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Martin County, Kentucky
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KYGenWeb"
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Martin County is located in the
Eastern Coal Field region of
eastern Kentucky. It is bordered
on the north by Lawrence County,
on the northwest by Johnson
County, on the southwest by
Floyd County and on the south by
Pike County. Martin County's
eastern border with the state of
West Virginia is created by the
Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River.
The county was named for Col.
John P. Martin, State Senator
and US Congressman from
Prestonsburg. The county was
formed on Sept. 1 1870 from
portions of Floyd, Johnson,
Pike, and Lawrence Counties. The
county seat is located at Inez.
The County is
bordered by
Lawrence
County
(northwest),
Wayne
County,
WV (northeast),
Mingo County,
WV (southeast),
Pike County
(south),
Floyd
County
(southwest),
Johnson County
(west). Cities,
Towns and Communities include
Inez,
Warfield.
Historical People & Events in
Martin County
Anyone interested in adopting a Kentucky county, please contact
Sherri
Bradley
,
KYGenWeb State Coordinator.
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In
March and April,
1996, a group of
genealogists
organized the
Kentucky
Comprehensive
Genealogy
Database. The
idea was to
provide a single
entry point for
all counties in
Kentucky, where
collected
databases would
be stored. In
addition, the
databases would
be indexed and
cross-linked, so
that even if an
individual were
found in more
than one county,
they could be
located in the
index. At the
same time,
volunteers were
found who were
willing to
coordinate the
collection of
databases and
generally
oversee the
contents of each
county's web
page. These
pages are a
result of that
effort.
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