• Adjacent Counties
  • Carter County was named for Colonel William Grayson Carter, who was a State Senator in the Kentucky legislature when the county was formed. The county seat, Grayson, was named for his uncle, Colonel Robert Grayson.

    Latest Updates


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    1840 Pensioners. 1 Apr. 2012Military
    Census Updates to 1930 and 1860 (complete) (Submitted by Stephanie Lyons) 1 Apr. 2012Census
    Obituaries updated. 18 Jan 2012Obits
    Transcribed Marriage certificates added (Submitted by Stephanie Lyons) 2 Jan. 2012Marriages
    M folder added to People Pictures. (Submitted by Stephanie Lyons) 27 Nov. 2011M
    W folder added to People Pictures. (Submitted by Stephanie Lyons) 27 Nov. 2011W
    WWII "Old Man's Draft" Images. (Submitted by Stephanie Lyons) 22 Nov. 2011WWII
    Rabourn Cemetery Photos added. (Submitted by Stephanie Lyons) 14 Nov. 2011Cemeteries
    Transcribed Obituaries added. (Submitted by Stephanie Lyons) 13 Nov. 2011Obituaries
    Newspaper articles added. (Submitted by Stephanie Lyons) 13 Nov. 2011Newspaper
    Added index of Death Certificates. (Submitted by Stephanie Lyons) 6 Nov. 2011Deaths
    Bulk upload of Civil War documents. (Submitted by Stephanie Lyons) 6 Nov. 2011Civil War
    Bulk upload of obituary images. (Submitted by Stephanie Lyons) 2 Nov. 2011Obituaries
    Upload of 1910 Transcribed Census records. (Submitted by Stephanie Lyons) 31 Oct. 2011Census
    Bulk upload of photos. (Submitted by Stephanie Lyons) 30 Oct. 2011People
    Bulk upload of death certificates. (Submitted by Stephanie Lyons) 30 Oct. 2011Deaths