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Adair county was formed in 1802. It is located in the Pennyrile region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 585 to 1120 feet above sea level. In 1990 the county population was 15,360 in a land area of 406 square miles, an average of 37.8 people per square mile. The county seat is Columbia.

Adair county is one of our "orphan" counties, which means it does not have a sponsor. This temporary page has been put up with a few links to county and state resources because someone has expressed an interest in the county by offering to do some resource lookups, however, it will not have all the extra "goodies" that we have all come to expect when we visit a KyGenWeb county.

We have several counties that still need to be "adopted" and properly maintained. If you are interested in hosting this county, or one of the other counties that needs a home, or would just like more information on what is involved in being a sponsor, click here


Adair County Resources and Lookup Volunteers

If you have any books or CDs on this county and will volunteer to do lookups, please let me know.

Please follow these guidelines when requesting a look-up.

  1. Put name of county and LOOKUP in caps in subject of message. This will ensure that your request is not accidently overlooked or deleted.
  2. Put name of book or CD you are requesting the lookup from in the first line of the message. Many of these wonderful volunteers have more than one book or CD and need to know what you are looking for in order to try to help you.
  3. Limit your request to 1 or 2 specific names. Asking for ALL the marriages on a surname of Brown or Jones or Smith will probably be ignored or request denied.
  4. Don't forget to thank your volunteer for their time and trouble.

  • Marriage Records of Adair Co KY 1802-1840, Ruth Paull Burdette, 1975.

    Queries

    This county will not have a query page until it is "adopted" by someone who can maintain it. If you would like further information on what is involved, click here.

    Adair County Links

  • Adair County Place Names
  • Sites On the Web Relating to Adair County Genealogy(Lycos)

    Other Sites Relating to Kentucky

  • Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer at the University of Kentucky
  • Kentucky Genealogical and Historical Societies
  • Kentucky Vital Records (including death records for 1911 through 1992)
  • Kentucky County Court Clerks (including addresses and phone numbers)
  • KY ARCHIVES
  • Search for Individual in Jeff Murphy's database (exact spelling required)

    KyGenWeb Links

    Exciting things are happening in Kentucky with the KyGenWeb project. We now have over 90 of the 120 Kentucky counties on line with lots of interesting and useful things to see and places to visit.

  • KyGenWeb Master County Index Page Find out all about the KyGenWeb project and visit the other counties here.
  • US GenWeb Index Page
  • Gene Stark's Index of Names for all Gen Web Sites (Includes all Adair County lines.)
  • John Rigdon's Index
  • KyGenWeb Rules and Regulations Read the projects rules and regulations, and download sample pages and gif files.