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Kentucky is a great place to do research because of the state's large number of archives, libraries and other repositories. In addition to state-level resources in Frankfort, a variety of records can also be found locally at county courthouses, public libraries, historical societies and elsewhere. Websites like Ancestry.com and FamilySearch also offer access to online databases that contain billions of records relating to Kentucky genealogy.
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In addition to these great resources, we have compiled a large number of links that should prove helpful to your search. Many of these are listed below and on our other pages relating to Kentucky's 120 counties. If you would like a professional genealogist to help you with your quest, please click below.
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County
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Formation Date
1802
1815
1827
1842 1798
1811
1867
1798
1785
1860
1842 1796
1839
1799
1796
1810
1809
1822
1794
1886
1838
1838 1806
1796
1792
1807
1835
1842
1798
1815
1825
1869
1808 1780
1798
1800
1794 1845 1798
1796
1820 1824
1810
1792
1803
1829
1792 1819
1793
1819
1798
1798
1821
1806
1858
1780 1798
1843
1840 1884
1799 1843
1825
1821 1870
1878 1842
1806
1780
1799
1792
1854
1825
1912
1854
1785 1860
1834
1842
1870
1788 1823
1869
1785 1860
1820 1796
1822
1798
1784
1799
1798
1823
1819
1843
1798
1820
1821
1852
1798 1867
1810 1856 1825
1792 1792
1819
1824
1848
1819
1820
1837
1811
1796
1792
1800
1860
1818 1860
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County Seat
Columbia
Scottsville
Lawrenceburg
Wickliffe Glasgow
Owingsville
Pineville
Burlington
Paris
Catlettsburg
Danville Brooksville
Jackson
Hardinsburg
Shepherdsville
Morgantown
Princeton
Murray
Alexandria & Newport
Bardwell
Carrollton
Grayson Liberty
Hopkinsville
Winchester
Manchester
Albany
Marion
Burkesville
Owensboro
Brownsville
Sandy Hook
Irvine Lexington
Flemingsburg
Prestonsburg
Frankfort Hickman Warsaw
Lancaster
Williamstown Mayfield
Leitchfield
Greensburg
Greenup
Hawesville
Elizabethtown Harlan
Cynthiana
Munfordville
Henderson
New Castle
Clinton
Madisonville
McKee
Louisville Nicholasville
Paintsville
Covington and Independence Hindman
Barbourville Hodgenville
London
Louisa Beattyville
Hyden Whitesburg
Vanceburg
Stanford
Smithland
Russellville
Eddyville
Paducah
Whitley City
Calhoun
Richmond Salyersville
Lebanon
Benton
Inez
Maysville Brandenburg
Frenchburg
Harrodsburg Edmonton
Tompkinsville Mount Sterling
West Liberty
Greenville
Bardstown
Carlisle
Hartford
La Grange
Owenton
Booneville
Falmouth
Hazard
Pikeville
Stanton
Somerset Mount Olivet
Mount Vernon Morehead Jamestown
Georgetown Shelbyville
Franklin
Taylorsville
Campbellsville
Elkton
Cadiz
Bedford
Morganfield
Bowling Green
Springfield
Monticello
Dixon
Williamsburg Campton
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Parent County
Green County
Barren & Warren
Franklin, Washington & Mercer
Hickman & McCracken
Green & Warren
Montgomery County
Harlan & Knox
Campbell County
Fayette County
Greenup, Carter & Lawrence
Lincoln & Mercer
Mason & Campbell
Clay, Perry & Estill
Hardin County
Jefferson & Nelson
Logan & Ohio
Livingston County
Hickman County
Harrison, Mason & Scott
Hickman County
Gallatin, Trimble & Henry
Greenup & Lawrence
Lincoln County
Logan County
Bourbon & Fayette
Madison, Floyd & Knox
Cumberland & Wayne
Livingston County
Green County
Ohio County
Hart, Grayson & Warren
Morgan, Lawrence & Carter
Clark & Madison
Kentucky County
Mason County
Fleming, Montgomery & Mason
Mercer, Shelby & Woodford
Hickman County
Franklin & Shelby
Madison, Lincoln & Mercer
Pendleton County
Hickman County
Hardin & Ohio
Lincoln & Nelson
Mason County
Ohio, Breckinridge, & Daviess
Nelson County
Knox County
Bourbon & Scott
Hardin & Barren
Christian County
Shelby County
Christian County
Henderson County
Madison, Estill, Owsley, Clay, Laurel, Rockcastle
Kentucky County
Fayette County
Floyd, Lawrence & Morgan
Campbell County
Perry, Letcher, Floyd & Breathitt
Lincoln County
Hardin County
Rockcastle, Clay, Knox & Whitley
Greenup & Floyd
Breathitt, Estill, Owsley, & Wolfe
Clay, Harlan & Perry
Perry & Harlan
Mason County
Kentucky County
Christian County
Lincoln County
Caldwell County
Hickman County
Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley
Daviess, Muhlenberg & Ohio
Lincoln County
Floyd, Johnson, Morgan
Washington County
Calloway County
Floyd, Johnson, Pike, & Lawrence
Bourbon County
Breckinridge & Hardin
Bath, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell & Wolfe
Lincoln County
Barren, Hart, Green, Adair, Cumberland & Monroe
Barren & Cumberland
Clark County
Bath & Floyd
Christian & Logan
Jefferson County
Mason & Bourbon
Hardin County
Henry, Jefferson, Shelby
Franklin, Gallatin, Scott
Breathitt, Clay, Estill
Campbell & Bracken
Floyd & Clay
Floyd County
Clark, Estill & Montgomery
Green & Lincoln
Bracken, Harrison, Mason & Nicholas
Lincoln, Madison, Knox & Pulaski
Fleming & Morgan
Adair, Wayne & Cumberland
Woodford County
Jefferson County
Allen, Logan, Warren
Nelson, Shelby, Bullitt
Green County
Logan & Christian
Christian & Caldwell
Gallatin, Henry, Oldham
Henderson County
Logan County
Jefferson County
Pulaski & Cumberland
Henderson, Hopkins & Union
Knox County
Breathitt, Owsley & Powell
Fayette County
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