CARTER COUNTY REAL PROPERTY DEEDS and LEASES
Ten reasons why deeds are valuable research tools.
Be sure to read "Deeds 101"
Photocopies of deeds may be ordered through the Deed Room at 606-474-2719
Over 650 Individual Deeds
DEED INDEX IMAGES
The "Grantee" is the buyer/lessee of the property, the "Grantor" is the seller/lessor.
The names in the deed indexes are not in strict alphabetic order, but are generally grouped by the surname.
Hand written indexes 1 through 60 and A - Z were consolidated
into the 1838-1938 typed volumes, A through Z and Misc..
Extracted Summaries of Deeds Executed Before the Formation of Carter County (1809-1833)
1838 - 1938 GRANTEE - GRANTOR INDEX (typed)
The original hand-written indexes were transcribed into typed indexes in 1939.
This was apparently a Federaly funded WPA project
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Misc.
1838 - 1938 GRANTOR - GRANTEE INDEX (typed)
Note that in several cases, pages entitled "Grantee - Grantor" were used in the "Grantor - Grantee" books.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ORIGINAL 1838 - 1938 DEED INDEX BOOKS (hand written)
1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .... 29 - 60
Books A - Z (not all books have indexes)
SELECTED 1838 - 1938 DEED INDEX ENTRIES (typed)
A .... R
1939 - 2007 DEED INDEX IMAGES (hand written)
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
Books 132 - 166 (not yet imaged)
Books 167 - 202 (microfiche deed images, computerized index)
Books "A" - "Z" January 1, 1962 - December 31, 1996 (alphabetized by Grantee/Grantor names) (not yet imaged)
Early Carter County/Greenup County Deed Transfers
Early Grayson Survey Map (contributed by Joel Carter)
Early Greenup Co. Deeds and Maps
Research Aides & Material
Carter Co-Related Deed and Research Material
Send questions and comments to John W. Grace
Kentucky GenWeb project