Morgan County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Morgan County

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

County Courthouse


Morgan County Courthouse 450 Prestonburg Street PO Box 26; West Liberty, KY 41472-1162 Phone: 606.743.3949

Parent County
1822--Morgan County was created 7 December 1822 from Floyd and Bath Counties. County seat: West Liberty

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Kentucky County Boundary Maps" (1776-1939) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1862, 1925--Disasters destroyed most records.

9 March 2012 - Tornadoes destroyed much of West Liberty.

For a list of record loss in Kentucky counties see: Kentucky Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Elliott
 * Johnson
 * Lawrence
 * Magoffin
 * Menifee
 * Rowan
 * Wolfe

African American Research
The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:


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

Biographies, Family Histories/Trees, GEDCOM files, etc.

 * Sorted by Surname, Morgan County, Kentucky
 * KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.


 * Morgan Co. KY USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.
 * The KY Historical Society’s Cemetery Database
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Kentucky Cemeteries lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Local volunteers may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.
 * Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
 * Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Morgan County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,
 * The FamilySearch Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
 * ePodunk list of Morgan County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.
 * Access Genealogy, Morgan County Kentucky Cemetery Records
 * Linkpendium, Morgan County Kentucky
 * Morgan County Cemetery Inscriptions
 * Morgan County Cemetery Records
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project, Morgan County Kentucky

Census

 * Morgan County Census Records
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850 - 1930
 * The USGenWeb Census Images ~ The USGenWeb Census Images Project
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions ~ The USGenWeb Census Project
 * Census Online ~ Census Online

Church

 * Church Records
 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

Court

 * Kentucky Court of Justice, Morgan County Office of the Circuit Court Clerk
 * Morgan County Court Records Morgan County Court and Tax Records
 * Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference

Land

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * Morgan County History Series Wikipedia-Morgan County Kentucky
 * ~ The Archives of Appalachia

Maps

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * Morgan County, Kentucky Map
 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site

Military

 * Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War
 * Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soliders from KY ~ KYGenWeb
 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky
 * List of Revelutionary Pensioners Morgan County Genealogy Trails Morgan County Kentucky World War II Casualities, Army and Air Corps

Civil War

 * - 2nd Battalion, Kentucky Mounted Rifles (Confederate). Company A.
 * - 14th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate). Company B.


 * 1912-1950 at FamilySearch — index and images

Miscellaneous

 * Kentucky Postcards ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project
 * The KYGenWeb Footsteps ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project

Newspapers

 * Kentucky News -  Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm  -   Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm
 * Licking Valley Courier P. O. Box 187 West Liberty, KY 41472

Obituaries

 * Morgan County Obituaries
 * KY Footsteps Archives ~ KY Footsteps List Archives - thousands of obituaries here ~ KYGenWeb Project
 * KY Obituary Sources ~ Kentucky Obituary Sources ~ Compiled by the KYGenWeb Project
 * Links to research and locate obituaries
 * Browning Genealogy Database ~ The Browning Genealogy Database - A Collection of Obituaries Compiled by Charles Browning.
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Kentucky Obituary Project
 * 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 Advocate ~  Death Abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate
 * Herald &amp; Stewart &amp; Halsey Funeral
 * Potter Funeral Home Inc.

Probate

 * 1774 – 1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1727 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * Will Book A: 1797-1812
 * Montgomery County, Kentucky Wills: 1796-1821 at Ancestry.com (Free /$)
 * 1866-1963 - has been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

School records
Morgan County School Photos and Yearbooks

Taxation
Morgan County Court and Tax Records

Vital Records
See also How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - KY Births and Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
 * 1852-1861 - Morgan County Birth Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Morgan County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Morgan County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Marriage

 * 1783-1979 - KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1821-1882 - Kentucky Marriage Project, Morgan County **Marriage Records of Morgan County, Kentucky 1821-1882
 * 1852-1861 - Morgan County Marriage Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1870 - Morgan County Genealogy Trails 1870 Mortality Schedule
 * 1875 - Morgan County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Morgan County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973 - 2000  ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000
 * Morgan County Marriages Morgan County Vital Records
 * USGenWeb Archives Project, Morgan County, Kentucky Marriage Index
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Death

 * 1843-1970 - KY Deaths and Burials ~ KY Deaths and Burials 1843 - 1970
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages
 * The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
 * Morgan County Deaths

Divorce

 * 1973-1993 - KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Societies and Libraries

 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies
 * Morgan County Historical Society P.O. Box 900; Route 1 West Liberty KY 41472

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Morgan County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Morgan County, Kentucky Genealogy [USGenWeb-KyGenWeb Site]
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
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 * Morgan Co., Kentucky Genealogy Forum
 * Morgan County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Morgan County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)