The County Histories of Kentucky consist of photocopies of historical surveys of Kentucky counties written by the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration from 1936 to 1939.The collection includes typescripts, manuscripts, rare publications and oral histories on county and community histories written by regional and local authors. The surveys contain brief county histories, field reports, notes, preliminary and corrected drafts of essays, oral testimony, folklore and other miscellaneous materials. Added to the collection are county histories collected by researchers Stuart Sprague and Robert Rennick, special edition newspapers and other publications on county and community histories.

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Daviess County - General History, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Edmonson County - Place Names, Works Progress Administration

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Edmonson County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Elliott County, Stuart S. Sprague

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Elliott County, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Elliott County - Folklore, Works Progress Administration

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Elliott County - General History, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Elliott County - Historical High Lights of Elliott County, 1869-1969, Elliott County Centennial Committee

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Elliott County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

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Elliott County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Estill County - Folklore, Works Progress Administration

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Estill County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick, Bobby L. Rose, and Lorene Rose

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Estill County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick, Bobby L. Rose, and Lorene Rose

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Execution of John Jackson Nickell, Sandusky Daily Commercial

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Fayette County - General History, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Fayette County - Place Names, William A. Withington

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Fayette County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Fleming County - 175th Anniversary Edition, Fleming Gazette

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Fleming County - Bicentennial Edition, Fleming Gazette

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Fleming County - General History, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Fleming County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Fleming County - Raid on Flemingsburg and Maysville, Louisville Weekly Journal

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Fleming County - Shooting of Major Thomas Hamrick, Louisville Daily Democrat

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Floyd County, Stuart S. Sprague

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Floyd County - 150th Anniversary, Henry P. Scalf and Floyd County Sesquicentennial Committee

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Floyd County - Cities, Towns & Villages, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Floyd County - Folklore, Works Progress Administration and Federal Writers' Project

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Floyd County -General History, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Floyd County - Henry P. Scalf Articles, Henry P. Scalf and Floyd County Times

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Floyd County - Henry P. Scalf Articles from the Floyd County Times, Henry P. Scalf and Floyd County Times

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Floyd County - History, Works Progress Administration

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Floyd County - Langley, Ronald Hayes

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Floyd County - May Family of Prestonsburg, Robert Perry

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Floyd County - Prestonsburg, Mike Vance

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Floyd County - Survey, Jospehine Spradlin

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Floyd County - Welfare in Prestonsburg, Stephanie Midkiff

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Floyd County - Wheelwright, Geneva T. Bryant

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Frankfort - Bicentennial Edition, State Journal

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Franklin County - General History, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Franklin County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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From Eastern Kentucky, Cincinnati Daily Commercial

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Gallatin County - Personalities, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Gallatin County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Garrard County, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Garrard County - General History, Works Progress Administration

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Garrard County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Grant County - Bicentennial Edition, Grant County News

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Grant County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Grant County - Scenic Guide, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Grayson County - Bicentennial Edition, Litchfield Gazette

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Green County, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Greenup County, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Greenup County - General History, Works Progress Administration

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Greenup County - Historic Souvenir Edition, Russell Times

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Greenup County - Place Names, Evelyn Jackson and Mildred Dupry

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Greenup County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Hancock County - Scenic Views, Works Progress Administration

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Hardin County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Harlan County - General History, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Harlan County - Heritage Edition, Harlan Daily Enterprise

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Harlan County - Notes, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Harlan County - Pine Mountain, Angela Creech

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Harlan County - Place Names, Pack Horse Library, Harlan County

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Harlan County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Harrison County - Anniversary Edition, Cynthiana Democrat

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Harrison County - Bicentennial Edition, Cynthiana Democrat

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Harrison County - Cynthiana, Works Progress Administration

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Harrison County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Hart County - Bicentennial Edition, Hart County News

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Hart County - General History, Hart County Historical Society

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Hart County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Hart County - Towns & Villages, Hart County Historical Society

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Henderson County - Corydon, Sanford Cinnamond Veach

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Henderson County - General History, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Henry County - General History, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Henry County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Hickman County - General History, Works Progress Administration

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Hopkins County - Centennial Edition, Dawson Springs Progress

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Hopkins County - General History, Works Progress Administration

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Jackson County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Jackson Purchase - General History, Works Progress Administration and Robert M. Rennick

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Jackson Purchase - Place Names, Violetta Maloney Halpert, Lucie Swift, and Dorothy Clark Spence

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Jassamine County - Post Offices & Place Names, Works Progress Administration and Robert M. Rennick

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Jefferson County - Berry Boulevard Presbyterian Church, Louisville, Works Progress Administration

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Jefferson County - Bicentennial Edition, Jefferson Reporter

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Jefferson County - Churches, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Jefferson County - Long Run Association, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Jefferson County - Louisville, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Jefferson County - Louisville after the 1937 Flood, Works Progress Administration

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Jefferson County - Louisville Folklore, Works Progress Administration and Federal Writers' Project

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Jefferson County - Ohio Falls Counties, L. A. Williams & Co.

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Jefferson County - Place Names, Works Progress Administration

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Jefferson County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Jefferson County - Towns, Works Progress Administration

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Johnson County - Facts, Works Progress Administration

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Johnson County - General History, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Johnson County - Miscellaneous, Works Progress Administration

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Johnson County - Oil Production, Stuart S. Sprague

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Johnson County - Paintsville, Tommy Castle

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Johnson County - Riceville, Gary E. Blair