boards

Carter County, Kentucky External Links

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