Welcome to Carlisle County, Kentucky

County History

Carlisle County, created entirely from Ballard County on May 3, 1886, lies in the Jackson Purchase region of far western Kentucky. Bounded by Ballard, Graves, and Hickman counties, and by the Mississippi River to the west, it was originally part of Chickasaw tribal lands acquired by Isaac Shelby and Andrew Jackson in 1818. The land was part of Hickman County from 1821 to 1842, when it was included in the creation of Ballard County. The county was named for John G. CARLISLE, a statesman who served at many levels of government. The county seat is BARDWELL, incorporated in 1879.

Sources: Kentucky Atlas and Gazateer and Kentucky Historical Society.

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This site created October 7, 2007

Last updated August 19, 2008

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Ballard-Carlisle Historical-Genealogical Society

Box 279

Wickliffe, KY 42087

The Ballard-Carlisle Historical-Genealogical Society meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Ballard-Carlisle-Livingston Public Library at 134 North 4th Street. Dues are $10.00 per year. "The Roots Digger," the Society's newsletter is published twice a year. The Society has many publications for sale and also maintains an historical/genealogical collection at the Ballard-Carlisle-Livingston Library.

What's New?

· 1976 "A History of Carlisle Co., KY for the years 1820-1900" by Ralph Graves LOOKUPS 08/19/08

· Added link to KY Archives/Library Genealogy Links page below in US and KY Resources 07/13/08

· NEW SECTION! Hickman Co. KY Roots 06/21/08

· John Samuel Peebles Family Data 06/20/08

· Photo of Milburn Baseball Team 06/19/08

· Another 75 pages of Deed Bk 1 06/08/08

· Charles Keesee family (Carlisle, Ballard & Graves Co) 05/06/08

· Deed Bks 1 - 3: 1886-1890 Names Index (2nd hundred pages) 05/01/08

· More great new Photos 04/24/08

· Photos of the Courthouses & Bardwell 04/11/08

· Surnames: Carroll, Donaldson, Goulder, Jones, McCuistion & Milner 04/11/08

· The definitive list of Carlisle Cemeteries 04/10/08

· More great new LOOKUPS 04/10/08

· Deed Bks 1 - 3: 1886-1890 Names Index (in process) 03/29/08

· Great new LOOKUPS 03/13/08

· Surnames: Atherton, Moss & Cain 03/13/08

· Completed Will Bk. 1: 1886-1927 Names Extract. 02/29/08

· Surnames: Holder, Owens, King, Bobo 02/22/08

· Brick Wall: William & Sary Bedford Robertson 02-18-08

· Blackburn Family Data 02/13/08

· More burials and annotated census 02/02/08

· 1894 Carlisle Co. Marriages 01/19/08

· A few burials, see Cemeteries 01-08

· 1900 Partial Annotated Census Bardwell & West Bardwell 12/07

· Courthouse in Bardwell Burns but records safe. 12/26/07

· Carlisle Weekly and Ballard Weekly

· 1900 Annotated Berkley Town Census

· Individual Links to Carlisle County KY Biographies 11/30/07

· Garnett Family Data 11/15/07

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1917 Tornado in Bardwell