Laurel County was formed December 12, 1825 from parts of Rockcastle, Clay, Knox and Whitley Counties. The county was named for the Laurel that grows along the banks of the Laurel River. The framers and establishers of the county met on March 6, 1826, in the home of Jarvis Jackson, to elect officers and actually establish the county government and hence establish the county. Laurel County was entitled to nine justices of the peace. They were Samuel McHargue, William Freeman, Jarvis Jackson, David Weaver, William Smith, James McNeil, John Pearl, Jacob Boyers and James Wood. They appointed Lot Pitman as the County Court Clerk; William Stuart, James Elkins and John Hood were appointed constables; and John Jackson, the Jailer. More about Laurel county
 

My name is Katy Hestand and I am the Coordinator for Laurel County, Kentucky. I do not live in Laurel County, nor Kentucky, so I know almost nothing about the county. My ancestors were some of the first people in the area, they were explorers with Daniel Boone and related thru the Pennington's.  However, if you have any questions, I will do my best to point you in the right direction!!! Happy hunting!!

 

African-American Groits Bible Records Biographies Birth Records Death Certificates Cemetery Records Census Records Census Online Church Records Court Records ---Apprentice Bonds ---Deeds 3/5/06 ---Guardian Bonds- ---Wills Civil War Deeds -land records Diary of Sarah Ann Jackson 1835 Death Records |  Families  Family Group Sheets for Laurel County coming soon Kentucky Family Group Sheets Project state wide and offsite Find a Family History Center near you Fraternal Organizations  McKee Lodge No. 144, F&AM Historical Societies Laurel County Historical Society Branches of Laurel Contents

Homepages with Laurel County connections Land Records, see Deeds Laurel County records available on microfilm You can rent these films to look at the Original records  at your local Family History Center.  Lookup Volunteers Mail lists and message boards Subscribe to the Laurel County Mail list Message Board at Genforum Message Board at Ancestry Maps Marriage Records Military Records New Online Newspapers, current online Current Newspapers Newspapers, historical Excerpts Excerpts from the Mt. Echo Newspaper Obituaries Pensions Photographs  updated 1/ 29/ 2007 Also see Fraternal Organization, click on name for photo |  Queries Laurel County Reunions KYGenWeb State Coordinator Surname Registry 7-21-07 USGenWebCensus Project USGenWeb Project USGenWebArchives Project

Whats New! 13-Sep-2008 Organized Deaths 13-Sep-2008 Organized Census records in new folder 13-Sep-2008 Added Evan Jones & Mary Ann Weaver to Bible records 13-Sep-2008 Added Google search engine 12-Sep-2008 Organized Cemeteries, eleminating duplicate files. 11-Sep-2008 Moved the Apprentice & Guardianship bonds and updated. 10-Sep-2008 Bible Records updated and loaded 10-Sep-2008 Reorganization of site begins, checking all links, shortening file names and arrangeing in easy to find folders. 10-Sep-2008 Corrected misinformation about formation of Laurel county 10-Sep-2008 Updated link for African-American Groits 09-Sep-2008 Moved site to: http://www.kykinfolk.com/laurel/

I'm always looking for new items to put on the site. If you have information, or photos that you would like to share with other researchers, please feel free to send them to me. If you would like to send me a cd of information, contact me at pasttracker@gmail.com for my mailing address. I am looking for volunteers to transcribe the census. If you are interested please contact me at the above address.