Carter County, Kentucky

Transcribed Records and Document Images "To speak the name of the dead is to make them live again." —ancient Egyptian inscription "We recognize that the information submitted to this website is a contribution to our common posterity. As the custodians of these records and works, we will do everything in our power to secure your contributions, and to assure that this material is freely made available to the greatest possible number of researchers, for as long as possible into the future." Affidavits of Descent Audio Recordings Birth Records Census Records Court Records, Bibles, Wills, SSN Applications and Tax Records Death Records Deeds Employee Rosters, Politics/Politicians and Miscellaneous Historical Material Letters, Journals, Ledgers, Diaries and Biographies - The journals are a "must read"! Marriage Records Military - Rosters, Histories and a section on local feuds. Newspaper Clippings - Transcribed and Scanned Articles. Obituaries - Over 5,000 Scanned Images and Transcriptions Order Books - Partial Index to the County Order Books Real Estate Mortgages Schools - Yearbooks, Student & Employee Rosters. Surnames - Carter County researchers' family charts and sites. Wills Carter County Archives - Births, Biographies, Church Records, Census, Deeds, Diaries, Marriage Records, Tax Lists, Obituaries and more!
Cemetery Records "One of the sure ways to tell whether someone is from the mountains, or someone is a modern middle class American is to ask, 'Do you know where you're going to be buried?' Many mountain people know where they're going to be buried. They're going to be buried back in the family cemetery." - "The Appalachians" documentary, 2005	Erie School A comprehensive photo history is being finalized. Many new photos have been contributed by Lydia Justice-Edwards.
Lookup Volunteers Chat/Message Board Links, Books, History, Utilities, Document Interpretation Maps, Aerial photos and Location Finder Links to Nearby Counties The Olive Hill Library and the Carter County Genealogy Club. Reunion Page - Upcoming Carter County-related reunions. Also has a link to the statewide reunions page Relationship Chart - Ever wonder if that person is your second cousin three times removed or your third cousin twice removed? Weather & WUGO links Carter County Music and Videos This will make your day! Our Tygart Valley Rails-to-Trails Project This site is available on DVD for archival purposes. Give me your postal address and I'll send it to you: John W. Grace
Denton, Ky. For those of you interested in the Denton area, Martin McHenry has a tremendous site dedicated to that area. It contains a lot of data not duplicated on this site. Denton, Ky. Genealogy and History	Carter County Message boards Maintained by: Ramona Gayle Woods This is where you can post queries as well as many other messages. If you are unfamiliar with how the system works please review the "Links & Announcements Page," linked at the top of the message board main page. Carter County Message Boards main page

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(Coordinator since Feb. 19, 2003)