The corbin genealogical society meets the first thursday of each month at the princess mcburney building on barbourville street in corbin. Welcome to our new website whitley county historical society. Whitley county, kentucky, history and families, 18181993. The library serves a population of 35,823 residents. Based on the amount of available space, the library accepts donations of yearbooks from area schools. The william whitley house and sportsmans hill stand today as a monument to pioneer ingenuity and resourcefulness. Whitley county, kentucky usgenweb genealogy archive. The county is located in southcentral kentucky between the big south fork and the main body of the cumberland river. Later, in 1912, it lost some of its land when mccreary county was created. Whitley county courthouse po box 8 williamsburg, ky 40769 phone. The collection of the library contains 54,731 volumes.
Whitley countyhistorical amp genealogical society web site. We offer a wide range of books, family resource sheets, and an ever. Whitley county history book committee whitley county, ky. Cornelius daughters for making this valuable research tool available to all whitley county researchers. Whitley county ky history and genealogy public group. The 1820 whitley co census lists william parton as over 45, a female probably his wife over 45, a female age 1016, a. In 1799, lincoln county was divided and portion of it became knox county, the parent county of whitley. Contents kentucky ancestors genealogical quarterly of the kentucky historical society listed below are the contents of kentucky ancestors from the first issue in 1965 to the current issue in a searchable pdf format.
Whitley county kentucky cemetery books online abraxis. Whitley county, kentucky hardcover december 1, 1993 by turner publishing compiler, whitley county history book committee compiler. Usa 1,060,369 kentucky 39,550 kentucky marriage records 1,739 whitley county marriage records 11. Probate records are held by the whitley county, kentucky genealogy clerk of court and are housed at the whitley county, kentucky genealogy courthouse. Whitley county, kentucky cemetery records hosted at whitley county, kentucky kygenweb. Three young women were given emergency teaching certificates to teach in one room school jul 1944jan 1945. Deed books 14 covering 18181858 of whitley county, kentucky. It is bordered by bell, knox, laurel, and mccreary counties and has an area of 443 square miles. Run tenant background checks, credit checks, eviction history, and more. Whitley county, kentucky genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Marshall was governor of indiana and vice president. Whitley county was created by cutting it off from knox county, kentucky, on january 17, 1818. Babe fuson of williamsburg, ky has a book for sale on the history of whitley co. A super handlettered compilation by paul mcclure that contains a wealth of family information regarding the people of millerstown.
Our primary goal is to keep all the history of whitley county and its citizens. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. World war i draft registration cards, 19171918 whitley county source. Previous owners name on label pasted above the book copy number. Whitley county, kentucky genealogy and history presented.
Genealogical society whitley county columbia city indiana. Welcome to whitley county, ky history and genealogy. Grayson county kentucky genealogy and history links. This book is a hodge podge of poorly documented and misleading genealogies and history. The whitley county ky history and genealogy group celebrates the families and individuals who left their footprints on the commonwealth of kentuckys history. The meadow creek rockhold book is 236 pages of pictures and genealogy.
From the book history of whitley county in the whitley county library, williamsburg, kentucky the family moved to roane county, tennessee, where john lewis is listed on the 1790 tax record. Other resources available at the whitley county historical and genealogical society. Whitley city white pages phone books in kentucky ky. Kentucky birth, marriage and death records microfilm.
This packrat has learned that what the next generation will value most is not what we owned, but the evidence of who we were and. The county seat is at williamsburg, though the largest city is corbin. Whitley county historical museum, columbia city, in. Whitley county, kentucky cemetery records access genealogy. Whitley county, kentucky genealogy and history presented by. Kentucky talking book library kentucky talking book library. This page is under major construction, here you will find the whitley county kentucky cemetery books by charlie maynard cornelius these pages are placed here for your personal research only we are very grateful to mr. From 1819 through 1837 a william partonpartin appears on the whitley co. Broyles, 1991 introduction this book is a transcription of will book 1 for whitley county, kentucky, which covers the period from its creation out of knox county in 1818, to the year 1854. It was the first brick home and circular racetrack built west of the alleghany mountains, completed in 1794 by william whitley and his wife esther. Helen campbell went to mudcreek and loraine chatfield went to upper mulberry in whitley co ky november 9, 2014 at 2. In 1776, fincastle county was divided and this section became known as kentucky county, virginia. Lawson the fiftyninth county in order of formation, whitley county is located in southeastern kentucky, along the tennessee state line. Internet archive bookreader collins historical sketches of kentucky.
Whitley county is the 49th largest county in indiana. Microfilmed records can be found online at kentucky, probate records, 17921977 for caldwell, henry, hickman, russell and trimble counties. History of whitley county welcome to williamsburg, kentucky. Whitley republicannews journal june 1934 to present. The county has the highest county number 92 on indiana license plates, as it is alphabetically the last in the states list of counties it is part of the fort wayne metropolitan.
Genealogy and local history whitley county public library. James was married in greene county, tennessee on july 31, 1794, to orpha corder, born in virginia and the daughter of john corder. Whitley county was created in 1818 from part of knox county. The museum complex consists of the thomas marshall house, the chief little turtle annex, the research and. Birth records 18521859, 1861, 18741876, 1878, 18931894, 19001904, 19081910. We are still working on the site so come back often for more information and neat features.
Whitley county, kentucky 18181993 history and families. The whitley county historical museum is housed in the columbia city home of thomas riley marshall, indiana governor and 28th vice president of the united states. Here are three books of early whitley county records by stephen h. Whitley county, kentucky cemetery records hosted at transcribed by gary and rebecca earls whitley county cemetery books. Guide to whitley county, kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. Whitley county public library whitley county public library.
Familysearch southern claims commission whitley county barred and disallowed claims source. Williamsburg times 1891 to 1910 spotty issues corbin times 1919 to 1934 excludes 1922 other local resources. Statewide collections are found on the kentucky marriage records page. Whitley county, kentucky turner publishing, whitley county history book committee on. Usa 1,060,369 kentucky 39,550 whitley county 392 whitley county marriage records 11. Whitley county, kentucky record dates edit edit source information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. Leatherette boards wgilt lettering and large gilt stamp on front. The county was formed january 17, 1818, from a section of knox county and was named in honor of col. The acrevalue whitley county, ky plat map, sourced from the whitley county, ky tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. Ky 406020537 get directions 300 coffee tree road frankfort, ky 40601. American local history network whitley county ky source. Index and surname crossreference to nellie riley rabers whitley county obituaries, 18581910.
Presented by kentucky genealogy trails a part of genealogy trails volunteers dedicated to free genealogy. This page is for your convenience only to help in your search for family history and any. The museum interprets not only the life of thomas marshall but also the great history of whitley county and its peoples. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. The pedigree of whitley county, as it exists today, maybe traced back to 1772, when all of what is now the state of kentucky was in the frontier county of fincastle county, virginia. Whitley county courthouse main street po box 8 williamsburg, ky 40769 phone. Part of its territory was taken, in 1825, to help form laurel county. Please do not use it or reference it as a legitimate genealogical source. The american history and genealogy project whitley county, kentucky source.