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Genealogy Research in Carter County, Kentucky

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.
 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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African American Genealogy

African American Resources for Kentucky - FamilySearch

African American Schools in Carter County, KY - Notable Kentucky African Americans Database

Carter County (KY) Slaves, Free Blacks, and Free Mulattoes, 1850-1870

Kentucky African American Griots

National Museum of African American History and Culture 

Archives and Libraries

Carter County, Kentucky Libraries - FamilySearch

Hathi Trust Digital Library - Carter County, KY

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Kentucky Digital Library - Carter County, KY

Library of Congress - Carter County, KY

Open Library - Carter County, KY ​

USGenWeb Archives - Carter County, Kentucky 

Bible Records

Carter County, Kentucky Bible Records - FamilySearch

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Bible & Church Records

USGenWeb Archives - Carter County, Kentucky Bibles

Biographies

Genealogy Trails History Group - Carter County, KY Biography Index

USGenWeb Archives - Carter County, Kentucky Biographies

Cemeteries

Access Genealogy - Carter County, KY Cemetery Records

Carter County, Kentucky Cemeteries - FamilySearch

Find A Grave - Carter County, KY 

Genealogy Trails History Group - Carter County, KY Cemeteries

GNIS Search Results - Carter County, KY

Histopolis - Carter County, KY Cemeteries

Histopolis - Carter County, KY Graves

Interment.net - Carter County, KY

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Bible & Cemetery Index

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Cemetery Records

The Political Graveyard - Carter County, KY

USGenWeb Archives - Carter County, Kentucky Cemeteries

WorldCat.org - Carter County, KY

Census Records

Access Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Census Records

Carter County, Kentucky Census Records

Carter County, Kentucky Census Records - FamilySearch

Carter County, Kentucky Federal Census Index

GenealogyInc.com - Carter County, KY Census Records

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Carter County, KY Census Records

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Census Records
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LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Census Records

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Census Records

Church Records

Carter County, Kentucky Church Records - FamilySearch

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Church Records

USGenWeb Archives - Carter County, Kentucky Church Records

Court Records

Carter County, Kentucky Court Records - FamilySearch

Carter County, Kentucky Courthouse Records

GenealogyInc.com - Carter County, KY Courthouse and Government Records

​KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Court Records

KYGenWeb Project - Affidavits of Descent

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Court Records

Disasters

GenDisasters - Olive Hill, KY Train Wreck, May 1908

Estate Files

Carter County, Kentucky Probate Records - FamilySearch

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Wills


LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Probate Records

USGenWeb Archives - Carter County, Kentucky Wills

History

American Ancestors - Carter County, KY

Carter County, Kentucky Local Histories - FamilySearch

Carter County, Kentucky - Wikipedia

Digital Commonwealth - Carter County, Kentucky

Explore Kentucky History - Carter County, KY

History & Heritage - Kentucky Tourism

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Surnames

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Histories and Genealogies

National Register of Historic Places listings in Carter County, Kentucky

New England Historic Genealogical Society - Carter County, Kentucky

People from Carter County, Kentucky‎

Immigration and Naturalization Records

Immigration Ships - Carter County, KY 

Land Records

BLM GLO Records

Carter County, Kentucky Land and Property Records - FamilySearch


Genealogy Trails History Group - Carter County, KY Land Grants

Genealogy Trails History Group - Carter County, KY Deeds

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Deeds

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Land Records

USGenWeb Archives - Carter County, Kentucky Deeds

Maps

Carter County, Kentucky Maps and Gazetteers - FamilySearch

Histopolis - Carter County, KY Map

Historic Map Works - Carter County, KY

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Carter County, KY

Kentucky Digital Map Library

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Map Records

State and County Maps of Kentucky

USGS Topographic Maps - Carter County, KY

Miscellaneous Records

Carter County, Kentucky External Links

Carter County, Kentucky Resources


Genealogy Trails History Group - Carter County, KY Miscellaneous Data


KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Letters, Journals, Ledgers, Essays and Diaries

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Real Property Mortgages

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Passports, Travel Documents and Immigrant Notices

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KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Recorded Video

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky DNA Genealogy

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Lists of Names and Other Records

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Order Book Entries and Indexes

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Miscellaneous Records

USGenWeb Archives - Carter County, Kentucky Diaries

Military Records

Carter County, Kentucky Military Records - FamilySearch

Genealogy Trails History Group - Carter County, KY Military Records

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Military Page

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Military Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Military Records

USGenWeb Archives - Carter County, Kentucky Military Records

WWII Army Casualties: Carter County, Kentucky - National Archives

Municipalities 

Histopolis - Carter County, KY Cities

LDS Genealogy - Carter County Records by City/Town

Native American Genealogy

Access Genealogy - Kentucky African American Genealogy

American Indian Records in the National Archives - National Archives

Ancient Life in Kentucky

Native American Tribes of Kentucky

A Native History of Kentucky

Newspapers

Carter County, Kentucky Newspapers - FamilySearch

Genealogy Trails History Group - Carter County, KY Newspaper Gleanings

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Newspaper Articles and Newspaper-Related Links

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Newspapers

Newspaper Articles - Carter County, Kentucky 

USGenWeb Archvies - The Elliott County News, Friday, Nov 14, 1997

USGenWeb Archives - Jarrells, Anabel & William Anniversary

Obituaries

Carter County, Kentucky Obituaries - FamilySearch

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Carter County, KY Obituary Index

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Obituaries

Obituary Index - Carter County, Kentucky Obituary Index

USGenWeb Archives - Carter County, Kentucky Obituaries

Photographs

Family Old Photos - Carter County, Kentucky 

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Photo Gallery

Old-Yearbooks.com - Kentucky

USGenWeb Archives - Carter County, Kentucky Photographs

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky School Records

School Photos and Year Books - Carter County, KY

Societies

Carter County, Kentucky Societies - FamilySearch

Kentucky Genealogical Society 

Kentucky Historical Society

Tax Records

Carter County, Kentucky Tax Records - FamilySearch

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Tax Records

USGenWeb Archives - Carter County, Kentucky Tax Lists

Vital Records

Carter County, Kentucky Vital Records - FamilySearch

Carter County, Kentucky Vital Records

FamilyHart - Carter County, KY 

GEDCOM Index - Carter County, KY 

GenealogyInc.com - Carter County, KY Vital Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Carter County, KY Birth Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Carter County, KY Death Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Carter County, KY Index to Marriage Records

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Birth Records

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Death Records

KYGenWeb Project - Carter County, Kentucky Marriage Bond Document Image Albums

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Carter County, Kentucky Marriage Records

USGenWeb Archives - Carter County, Kentucky Births

USGenWeb Archives - Carter County, Kentucky Marriages

USGenWeb Archives - Carter County, Kentucky Vitals

VitalRec.com - Carter County, Kentucky

Kentucky County Records

Many Kentucky family records can be found online and at various archives and libraries located throughout the state of Kentucky. Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at county courthouses, historical societies, churches, county clerks' offices, cemeteries, and elsewhere in Kentucky. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific counties where your ancestors lived in Kentucky. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.

It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain counties in Kentucky have changed over the past two hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent counties. Following is a complete list of Kentucky's 120 counties along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.

County

Adair County
Allen County
Anderson County

Ballard County
Barren County
Bath County
Bell County
Boone County
Bourbon County
Boyd County

Boyle County
Bracken County
Breathitt County
Breckinridge County
Bullitt County
Butler County
Caldwell County
Calloway County
Campbell County
Carlisle County
Carroll County

Carter County
Casey County
Christian County
Clark County
Clay County
Clinton County
Crittenden County
Cumberland County
Daviess County
Edmonson County
Elliott County

Estill County
Fayette County
Fleming County
Floyd County

Franklin County

Fulton County
Gallatin County
Garrard County

Grant County
Graves County
Grayson County
Green County
Greenup County
Hancock County

Hardin County
Harlan County
Harrison County
Hart County
Henderson County
Henry County
Hickman County
Hopkins County
Jackson County

Jefferson County
Jessamine County
Johnson County

Kenton County
Knott County

Knox County
LaRue County
Laurel County

Lawrence County
Lee County

Leslie County
Letcher County
Lewis County
Lincoln County
Livingston County
Logan County
Lyon County
McCracken County
McCreary County
McLean County

Madison County
Magoffin County
Marion County
Marshall County
Martin County

Mason County
Meade County
Menifee County

Mercer County
Metcalfe County


Monroe County
Montgomery County
Morgan County
Muhlenberg County
Nelson County
Nicholas County
Ohio County
Oldham County
Owen County
Owsley County
Pendleton County
Perry County
Pike County
Powell County

Pulaski County
Robertson County

Rockcastle County

Rowan County
Russell County

Scott County
Shelby County
Simpson County
Spencer County
Taylor County
Todd County
Trigg County
Trimble County
Union County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Webster County

Whitley County
Wolfe County

Woodford County

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

1788

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

Versailles

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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