Laurel County Historical Society





310 West 3rd Street
London, Kentucky
40741.



Publications for Purchase





Publications





We now have the following types of publications available for purchase at the Laurel County Historical Society. If ordering, please send a check or money order payable to: Laurel County Historical Society and mail to: Laurel County Historical Society 310 West 3rd Street London KY 40741. Please include postage and handling: 1 book $6.00, each additional book $2.00. Newsletters $3.00 per issue, or $6.00 per set, unless otherwise posted. Call 606-864-0607 if you have any questions about the order.



Cemeteries





- London, KY Area Cemeteries - $15.00.
- Northeast Laurel County Cemeteries
(revised) *More than 12 new Cemeteries - $20.00.
- Northwest Laurel County Cemeteries (revised) - $15.00.
- Southeast Laurel County Cemeteries (2 volume set) (sold separately at $20.00 each.) - $35.00. Volume 1 contains Amburgey - Rose Garden through McFadden. Volume 2 contains McHargue through York.
- Southwest Laurel County Cemeteries *More than 25 never listed cemeteries! $35.00 .
- Laurel County Cemeteries (original book) $20.00



Laurel County Census Transcripts





1830 - 1840 - $6.00
1850 - $10.00
1860 - $8.00
1870 - $16.00
1880 - $28.00
1910 - $35.00
1920 Vol.1 $17.00
1920 Vol.2 $17.00
1930 Vol.1 $30.00

1930 Vol. 2 $30.00



Mountain Echo Excerpts





1873 - 1887 (original) $15.00
1873 -1879 (supplemental) $18.00
1880 - 1881 (supplemental $13.00

1882 - 1883 (supplemental) $18.00
1884-1885 (supplemental) $15.00
1886-1887 - $13.00
1888 - 1890 (inclusive) $15.00
1891 - $6.00, 1892 - $13.00,1893 - 1894 - $6.00, 1895 - $6,00, 1897 - $12.00,1898 - $12.00, 1899 - $11.00, 1900 - $11.00, 1901 -$15.00, 1902 - $11.00, 1903 - $13.00, 1904 - $17.00, 1905 - $23.00, 1907 - $18.00.



Laurel County Marriage Books





This was first published in 1986 and revised in 1995. It includes names of the bride, groom, witnesses, and person officiating and the dates the licenses were obtained and the marriage was performed.


- Laurel County Marriage Book AA, 1826 - 1853 - $5.00
- Laurel County Marriage Index (Brides) - $22.00
- Laurel County Marriage Index (Grooms) - $22.00




Pictorial History of WW2
Veterans of Laurel County





This was published in 1995 to honor the men and women who served in that war. It includes nearly 1300 photos of WW2 military personnel as well as military information on individuals. $15.00 plus $3.00 for postage and handling.



Branches of Laurel





Laurel County Historical Society's Newsletter



A History of Laurel County
Thomas D. Clark









.A History of Laurel Co
By:Thomas D. Clark



"A History of Laurel County" by Kentucky historian Dr. Thomas D. Clark. Published in 1989. $20.00 plus $5.00 postage and handling.





Guardian Book



This is the transcript of the first Laurel County Guardian Bond Book. November 1853 to June 1874. The book contains lists of the names of guardians, minors, and sureties and the date the bond was posted. It also has miscellaneous notes which may have told the parents names. Additional information from court order books is also included. The book is fully indexed. $8.00 plus $3.00 postage and handling.





New Veteran's Book



This book contains the names and locations of veterans who served in the Revolutionary war, the War of 1812, the Mexican war,​ the Civil War, the Spanish American War, and WW1 who are buried in Laurel County Cemeteries. Price is $10.00 plus $3.00 for postage and handling.



Branches of Laurel





Members receive two issues of the newsletter. (Spring/Summer, Fall/Winter.) The Branches of Laurel are $4.00 per newsletter. Postage and Handling is $3.00 per issue or $6.00 per set. Older newsletters are available to the public. Issues cover a variety of topics. Including family trees, school censuses, bible records, newspaper excerpts, church and military records, as well as other items of historical or genealogical interest.

1987,1988,1990, 1995 (Per Set) $8.00
1989, 1993, 1994 (Per Set) $10.00
1991 - 1992, 1996 - 2018 (Per Issue) $4.00

2019 - 2021 (Per Set) $15.00



Cemeteries





We have endeavored to locate every cemetery in Laurel County and record information from each tombstone. The information includes names, birth, and death dates. Some stones list military service, wedding dates, and names of children, parents or other relatives. This information as well as other information which may be of genealogical interest is recorded. Each book is fully indexed. Each book contains detailed directions on how to drive to the cemetery. We have divided the county into 5 sections.

Northeast - east of KY Highway 490 and north of the Hal Rodgers Parkway
Northwest - west of KY Highway 490 and north of KY Highway 80 West
(Russell Dyche Memorial Highway)
Southeast - east of Interstate 75 and south of Hal Rogers Parkway
Southwest - west of Interstate 75 and south of KY Highway 80 West
(Russell Dyche Memorial Highway)
London Area - The boundaries are Interstate 75, west: Hal Rogers Parkway, north and east and KY 192 Bypass south.

​Each book is fully indexed.



Mountain Echo





Mountain Echo Excerpts



The Mountain Echo was the first newspaper in Laurel County. It began in Barbourville and included information from many counties in the southeastern Kentucky mountains including Clay, Knox, Whitley, Jackson, Rockcastle, Pulaski, Letcher and Laurel. Around 1875 the paper moved to London. Eventually the news pertained mostly to Laurel County. Correspondents from communities throughout the county sent news about crimes, weddings, illnesses, deaths, visitors, and other community happenings which the correspondent thought was important. By 1907 the paper was known as the London Sentinel. In 1919 it became the Sentinel Echo. Some issues were lost. The excerts are transcribed from microfilm and are fully indexed by name. The issues which haven't been transcribed are available on microfilm here at the society as well as the Laurel County Public Library.