Johnson County, Kentucky Genealogy

Guide to Johnson County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
Johnson County was named for Richard Mentor Johnson. The county is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Johnson County Courthouse Court Street Paintsville, KY 41240 Phone: 606-789-2550 Johnson County Website

Circuit Court Clerk

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * KY Biographies

Cemeteries
The following web sites have additional information on Johnson county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Cemetery Listings
 * Johnson County Kentucky Historical &amp; Genealogical Society Cemetery Website
 * Paintsville Lake Project...Cemetery Relocation

Census Records

 * Johnson County Kentucky Census Records
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb
 * KY Census Online, Links to online census records

Church Records
Church Records Johnson County Area Churches List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

African Americans

 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records available
 * The African American Griots Project
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Genealogies
Our Family Trees From Johnson County and Beyond Kentucky Biographies

Land and Property Records
Johnson County Land Grants Johnson County Kentucky Land and Tax Records

Local Histories

 * Johnson County, Kentucky. c1928. By Mitchel Hall. Louisville, Kentucky : Standard Press.  Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Ancestry ($);.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * Johnson County Kentucky Maps
 * Kentucky Atlas &amp; Gazetteer
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Johnson County Kentucky Military Information Johnson County War Memorials Kentucky in the Revolutionary War. List of Pensioners, Kentucky Johnson

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry— index (free)
 * 1912-1950 - at FamilySearch — index and images


 * - 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Enrolled Militia)(Union), Companies E, H, I, and K.
 * - 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies H and I.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

World War II

 * World War II Johnson Co. Memorial

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb
 * Korean War Vets of Johnson county

Vietnam War

 * Vietnam War Casualties at Johnson county Genealogy Trails

Newspapers

 * The Big Sandy News online The Big Sandy News has bureaus in two area counties Lawrence County P.O. Box 766 Louisa, KY 41230 (606) 638-4581 FAX (606) 638-9949
 * Johnson County 338 Second Street Paintsville (606) 788-9962 FAX (606) 788-9952
 * The Paintsville Herald P. O. Box 1547 978 Broadway Plaza Paintsville, KY 41240 Direct: (606) 789-5315 Toll Free: 1-888-788-5315 Fax: (606) 789-9717
 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm

Obituaries

 * Johnson County Kentucky Historical Genealogical Society Obituary Website
 * Johnson County, Kentucky Obituary Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com.
 * Kentucky Footsteps Archives, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Obituary Sources, KYGenWeb
 * Links to research and locate obituaries
 * Browning Genealogy Database, Compiled by Charles Browning.
 * Kentucky Obituaries, USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas, African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot, Kentucky Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774–1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1844-1975 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Johnson County Kentucky Wills

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * Johnson County 1925 Tax List
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1861 - Johnson County Birth Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Johnson County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1878 - Johnson County Birth Index 1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1911-1912 - Searchable KY Birth Index
 * 1911-1920 - Johnson County, Kentucky Births 1911-1920
 * 1921-1930 - Johnson County, Kentucky Births 1921-1930
 * 1911-1999 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1785-1979 - Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 at FamilySearch
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1843-1859 - Marriage License of Johnson County, Kentucky From 1843-1859
 * 1852-1859 - Johnson County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Johnson County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Johnson County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973-2000 - Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1843-1970 - Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-2000 - Searchable KY Death Index
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
 * Search results for Johnson County on Kentucky Death Records at Rootsweb

Archives

 * Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Website

Libraries

 * Johnson County Public Library 444 Main Street Paintsville, KY 41240 Phone: 606-789-4355

Societies

 * Johnson County Historical Genealogical Society 444 Main Street PO Box 788 Paintsville, KY 41240 Phone: 606-789-4355 E-mail:[mailto:hornejsm@gmail.com hornejsm@gmail.com] Website
 * Van Lear Historical Society, Inc. The Coal Miners' Museum PO Box 369 Van Lear, KY 41265 Phone: / FAX: 606-789-8540
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Johnson County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Johnson County Ky Index
 * KYGenWeb-Johnson County page
 * Johnson County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Johnson County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
 * . Free - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records