Kentucky Genealogy Resources

Sub-regions for Kentucky

Adair
Allen
Anderson
Ballard
Barren
Bath
Bell
Boone
Bourbon
Boyd
Boyle
Bracken
Breathitt
Breckinridge
Bullitt
Butler
Caldwell
Calloway
Campbell
Carlisle
Carroll
Carter
Casey
Christian
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Crittenden
Cumberland
Daviess
Edmonson
Elliott
Estill
Fayette
Fleming
Floyd
Franklin
Fulton
Gallatin
Garrard
Grant
Graves
Grayson
Green
Greenup
Hancock
Hardin
Harlan
Harrison
Hart
Henderson
Henry
Hickman
Hopkins
Jackson
Jefferson
Jessamine
Johnson
Kenton
Knott
Knox
Larue
Laurel
Lawrence
Lee
Leslie
Letcher
Lewis
Lincoln
Livingston
Logan
Lyon
Madison
Magoffin
Marion
Marshall
Martin
Mason
McCracken
McCreary
McLean
Meade
Menifee
Mercer
Metcalfe
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Muhlenberg
Nelson
Nicholas
Ohio
Oldham
Owen
Owsley
Pendleton
Perry
Pike
Powell
Pulaski
Robertson
Rockcastle
Rowan
Russell
Scott
Shelby
Simpson
Spencer
Taylor
Todd
Trigg
Trimble
Union
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Whitley
Wolfe
Woodford

Vital Records for Kentucky

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Featured websites for Kentucky

Kentucky Cemeteries
Find links and information on locating cemeteries in Kentucky...[More]
http://www.uscemeteries.net/kentucky/cemeteries.htm

Kentucky Obituaries
Learn how and where to locate obituaries and death records in Kentucky...[More]
http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/kentucky/obituaries.htm

1810 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5737

1820 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5780

1830 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5803

1840 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5826

1850 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=6047

A Key to Southern Pedigrees
This collection of colonial records is a comprehensive guide to the ancestry of important families in Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Alabama. ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3012

Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
This collection of abstracts of grave sites contains information originally published in the Senate documents of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, as well as the Society magazine. Veterans and patriots of the Revolutionary War whose graves were found between 1900 and 1987 are included in this first volume. Included in eac...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4110

Carroll County, Kentucky Marriages, 1838-1920
Located in northern Kentucky, Carroll County was formed in 1838 from Gallatin, Henry and Trimble Counties. This database is an index of marriage records from the county between 1838 to 1920. Taken from the original records housed at the county offices, it reveals the names of both bride and groom. Additionally, racial information, year of marriage,...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4469

Confederate Research Sources
This database, a guide to Confederate record archive collections, will prove helpful to anyone whose ancestors fought in a military unit of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. This database identifies what Confederate records are available, and their exact location, enabling you to track down information about Confederate ancesto...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3207

Confederate States Field Officers
The costliest war in the history of the United States, the Civil War involved hundreds of thousands of men on both sides of the conflict. Originally published in the early 1900s, this database is a listing of men who served the Confederate States as field officers. In addition to listing the soldier's name, it also provides the soldier's rank, and ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4537

Daviess County, Kentucky Census, 1900
Home to nearly 37,000 people in 1900, Daviess County, is located in western Kentucky on the border with Indiana. Compiled from the original federal census records, this database contains a wealth of information regarding county residents. Researchers will find information regarding the person's race, sex, age, marital status, birthplace and immigra...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4193

Daviess County, Kentucky Census, 1920
Formed from neighboring Ohio County in 1815, the western county of Daviess in Kentucky was home to over 40,000 people in 1920. The census records of this database were compiled from the original federal government documents and contain a wealth of information regarding county residents. This update completes the collection and provides the names of...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3892

Dozens of Cousins
Book written on a CD. Genealogy information about many families living in Kentucky in the counties of Breathitt, Perry, Leslie, Clay and Owsley.
http://www.dozensofcousins.com/

East Kentucky Genealogy
Site has resources for researching eastern Kentucky ancestors.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyekg/

Eastern Kentucky Genealogy Web Ring
Link together those who are researching ancestors and families in eastern Kentucky.
http://www.zoomnet.net/~mramey/eastky.html

Genealogy Heaven
Offering accurate replications of important records, such as marriage, birth, death, probate, census, church, and deeds.
http://www.genealogy-heaven.com

GeneaSearch.com - Kentucky
Lookups, societies, books, lost female ancestors, photo albums, and links for Kentucky research.
http://geneasearch.com/states/kentucky.htm

Jackson Purchase Surnames
Information about surnames which are being researched in 8 counties.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kyjpsurnames/

Kentuckiana Genealogy
Providing genealogy resources for Kentucky counties of Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson and Meade.
http://www.kentuckianagenealogy.org/

Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5185

Kentucky Census, 1810-90
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3549

Kentucky Census, Reconstructed, 1790
In 1790, the area which was to become the state of Kentucky in 1792, lay within the state of Virginia. As a result, the 1790 Federal Census for Virginia contains records for residents of the soon to be created state of Kentucky. This collection is a reconstruction of what the census would have contained had Kentucky been a state. It was compiled fr...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=2003

Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3077

Kentucky Genealogy
Provides searchable surname queries, news, articles, research tips and links to state genealogy information in 27 different categories or by county.
http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/kentucky.html

Kentucky Historical Societies
A directory of historical and genealogical society addresses and links.
http://www.daddezio.com/society/hill/SH-KY-NDX.html

Kentucky Konnections WebRing
Webring of Kentucky genealogy sites.
http://u.webring.com/hub?ring=kygenweb

Kentucky Land Grants
http://www.ancestry.com?db=2073

Kentucky Marriages to 1850
http://www.ancestry.com?db=2089

Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4428

Kentucky Research at The Records Room
Locate resources (online listings, books, CD-Rom, lookups and addresses) for vital records in each county within the state of Kentucky.
http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-KY-NDX.html

Kentucky Will Index, vol. 1 & 2
County probate records are filed at their respective county courthouse usually under the county clerk's jurisdiction. Probate records include wills, estates, administrators, executors, inventories, settlements, and many other documents. This database is an index of wills found in the six southern Kentucky counties of Cumberland, Chr...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5661

Kentucky Will Index, Vol. 2
County probate records are filed at their respective county courthouse usually under the county clerk's jurisdiction. Probate records include wills, estates, administrators, executors, inventories, settlements and many other documents. This database is an index of wills found in the six southern Kentucky counties of Cumberland, Christian, Russell...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5168

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Directory, 1832
Located one mile above the falls of the Ohio River, Louisville, Kentucky was destined to become one of the five largest cities in the country at its founding. In 1832, the population of Louisville was 10,341. Staples of the city's economic development included tobacco, hemp, livestock, distilling, commercial sales, warehousing, cement production, a...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5453

Louisville, Kentucky Directories, 1890
Home to an estimated 160,000 people in 1890, Louisville is located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Kentucky. This database is a transcription of a city directory originally published in 1890. In addition to providing the resident's name, it provides information regarding their address and occupation. This collection includes the names of ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4568

Louisville, Kentucky Directory, 1887
The largest city in Kentucky at the turn of the century, Louisville was home to an estimated 160,000 residents in 1890. Originally published in 1887, this database is a directory of city residents. This update completes the directory and brings the total number of records to nearly 47,100. Each record provides the resident's name, occupation and ot...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4128

Northern Kentucky Marriages, 1795-1850
Situated across the Ohio river from Cincinnati, Ohio, the three Kentucky counties of Boone, Campbell, and Kenton boasted a total population of over 40,000 in 1850. This database seeks to illuminate a few of those residents by listing marriages in the three counties between 1795 and 1850. Information provided includes the names of bride and groom, m...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3455

Ohio Physician and Dentist Directory, 1905
Although only a small segment of Ohio residents around the turn of the century, physicians and dentists constituted some of the most educated persons in the state. Originally published in 1905, this database is a directory of doctors and dentists who served in the state that year. Each record reveals the professional's name, town or city of practic...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4138

Roots Project
Genealogy research site of families with roots in kentucky. Primary surnames are Ballew, Booher, Dickens, Roberts, Stearns, and Troxell.
http://rootsproject.com

Sons of the American Revolution
This work contains the entire list (thousands of members) of the membership of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution to December 31, 1901, including deceased members, with their line of descent from their Revolutionary ancestors. Search this database if you have ancestors who participated in the Revolution or who were members of the...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3072

Surnames of Kentucky
14,000 names in the data base and growing, downloadable gedcoms files, great pictures of Kentucky and midi files.
http://www.usgennet.org/~baicon/soky.html

Swanson, William
Provides genealogical information, obituaries, pictures and newspaper articles about relatives (Swanson, Spurlock, Jones, McLain, Stewart, and Hall) of Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. Features quotes, song lyrics and related links.
http://members.tripod.lycos.com/swansonwill/

USGenWeb Project - Kentucky
The USGenWeb Project State web sites are your starting points for finding genealogical and historical information. Each state site features state information and also provides you with links to each county web site within the state....[More]
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/

Williams of Eastern Kentucky
Mailing list for genealogy researchers of the Eastern Kentucky Williams families and surname. Includes files, links, databases and photographs. (Hosted on Yahoo Groups)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ekywilliams/

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