[Genealib] Anybody know about Kentucky

[Susan Scouras]

I haven't worked in my home state in many years, but I know Kentucky had
a multitude of county creations and boundary changes leading up to the
current 120 counties.  Kentucky not only formed new counties from parts
of one or more counties, but the counties themselves dickered over
parcels of land on their borders and transferred them to each other. The
reference to the Cumberland River can be confusing to those without a
map, since the Cumberland River starts in south central Kentucky, where
you will find Cumberland Lake, then dips down into Tennessee where it
runs west, then angles back north into Kentucky, where you will find
Lake Barkley, neither lake existing, I think, prior to the modern Corps
of Engineers dams. I am not sure how far west your unidentified land
lies.  
 
I have a copy of Kentucky Ancestry: A Guide to Genealogical and
Historical Research by Roseann Hogan that offers a couple of handy
charts relating to this subject.   I skimmed through the county creation
dates and did not see one formed circa 1830; however, at the time of the
census the boundary in this particular area could have been in question,
or a deal underway to transfer the land, and the "owning" county had not
been determined yet. In 1830, Cumberland County transferred land to
Monroe County, which could fit the description of land below the
Cumberland River, but I would consider that south central Kentucky, not
west.  
 
Hope this helps.
 
Susan Scouras
Librarian
WV Archives and History Library
The Cultural Center
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV  25305-0300
(304) 558-0230, Ext. 742
 

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	Subject: [Genealib] Anybody know about Kentucky
	
	

	A patron asked me about the 1830 census. One area in West KY,
instead of being labeled with a county name, is referred to as "South of
the Cumberland River". Anybody know why this was used instead of a
county name. I checked a few sources I have about Kentucky and censuses
and didn't find anything. 

	 

	Tracy E. Luscombe

	Genealogy Librarian

	McKinney Public Library System

	McKinney, TX 

	tluscombe at mckinneytexas.org <mailto:tluscombe at mckinneytexas.org>


	 

	 

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