[Genealib] Anybody know about Kentucky

[Jennifer Daugherty]

I called the public library in Cumberland to see if they could offer any insight into this. The librarian said he wasn't aware of a section that was labeled only South of the Cumberland River in the 1830 census. He said there is one that is labeled Cumberland County South of the Cumberland River. I wonder if your patron maybe misread it?  It is very faint and scribbled in the left hand corner.  He said that is the major geographic distinction used for most things such as the census, because the river cuts down the middle of the county.  He said often they would use North or South of the river as an identifier instead of township names, etc. Hope this helps.
 
Jennifer Daugherty
Director of Reference and Information Services
Laurel County Public Library
London, KY
606-864-5759

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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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