Kentucky Databases - Chosse a link below to learn more about the stated records. These pages describes the type of records that can be found in
Kentucky research. Or you can go to a county page to learn about more localized records
Kentucky Census, 1810-90: This collection contains the following indexes: 1810 Federal Census and Index; 1820 Federal Census Index; 1830 Federal Census Index; 1840 Federal Census Index; 1840 Pensioners List; 1850 Federal Census Index; 1850 Slave Schedules; 1860 Federal Census Index; 1870 Federal Census Index; 1890 Veterans Schedules; Early Census Index.
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 from personal tax records now housed in the Kentucky State Historical Society. Each entry lists the name of the tax-payer, assumed to be the head of household who would have appeared in the 1790 Census, and the date of the tax record from which the information came.
Kentucky Land Grants: This wonderful database contains the records of the Kentucky Land Office from 1782 to 1924. The work is intended as a source book for historical workers, genealogists, and others who need a complete and chronological index to the early documentary land records and history of Kentucky. Due to the large number of early records contained in these two volumes, The Kentucky Land Grants has been termed "the rarest book of its size, covering early Kentucky history and genealogy, to be found anywhere."
Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999: This database is an index to over 5.9 million births recorded in Kentucky between 1911 and 1999.
Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000: This important database contains an index to more than 2.6 million death records of individuals living in Kentucky from 1911 on. All records contain the following information: name of the individual, date of death, county of death, county of residence, age at death, and volume and certificate number.
Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850: This database of Kentucky marriages from 1802-1850 contains over 145,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.
Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900: Admitted to the Union as the 15th state in 1792, Kentucky was settled predominantly by Irish, German, and English men and women in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This database contains marriage records from Allen, Boyle, Butler, Caldwell, Christian, Clay, Crittenden, Garrard, Greenup, Henderson, Henry, Hopkins, Jessamine, Larue, Lawrence, Lincoln, Logan, Lyon, Madison, Magoffin, Marshall, McCracken, Menifee, Mercer, Monroe, Morgan, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Taylor, Todd, Washington, and Webster Casey counties between 1851 and 1900. Taken from microfilm copies of original county documents, each record provides spouses' names, marriage date, and county of residence. Records for "white" individuals and "colored" individuals were kept in separate volumes. This database only includes the volumes of "white" marriages.
Kentucky Marriage Index, 1973-1999: This database is an index to about 2.3 million individuals who were married in the state of Kentucky between 1973 and 1999.
Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812: This database provides the names of the soldiers in the Kentucky Militia who served in the War of 1812. It is arranged according to the name of the Captain and the number of the Regiment. In addition to providing the names of the soldiers, the database also includes the soldiers' rank, date of appointment or enlistment, or date and place of muster, and to what time he was engaged or enlisted.
Kentucky Confederate Volunteers: This database lists the Confederate volunteers enlisted in the various Kentucky military organizations during the Civil War. In addition to providing the names of the volunteers this record also lists rank, when enlisted, where enlisted, and remarks, which may include information dealing with promotions, captures, paroles, deaths, missing soldiers, and transfers. These records are part of the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky.
Kentucky Civil War Union Volunteers: This database lists the Union volunteers enlisted in the various Kentucky military organizations during the Civil War. In addition to providing the names of the volunteers this record also lists rank, when enrolled, when and where mustered in, when and where mustered out, and remarks, which may include information dealing with promotions, captures, paroles, deaths, missing soldiers, and transfers. These records are part of the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky.
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, Christian, Russell, Logan, Todd, and Trigg. This update adds the following counties to the database: Fleming, Harrison, and Nicholas. The time span covered by this volume is 1795 through 1849. Each entry lists the book, page number, name of the testator, and date of probate of the original record. This database will prove useful to many seeking ancestors in southern Kentucky.
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, Logan, Todd, and Trigg. The time span covered by this volume is 1815 through 1840. Each entry lists the book, page number, name of the testator, and date of probate of the original record. This database will prove useful to many seeking ancestors in southern Kentucky.
Kentucky Maps (See Also Map Information for other States) - One of the earliest known maps printed of Kentucky is John Filson's, dated 1784.
Helpful in locating early land grants is Luke Munsell's map printed in 1819 entitled “Map of the State of Kentucky together with parts of Indiana and Indian Territories.” A copy of this map can be obtained from the Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, Washington, D.C. 20540.
The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives houses a collection of Kentucky maps for the period 1784–1818, including agency-sponsored late nineteenth and early twentieth century maps, but this collection is largely unprocessed. Maps for the state are also available at the Kentucky Historical Society, University of Kentucky Library, and the Filson Club Library. These collections include state, county, and city maps. Cadastral maps show land owners, drawn from official registers, used in conjunction with the appropriation of taxes, which list quantity, value, and ownership of real estate.
Kentucky Census Maps 1790 - 1930 -
Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries.
Kentucky County Formation Maps 1617-Present Day - Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundary changes for each year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries
Census Maps for all States -
Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries
County Maps for all States -
Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundary changes for each year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries and State Department of Transportation Maps
Genealogy Atlas -
Have images of old American atlases during the years 1795, 1814, 1822, 1823, 1836, 1838, 1845, 1856, 1866, 1879 and 1897
