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BELL COUNTY, KY 

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Bell County
was formed just after the Civil War, on February 5, 1867, from portions of Harlan and Knox Counties. Originally named Josh Bell County at its formation, the name was changed to Bell County by the legislature on January 31, 1873. The county includes the Cumberland Gap, one of the major migration routes into the state. 

County records were lost in fires in 1914 and 1918. Also records were damaged with some loss in a flood in 1977.  The county seat is Pineville, KY.  Pineville is located on the Cumberland River where it cuts through Pine Mountain. It was settled in 1781 as Cumberland Ford and a post office by that name opened in 1818. The name Pineville was also in use at an early time and was used when the town was laid out as the seat of the new county in 1867. The post office was renamed in 1870. The population in 1990 was 2,198.

 

 This site was updated on 02/27/2023

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BELL COUNTY BUSINESS-EARLY YEARS

 

BIBLE RECORDS

 

BIOGRAPHIES

 

BIRTHS-KY VITALS

 

BOOKS TO READ ONLINE ABOUT BELL COUNTY

 

CAWOOD FUNERAL HOME RECORDS

 

CEMETERIES

 

CENSUS RECORDS

 

CHURCHES

 

COAL MINING IN BELL COUNTY

 

COAL CAMPS IN BELL COUNTY

 

COAL MINING COMPANIES-EMPLOYEES

 

COURT CASES IN BELL COUNTY

 

DEATHS

 

FAMILY LINEAGES

 

FAMILY INFORMATION SHEETS

 

FOR SALE

 

HISTORICAL MARKERS

 

HISTORICAL PLACES

 

HOMEPAGES

 

IN LOVING MEMORY

 

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LOOKUPS

 

MAPS

 

MARRIAGES

 

MESSAGE BOARD

 

MEMORABILIA

 

MILITARY

 

NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS

 

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

 

OBITUARIES

 

PHOTOS-BELL COUNTY PLACES

 

PHOTOS-EVENTS

 

PHOTOS-BELL COUNTY FOLKS

 

PHOTOS-POSTCARDS

 

PHOTOS-SCENIC VIEWS

 

POLITICIANS OF BELL COUNTY

 

POST OFFICES

 

POWELL VALLEY PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS OBITS

 

RESOURCE PAGE FOR BELL COUNTY

 

SCHOOLS

 

STORIES AND SPECIAL ARTICLES OF THE AREA

 

RUSSELL CO. VA LEWDNESS INDICTMENTS

 

WHO'S SEARCHING IN BELL COUNTY

 

WILLS

 

Due to the amount of volunteer work that we do as Coordinators, e-mail's cannot be answered.  Please do not request family research or queries when writing to the Coordinators. Thanks!

State Coordinator
 Jeff Kemp

Ass't State Coordinator
Suzanne Shephard