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Kentucky Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for Kentucky
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in Kentucky, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
Kentucky
Statewide Genealogy Publications
Kentucky became a state in 1792.
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
 1800
- The
Kentucky 1800 Census (was lost) |
1810 U.S. Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1820 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1830 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840
Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, 1840 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Slave Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850-1880 U.S. Mortality Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Slave Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 U. S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890 U.S. Veteran Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
Kentucky
History
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pub. 1851
History of the Irish Settlers in North America From the Earliest Period to the Census of 1850 - CD
by Heritage Books |
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pub 1872
Kentucky History - online at Ancestry.com |
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pub 1888 & 1889)
Kentucky Volume 2 (Historic Families of Kentucky by Green and History of Kentucky by Perrin, Battle & Kniffin) - CD by Heritage Books |
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pub. 1922
Kentucky History, 1922 - online at Ancestry.com |
Kentucky
Land
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1864-1918
U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918
- online at Ancestry.com |
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World-wide
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
Kentucky. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
World-wide
Kentucky State Database
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
Kentucky
Maps
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1895
U.S. Atlas (Kentucky map) - free online |
2000
Kentucky State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing 15 county names, and a road map with
the numbers of major highways. |
Kentucky
Military
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Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812 - online at Ancestry.com |
| 1861
Kentucky Civil War Union Volunteers - online at Ancestry.com |
| 1861
Kentucky Confederate Volunteers - online at Ancestry.com |
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1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name)
- online at Ancestry.com |
Kentucky
Vital
Records
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1720-1926
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee Marriage Index
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CD by Ancestry |
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1728-1850
Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia Marriage
Index
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CD by Ancestry |
1852-1999
Kentucky Birth Collections, 1852-1999
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1911-2000
Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
- online at Ancestry.com |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
Towns and Cities in Kentucky
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
O P Q R S
T U V W
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B
Bradfordsville,
Marion, Kentucky, USA
Breeding, Adair, Kentucky,
USA
Burlington, Boone,
Kentucky, USA
C
Carter Branch, Bell,
Kentucky, USA
Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky,
USA
Columbia, Adair, Kentucky,
USA
Confluence, Leslie, Kentucky, USA
Constance, Boone,
Kentucky, USA
Corbin, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
D
Danville, Boyle, Kentucky,
USA
Dryhill, Leslie, Kentucky,
USA
E
East Bernstadt,
Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Elizabethtown, Hardin,
Kentucky, USA
F
Florence, Boone, Kentucky, USA
Frankfort, Franklin,
Kentucky, USA
G
Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky,
USA
Grand_Rivers, Lyon,
Kentucky, USA
H
Halfway, Allen, Kentucky, USA
Halifax, Allen, Kentucky, USA
Henderson, Henderson,
Kentucky, USA
Horsecreek, Laurel,
Kentucky, USA
Hyden, Leslie, Kentucky, USA
L
Lawrenceburg,
Anderson, Kentucky, USA
Lebanon, Marion, Kentucky,
USA
Lily, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
London, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson,
Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette,
Kentucky, USA
Lyon, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
M
Maysville, Mason, Kentucky,
USA
Mount Union, Allen,
Kentucky, USA
O
Owingsville, Bath,
Kentucky, USA
R
Rabid Hash, Boone,
Kentucky, USA
Richmond, Madison, Kentucky,
USA
Russellville, Logan,
Kentucky, USA
S
Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby,
Kentucky, USA
Simpsonville, Shelby,
Kentucky, USA
T
Thousandsticks,
Leslie, Kentucky, USA
Tompkinsville, Monroe,
Kentucky, USA
W
Whitley, McCreary,
Kentucky, USA
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