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

Biographies

 * All of the family biographies from the 1885 History of Ballard County, Kentucky by Battle, Perrin, and Kniffin are available free online on My Genealogy Hound

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


 * ePodunk list of Ballard 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.

Census Records
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Ballard County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Kentucky Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.

See Kentucky Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.

Church Records
♦ Ballard Co. KYGenweb Church Recordsincludes Bible records and some church histories.

♦ Baptist Roots at Rootsweb has many records.

♦ Ballard Co., KY Genweb "A Few Ballard County Churches" contains numbers on church affiliations and some photos of Ballard County churches.

♦ Baptist History Homepage - lots of transcribed Baptist documents

♦ Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives - a fine research resource

♦ Access Genealogy "Kentucky Bible Records"

Court Records
Contact the County Clerk for actual records - Ballard County Court Clerk

Ballard County Courthouse 132 North 4th Street Wickliffe, KY 42087 (270) 335-5168

African Americans
United States African Americans Kentucky African Americans


 * Kentucky African American Griotshas more information about the kinds of records

Land and Property Records
♦  Ballard Co., KYGenWeb Indexes to Deeds: After the courthouse fire in 1880, many land transactions were re-recorded. Many are indexed and extracted here.

Local Histories
♦ Ballard County, KY: medical account book of Dr. W.A. Moffitt of Kevil, KY     Author Don Simmons    Publisher Simmons Historical Publications, 1993    Length 87 pages

♦ Ballard/Carlisle Counties Genealogical Society (see link below)

♦ Ballard County KYGenWeb Lookupsin local history books

Maps and Gazetteers


♦  Ballard County KYGenWeb 1880 Map with post offices (includes Carlisle Co.)

Military Records
♦ Ballard County KYGenWeb Military Records &amp; Sources - list of sources

♦ Kentucky Casualties in Korean Conflict NARA - see what National Archives holds

♦ Kentucky Casualty/MIA/POW Vietnam NARA - see what National Archives holds

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


 * - 12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate), Company D

Newspapers
♦ The Advance Yeoman -

♦ Ballard Weekly

Probate Records
♦ Ballard County KYGenWeb Extraction of Wills(1880 - 1918 complete)

♦ 1879-1924 - has been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

♦ - listings of books and microfilm

'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774 – 1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1727 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

Tax Records
♦ Ballard County KYGenWebOngoing transcription of tax records (1843 &amp; 1848 complete)

Birth

 * 1852-1859 - Ballard County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Ballard County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Ballard County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1853-1859 - Ballard County Marriage Index 1853-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Ballard County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Ballard County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1852-1953 - KY Deaths from 1852-1953- actual copies of death certs or records (pay site)
 * 1911-2000 - KY Death Records - Index to Kentucky deaths(free)
 * Social Security Death Index - modern death record dates (free)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries
Paducah Kentucky 320 Birch St Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Phone: 270-443-8381 (call first, hours may change) Hours: T 10am-3pm; Th 9:30am-2pm; Sat: 10am-4pm
 * ♦ Ballard County Library
 * Ballard/Carlisle/Livingston Public Library System 132 North Fourth Street Wickliffe, KY 42087 Phone: 270-335-5059 Contact: Mainord, Sonya Mailing Address P.O. Box 428 Bardwell, KY 42023-0428

Societies

 * Ballard-Carlisle Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 279 257 4th Street Wickliffe, KY 42087 Telephone: 270-642-2187 website WebsiteMembership dues are $15.00 per yearOpen Friday 9am -4pm call for appointment
 * ♦Ballard/Carlisle Counties Genealogical Society

Websites

 * Ballard County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * Ballard County KYGenWeb project. Pages of photos, maps, family research, links.
 * Ballard County KY Kindred Trails. No information but lots of links
 * BallardCounty, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Ballard 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