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  Letcher County, Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Letcher county is located in far southeastern Kentucky on the border with Virginia.
Letcher county was the setting for the early twentieth century novels The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine of John Fox, Jr.
Kingdom Come State Park is located in the southwest of the county on the border with Harlan county.
www.uky.edu /KentuckyAtlas/21133d.html   (168 words)

  
 Facts about topic: (Lee County, Kentucky)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Lee County is a county (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) located in the state (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) of Kentucky (A state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses).
In the county the population is spread out with 22.70% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $18,544, and the median income for a family is $24,918.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/L/Le/Lee_County,_Kentucky.htm   (453 words)

  
 Letcher County, Kentucky KY, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Letcher County is in the Eastern Coal Field region.The county was named for Robert P. Letcher, who served as governor, congressman and minister to Mexico
Letcher County is one of 120 counties in Kentucky.
This was a decrease of -2.37% from the 2000 census.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4117   (436 words)

  
 Kentucky County History
Kentucky was admitted as a state (to be formally admitted as the 15th state on 1 Jun 1792) followed on 18 Feb 1792 by Vermont which was as the 14th state.
KYCO is a timeline of Kentucky counties noting when each was formed either as part of Virginia or after the Commonweath of Kentucky was formed as well as showing the origin of each county (i.e., from what older county or counties the newer county was formed.
For example, Hardin County is the 15th to be formed and was formed in 1793 while Green County is the 16th and it was formed in 1792.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~harrisonrep/Census/kycounty.htm   (2887 words)

  
 Letcher County Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Letcher county was established in 1842 and named after Robert P. Letcher (1788-1861), U.S. Congressman, Kentucky Governor and U.S. Minister to Mexico.
Letcher County, Kentucky was formed from Harlan and Perry Counties.
For example, if a county is ranked 9th in land area it is the 9th largest county in the highlands.
www.kentuckyhighlands.com /kh/counties/letcher_county.asp   (61 words)

  
 Facts about topic: (Letcher County, Kentucky)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Letcher County is a county (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) located in the state (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) of Kentucky (A state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses).
Its county seat (The town or city that is the seat of government for a county) is Whitesburg (additional info and facts about Whitesburg)
The per capita income (The total national income divided by the number of people in the nation) for the county is $11,984.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/le/letcher_county,_kentucky.htm   (453 words)

  
 Letcher County, Kentucky Genealogical Records Information
The county was formed in 1842 from portions of Perry and Harlan counties, and was named for Gov. Robert E Letcher (1840-44).
The terrain of Letcher County is rugged and mountainous, with narrow but fertile valleys along the streams.
The population of the rural county was 23,165 in 1970; 30,687 in 1980; and 27,000 in 1990.
www.mykentuckygenealogy.com /ky_county/let.htm   (1107 words)

  
 Letcher County, Kentucky
It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state.
The elevation in the county ranges from 940 to 3720 feet above sea level.
In 2000 the county population was 25,277 in a land area of 339.04 square miles, an average of 74.6 people per square mile.
www.uky.edu /KentuckyAtlas/21133.html   (57 words)

  
 Letcher County, Kentucky - Genealogy
Letcher County was formed in 1842 from portions of Harlan and Perry counties and is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state.
Letcher County deaths for the years 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857, 1859, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, and 1878.
Letcher County births for the years 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857, 1859, 1874, 1875, 1876, and 1878.
www.rootsweb.com /~kyletch/letcher.htm   (3284 words)

  
 Descendants of Patrick Johnson
Her story was the her ancestor, William Riley Bentley was born and raised in Letcher County Kentucky.
The fact that James Bentley was Elick's next door neighbor in 1870 Letcher County Census makes me think that Elick gave some land as a part of the judgment.
This was undoubtedly the land in Munson, Kentucky on which he lived when he married Mary Burton, his third wife.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Park/5617/despatj.html   (3832 words)

  
 Letcher Co
Letcher County was formed in 1842 from Perry and Harlan Counties.
Its county seat, Whitesburg, is on KY-15, about 125 miles southeast of Lexington.
Letcher is bordered by the Kentucky counties of Harlan, Perry, Knott and Pike, as well as by Wise Co., VA.
gen.culpepper.com /archives/ky/letcher.htm   (124 words)

  
 Letcher County Kentucky divorce records - Search Divorce records   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Divorce, no doubt is an intricate phase in one's life, several issues have to be resolved, vivid memories of the past have to be deleted, self-esteem and confidence have to be rejuvenated, and the deep laceration that divorce leaves behind have to be provided healing touch.
Letcher County, KY - Letcher County, Kentucky - Ancestry & family...
Letcher County legislator Robert Bates helped to oversee the creation of the new...
divorce.public-records-finder.com /kentucky/letcher-county-kentucky-divorce-records.php   (423 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Letcher County, Ky.
For convenient presentation of this material, the site includes a page for each of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S., as well as for various U.S. and foreign territories and countries.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/KY/LT.html   (483 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
JAMES F MAGGARD was born March 03, 1850 in Letcher County Kentucky, and died February 17, 1894 in Letcher County Kentucky.
MARTHA CAROLINE MAGGARD was born October 02, 1878 in Letcher County Kentucky, and died December 15, 1947 in Letcher County Kentucky.
SARAH FRANCES MAGGARD was born August 25, 1883 in Letcher County Kentucky, and died June 24, 1973 in Letcher County Kentucky.
members.aol.com /vgoss/vod.htm   (246 words)

  
 Kentucky Birth Certificate, Death Record, Marriage license and other vital records
The Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics cannot, by law, provide free informaiton off certificates, do a genealogical search, or look to see if a certificate is on file without a completed application form and the proper fee attached.
If the record is not available at the State office, they should be available from the County Clerks Officein the county where the license was issued.
If the record is not available at the State office, they should be available from the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the divorce was granted.
vitalrec.com /ky.html   (488 words)

  
 Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Descendants of Erich Bach
Evelyn and James are both buried in the Elder James Dickson Cemetery, Elk Creek, Letcher County, Kentucky.
September 09, 1872 in Letcher County, KY, son of James Dickson and Susannna Caudill.
He married Martha Caudill April 29, 1873 in Letcher County, KY. She was born May 01, 1856 in Letcher County, KY
familytreemaker.genealogy.com /users/c/a/u/Brian-K-Caudill/GENE2-0017.html   (1661 words)

  
 Genealogy.com: THE COMBS'S OF LETCHER COUNTY KENTUCKY: BY TANE COMBS
Genealogy.com: THE COMBS'S OF LETCHER COUNTY KENTUCKY: BY TANE COMBS
THE COMBS'S OF LETCHER COUNTY KENTUCKY: BY TANE COMBS
He is a carpenter and is married to Irma Collins, living in Letcher, Kentucky.
www.genealogy.com /genealogy/users/c/r/o/Tane-C-Croucher   (601 words)

  
 2commonwealths's Storefront - Lulu.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Reprint of the autobiographical sketch of Martin Van Buren Bates, native of Letcher County, Kentucky.
This booklet is about the division of Virginia and Kentucky by the Cumberland Mountain, and the underlying mineral deposits and how best to exploit them from a late 19th century perspective.
Biography of General Leslie Combs of Kentucky, includes incidents of his education, service in the War of 1812, his law career, and campaigning on behalf of Whig canidates in 1840 and 1844.
www.lulu.com /2commonwealths   (928 words)

  
 C.B. Caudill Store & History Center located in Blackey, Letcher County, Kentucky, Joe and Gaynell Begley, ...
For the last 30 years, policy makers, writers, reporters and visitors from six continents have made the journey to the little mining town of Blackey, Kentucky, to meet Joe and Gaynell Begley and their neighbors.
A recent University of Kentucky study showed unemployment in some coalfield communities reached as high as 65 percent of the adult population; this is a generation after millions of Appalachian residents left the region to find employment in the nation's urban centers.
While fighting battles, selling milk and raising a family, Joe and Gaynell also found time to document local Letcher County history and that of the region by clipping hundreds of newspaper articles and collecting artifacts of country life.
www.appalshop.org /cbcaudill   (515 words)

  
 KentuckyRoads.com - Letcher County
Despite recent spot improvements to US 119 over Pine Mountain in Letcher County, vehicles over 30 feet long are still banned from the highway.
KY 101 and KY 259 - Edmonson County - November 18, 2001 - A new section of KY 259 and KY 101 under construction in Edmonson County.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is currently in the process of straightening several curves on US 119's crossing of Pine Mountain.
www.kentuckyroads.com /letcher_county   (1806 words)

  
 Combs &c. Families of Letcher Co, Kentucky
Letcher Co., KY was established in 1842 from
Adjacent KY counties are Floyd, Harlan, Perry, and
This couple is often confused with Ezekiel and Mary Ann COMBS Brashears of Perry County Kentucky.
www.combs-families.org /combs/records/ky/letcher   (1543 words)

  
 Kentucky Forums - Topix
Body Found In Kentucky Identified As That Of Mi...
Kentucky Boosts Speed Limit To 70 On Monday
Kentucky Summer Horse Shows Offer First Class Competition
www.topix.net /forum/state/ky   (465 words)

  
 Perry County Kentucky Genealogy
The 1870 and the 1880 Perry County Ky Census
Perry County, Kentucky was established in 1820-1821 from Clay and Floyd Counties, KY:
In 1839, Breathitt County was established from Clay, Estill and Perry Counties; and in 1842, Letcher was est.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ky/county/perry   (375 words)

  
 Kentucky Marriages - I Dream of Genealogy Databases
Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900 ** Ancestry.com** This update adds marriage records for Washington, Butler, Todd, and Lincoln counties to those of Crittendon, Taylor, Monroe, Morgan, Greenup, Larue, McCraken, Henry, Boyle, Caldwell, Christian, Henderson, Hopkins, Jessamine, Logan, Lyon, Magoffin, Marshall, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Webster, Casey, Clay, Garrard, and Ohio counties between 1851 and 1900.
Carroll County, Kentucky, Marriages 1838-1920 ** Ancestry.com** This database is an index of marriage records from the county between 1838 to 1920.
Taken from the original records housed at the county offices, it reveals the names of both bride and groom.
www.idreamof.com /marriage/ky.html   (577 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - U.S. - Kentucky - Localities
Counties of Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken, Marshall, Trigg, Union, and Webster.
Some of the counties covered are Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliot, Estill, Floyd, Greenup, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Magoffin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Rowan, Whitley, Wolfe, and adjacent counties that represent the East Kentucky Coalfields.
Serving Lawrence & Boyd counties in Kentucky, Lawrence & Gallia counties in Ohio, and Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, & Mason counties in West Virginia.
www.cyndislist.com /ky-local.htm   (1113 words)

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