Letcher County KY Genealogy

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Letcher Records by Type

Birth Records (13)
Cemetery Records (346)
Census Records (27)
Church Records (3)
Court Records (4)
Death Records (16)
Histories and Genealogies (9)
Immigration Records (1)
Land Records (6)
Map Records (2)
Marriage Records (15)
Military Records (4)
Miscellaneous Records (1)
Newspapers and Obituaries (17)
Probate Records (4)
School Records (8)
Tax Records (4)

Letcher County Records by City/Town

Blackey Genealogy (40)
Carcassonne Genealogy (23)
Colson Genealogy (26)
Cromona Genealogy (22)
Crown Genealogy (23)
Deane Genealogy (26)
Dongola Genealogy (22)
Eolia Genealogy (28)
Ermine Genealogy (27)
Gordon Genealogy (26)
Hallie Genealogy (31)
Isom Genealogy (38)
Jenkins Genealogy (29)

Jeremiah Genealogy (36)
Kings Creek Genealogy (23)
Linefork Genealogy (29)
Mayking Genealogy (26)
McRoberts Genealogy (22)
Millstone Genealogy (27)
Neon Genealogy (25)
Partridge Genealogy (23)
Payne Gap Genealogy (23)
Roxana Genealogy (27)
Ulvah Genealogy (22)
Van Genealogy (24)
Whitesburg Genealogy (54)

Overview of Letcher County Records

Letcher County was created in 1842 from Perry and Harlan counties.
Copies of birth and death certificates from 1911 and later can be obtained from the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics.
The Letcher County Clerk has land records from 1842 and marriage records starting in 1842.
The Letcher County Circuit Clerk has divorce records.
The Letcher County State Archives has birth and death records starting in 1852.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.