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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Bell County is a county located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Pineville. The county was formed in 1867, during the Reconstruction era from parts of Knox and Harlan counties and augmented from Knox County in 1872. The county is named for Joshua Fry Bell, a US Representative. It was originally called "Josh Bell", but on January 31, 1873, the Kentucky legislature shortened the name to "Bell",[1][2]
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1816 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1869 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1874 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1870 | 3,731
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| 1880 | 9,055
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| 1890 | 10,312
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| 1900 | 15,701
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| 1910 | 28,447
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| 1920 | 33,988
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| 1930 | 38,747
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| 1940 | 43,812
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| 1950 | 47,602
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| 1960 | 35,336
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| 1970 | 31,087
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| 1980 | 34,330
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| 1990 | 31,506
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Bell County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kybell/
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