| County | Formed |
Parent County |
County Seat |
Disaster |
Records Destroyed * |
| Adair | 1802 |
Green |
Columbia |
. |
. |
| Allen | 1815 |
Barren-Warren |
Scottsville |
1902 |
Most |
| Anderson | 1827 |
Franklin-Mercer-Washington |
Lawrenceburg |
1859/1915 |
Yes |
| Ballard | 1842 |
Hickman-McCracken |
Wickliffe |
1880 |
Yes |
| Barren | 1799 |
Green-Warren |
Glasgow |
. |
. |
| Bath | 1811 |
Harlan-Knox |
Owingsville |
1864/1964 |
Many |
| Bell | 1867 |
Harlan-Knox |
Pineville |
1918/1976 |
Some |
| Boone | 1799 |
Campbell |
Burlington |
1880 |
Some |
| Bourbon | 1786 |
Fayette |
Paris |
1872 |
Some |
| Boyd | 1860 |
Carter-Greenup-Lawrence |
Catlettsburg |
. |
. |
| Boyle | 1842 |
Lincoln-Mercer |
Danville |
1860 |
Some |
| Bracken | 1797 |
Campbell-Mason |
Brooksville |
1848 |
Some |
| Breathitt | 1839 |
Clay-Estill-Perry |
Jackson |
1866/1873 |
Most |
| Breckinridge | 1800 |
Hardin |
Hardinsburg |
1869/1958 |
Some |
| Bullitt | 1797 |
Jefferson-Nelson |
Shepherdsville |
. |
. |
| Butler | 1810 |
Logan-Ohio |
Morgantown |
. |
. |
| Caldwell | 1809 |
Livingston |
Princeton |
1864 |
Some |
Calloway |
1821 |
Hickman |
Murray |
1906 |
Most |
| Campbell | 1795 |
Harrison-Mason-Scott |
Alexandria, Newport |
. |
. |
| Carlisle | 1886 |
Ballard |
Bardwell |
1980 |
Some |
| Carroll | 1839 |
Gallatin-Henry-Trimble |
Carrollton |
. |
. |
| Carter | 1838 |
Greenup-Lawrence |
Grayson |
. |
. |
| Casey | 1807 |
Lincoln |
Liberty |
. |
. |
| Christian | 1797 |
Logan |
Hopkinsville |
1864 |
Most |
| Clark | 1793 |
Bourbon-Fayette |
Winchester |
. |
. |
| Clay | 1807 |
Floyd-Knox-Madison |
Manchester |
. |
. |
| Clinton | 1836 |
Cumberland-Wayne |
Albany |
1865/1890 |
Some |
| Crittenden | 1842 |
Livingston |
Marion |
1865/1870 |
Yes |
| Cumberland | 1799 |
Green |
Burkesville |
1865/1933 |
Yes |
| Daviess | 1815 |
Ohio |
Owensboro |
1865 |
Some |
| Edmonson | 1825 |
Grayson-Hart-Warren |
Brownsville |
. |
. |
| Elliott | 1869 |
Carter-Lawrence-Morgan |
Sandy Hook |
1966 |
Some |
| Estill | 1808 |
Clark-Madison |
Irvine |
1964 |
Some |
| Fayette | 1780 |
Kentucky (Virginia) |
Lexington |
1803 |
Yes |
| Fleming | 1798 |
Mason |
Flemingsburg |
. |
. |
| Floyd | 1800 |
Fleming-Mason-Montgomery |
Prestonsburg |
1808 |
Some |
| Franklin | 1795 |
Mercer-Shelby-Woodford |
Frankfort |
. |
. |
| Fulton | 1845 |
Hickman |
Hickman |
. |
. |
| Gallatin | 1799 |
Franklin-Shelby |
Warsaw |
. |
. |
| Garrard | 1797 |
Lincoln-Madison-Mercer |
Lancaster |
. |
. |
| Grant | 1820 |
Pendleton |
Williamstown |
. |
. |
| Graves | 1824 |
Hickman |
Mayfield |
1864/1896 |
Some |
| Grayson | 1810 |
Hardin-Ohio |
Leitchfield |
1864/1896 |
Some |
| Green | 1793 |
Lincoln-Nelson |
Greensburg |
. |
. |
| Greenup | 1804 |
Mason |
Greenup |
. |
. |
| Hancock | 1829 |
Breckinridge-Daviess-Ohio |
Hawesville |
. |
. |
| Hardin | 1793 |
Nelson |
Elizabethtown |
1864 |
Some |
| Harlan | 1819 |
Knox |
Harlan |
1863 |
Some |
| Harrison | 1794 |
Bourbon-Scott |
Cynthiana |
1851 |
Some |
| Hart | 1819 |
Hardin-Barren |
Munfordville |
1927 |
Some |
| Henderson | 1799 |
Christian |
Henderson |
. |
. |
| Henry | 1799 |
Shelby |
New Castle |
1804 |
Yes |
| Hickman | 1821 |
Caldwell-Livingston |
Clinton |
. |
. |
| Hopkins | 1807 |
Henderson |
Madisonville |
1829 |
Yes |
| Jackson | 1858 |
Clay-Estill-Laurel- |
McKee |
1827 |
Yes |
| Jefferson | 1780 |
Kentucky (Virginia) |
Louisville |
. |
. |
| Jessamine | 1799 |
Fayette |
Nicholasville |
. |
. |
| Johnson | 1843 |
Floyd-Lawrence-Morgan |
Paintsville |
. |
. |
| Kenton | 1840 |
Campbell |
Independence, Covington |
. |
. |
| Knott | 1883 |
Breathitt-Floyd-Letcher-Perry |
Hindman |
. |
. |
| Knox | 1800 |
Lincoln |
Barbourville |
. |
. |
| LaRue | 1843 |
Hardin |
Hodgenville |
1865 |
Yes |
| Laurel | 1826 |
Clay-Knox-Rockcastle-Whitley |
London |
. |
. |
| Lawrence | 1822 |
Floyd-Greenup |
Louisa |
. |
. |
| Lee | 1870 |
Breathitt-Estill-Owsley-Wolfe |
Beattyville |
. |
. |
| Leslie | 1878 |
Clay-Hardin-Perry |
Hyden |
. |
. |
| Letcher | 1842 |
Perry-Harlan |
Whitesburg |
. |
. |
| Lewis | 1807 |
Mason |
Vanceburg |
. |
. |
| Lincoln | 1780 |
Kentucky (Virginia) |
Stanford |
. |
. |
| Livingston | 1798 |
Christian |
Smithland |
. |
. |
| Logan | 1792 |
Lincoln |
Russellville |
. |
. |
| Lyon | 1854 |
Caldwell |
Eddyville |
. |
. |
| McCracken | 1825 |
Hickman |
Paducah |
. |
. |
| McCreary | 1912 |
Pulaski-Wayne-Whitley |
Whitley City |
. |
. |
| McLean | 1854 |
Daviess-Muhlenberg-Ohio |
Calhoun |
1908 |
Yes |
| Madison | 1786 |
Lincoln |
Richmond |
. |
. |
| Magoffin | 1860 |
Floyd-Johnson-Morgan |
Salyersville |
1857 |
Yes |
| Marion | 1834 |
Washington |
Lebanon |
1863 |
Yes |
| Marshall | 1842 |
Calloway |
Benton |
1888/1914 |
Yes |
| Martin | 1870 |
Floyd-Johnson-Lawrence-Pike |
Inez |
1892 |
Yes |
| Mason | 1789 |
Bourbon |
Maysville |
. |
. |
| Meade | 1824 |
Breckinridge-Hardin |
Brandenburg |
1974 |
Some |
| Menifee | 1869 |
Bath-Montgomery-Morgan- |
Frenchburg |
1911 |
Some |
| Mercer | 1786 |
Lincoln |
Harrodsburg |
. |
. |
| Metcalfe | 1860 |
Adair-Barren-Cumberland- |
Edmonton |
1867 |
Yes |
| Monroe | 1820 |
Barren-Cumberland |
Tompkinsville |
1863/1887 |
Yes |
| Montgomery | 1797 |
Clark |
Mount Sterling |
1863 |
Some |
| Morgan | 1823 |
Bath-Floyd |
West Liberty |
1862/1925 |
Yes |
| Muhlenberg | 1799 |
Christian-Logan |
Greenville |
. |
. |
| Nelson | 1785 |
Jefferson |
Bardstown |
. |
. |
| Nicholas | 1800 |
Bourbon-Mason |
Carlisle |
. |
. |
| Ohio | 1799 |
Hardin |
Hartford |
1864 |
Yes |
| Oldham | 1824 |
Henry-Jefferson-Shelby |
LaGrange |
. |
. |
| Owen | 1819 |
Franklin-Gallatin- |
Owenton |
. |
. |
| Owsley | 1843 |
Breathitt-Clay-Estill |
Booneville |
1919/1967 |
Yes |
| Pendleton | 1799 |
Bracken-Campbell |
Falmouth |
. |
. |
| Perry | 1821 |
Clay-Floyd |
Hazard |
1885/1911 |
Yes |
| Pike | 1822 |
Floyd |
Pikeville |
1977 |
None |
| Powell | 1852 |
Clark-Estill-Montgomery |
Stanton |
1864 |
Yes |
| Pulaski | 1799 |
Green-Lincoln |
Somerset |
1871 |
Yes |
| Robertson | 1867 |
Bracken-Harrison- |
Mt. Olivet |
1871 |
Yes |
| Rockcastle | 1810 |
Knox-Lincoln-Madison-Pulaski |
Mt. Vernon |
1874 |
Many |
| Rowan | 1856 |
Fleming-Morgan |
Morehead |
1864 |
Yes |
| Russell | 1826 |
Adair-Cumberland-Wayne |
Jamestown |
1976 |
None |
| Scott | 1792 |
Woodford |
Georgetown |
1837 |
Yes |
| Shelby | 1792 |
Jefferson |
Shelbyville |
. |
. |
| Simpson | 1819 |
Allen-Logan-Warren |
Franklin |
1882 |
Most |
| Spencer | 1824 |
Bullitt-Nelson-Shelby |
Taylorsville |
1865 |
Yes |
| Taylor | 1848 |
Green |
Campbellsville |
1864 |
Yes |
| Todd | 1820 |
Christian-Logan |
Elkton |
. |
. |
| Trigg | 1820 |
Caldwell-Christian |
Cadiz |
1895/1920 |
Yes |
| Trimble | 1837 |
Gallatin-Henry-Oldham |
Bedford |
1953 |
Yes |
| Union | 1811 |
Henderson |
Morganfield |
. |
. |
| Warren | 1797 |
Logan |
Bowling Green |
1864 |
Yes |
| Washington | 1792 |
Nelson |
Springfield |
1814 |
Yes |
| Wayne | 1801 |
Cumberland-Pulaski |
Monticello |
1898 |
Yes |
| Webster | 1860 |
Henderson-Hopkins-Union |
Dixon |
. |
. |
| Whitley | 1818 |
Knox |
Williamsburg |
1930 |
Yes |
| Wolfe | 1860 |
Breathitt-Morgan-Owsley-Powell |
Campton |
1886/1915 |
Yes |
| Woodford | 1789 |
Fayette |
Versailles |
1965 |
None |
*Kentucky Courthouse Fires, Floods,
Tornadoes, Etc.
Types of records lost is not indicated.
Beulah Wiley Franks
Grant County Coordinator, KY/ALHN
