The Books I Own for Lookups
- Cemeteries of Adair County, Kentucky, Vol. 1-7, published by the Adair County Genealogy Society
- Roots & Branches, Vol. 1, 1991, published by the ACGS
- Bible Records, collected by the ACGS, transcribed by Robert Watson, 1996
- Adair County, KY Marriage Records, 1802-1840, compiled by the ACGS, 1998
- Adair County, KY Marriages, 1840-1870, compiled by Michael C. Watson, 1986
- 1850 Census of Adair County, Kentucky, published by the ACGS
- Adair County, KY Census Index for 1870 & 1880, compiled by Michael C. Watson
- 1900 Census of Adair County, KY, compiled by Beverly England
- Adair County, KY Deed Abstracts, Books A and B, 1802-1811, compiled by Michael C. Watson
- Adair County, KY Civil Court Cases, 1802-1826, compiled by Michael C. Watson, 1995 [these are just abstracts, not the whole case!]
- Early Columbia, the Beginnings of a Small Kentucky Town, by Ruth Paul Burdette [not copy written]
The county court clerk's office holds the deed, marriage, will, and court order books from the county's birth in 1801.