Using Land Records in Kentucky
Land records are lesser used than many other records, but can be extremely important in locating an ancestor or two. Frequently, a person is found in early land records that has not been found in in a federal census, or there is no census.
"The place to Start" | please
note that some links in this will take you off site
Land Office information from the Secretary of State
LAWS of Virginia May 1781 concerning Kentuckians An Act for the relief of certain persons now resident on the western frontier...
Maps | Kentucky Maps from the Secretary of States's Office- including animated Animated County Formation Maps off site at the SoS office website
Revolutionary War Military District
Warrants Warrants are the first step in the land patenting process
Credits:
The Secretary of State's
Office in Frankfort, Kentucky given permission for information
concerning land records to be used on this site.