This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Simpson, Blanton, Caldwell, Brock Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3AB.2ACI/6968.1 Message Board Post: I live in Harlan Ky. A lot of people seem to think that when the Harlan County court house burnt, the records also burnt. This is not so, the records were not being kept in the court house at the time. All marriage records, deeds, tax, wills, some court records and much much more can still be found right in the Harlan County Clerks office. We have been lucky and our records have been very well preserved and taken care of. Also the Harlan Public Library, has a whole special build room, full of nothing but genealogy records of Harlan County, Bell Co., Clay Co. Laurel, Lee Co. Vir. etc etc. It is a great place for Kentucky, Tenn, and Vir. research.