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Adair County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Columbia. The county was founded in 1801 and named for John Adair, then Speaker of the House in Kentucky and later Governor of Kentucky (1820 – 1824). Adair County has some of the few surviving American Chestnut trees in the United States.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1801 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1802 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1802 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1802 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1804 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1810 | 6,011
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1820 | 8,765
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1830 | 8,217
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1840 | 8,466
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1850 | 9,898
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1860 | 9,509
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1870 | 11,065
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1880 | 13,078
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1890 | 13,721
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1900 | 14,888
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1910 | 16,503
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1920 | 17,289
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1930 | 16,401
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1940 | 18,566
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1950 | 17,603
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1960 | 14,699
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1970 | 13,037
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1980 | 15,233
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1990 | 15,360
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Adair County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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