Genealogy

Randolph N. Smith Genealogy Library

Discover your roots with Cumberland County Public Library

Randolph N. Smith Genealogy Library

Resources include

Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Census, Cemetery & Military Records

Family Files

Local History

Access to Ancestry Library Edition is available in the library. We welcome all genealogy researchers. Come spend an hour, or all day with us!

If you need help with genealogy research, please contact Dennis Sells by phone or email

Thanks to the Cumberland County School District, we now have online access to several years worth of Cumberland County yearbooks.

EKU Cumberland County Oral Histories

Thanks to Mary and Dr. Joseph Skipworth for conducting the first set of interviews. Also, thanks to Eastern Kentucky University for their oral history work in our county.