Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Lawrence County was named for James Lawrence. The county is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lawrence County Courthouse 122 S Main Cross Street Louisa, KY 41230 Phone: 606-638-4102 Lawrence County Website

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:

Bible Records
Bible Records of Lawrence County KY

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


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Cemeteries of Lawrence County, Kentucky
 * Linkpendium Cemeteries

Census Records

 * Census Online-Lawrence Co., Kentucky
 * Census Records of Lawrence Co., KY *Linkpedium Census Records and Indexes
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb

Church Records
Churches of Lawrence Co., Kentucky List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records
Lawrence County, Ofice of the Circuit Court Clerk

African Americans

 * African-American Info-Lawrence County KY
 * 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

 * Family Trees of Lawrence County KY
 * Linkpendium Surnames
 * Sorted by Name.com-Lawrence County, Kentucky

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Lawrence County Military Records
 * Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogy Trails-Lawrence County, Kentucky Pensioners
 * Lawrence County, Kentucky Union Veterans
 * Lawrence County, Kentucky Confederate Veterans
 * List of Revolutionary War Pensioners

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


 * - 14th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I.
 * - 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Enrolled Militia)(Union), Company D.
 * - 39th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I and K.

World War II

 * Lawrence County, Kentucky World War II Casualities, Army and Airforce

Newspapers

 * Big Sandy News Online
 * Clippings From the Big Sandy News, Lawrence Co., KY
 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm

Obituaries

 * Big Sandy News Obituaries
 * Lawrence County KY Obituaries at Genealogy Trails
 * Lawrence County KY Archives: Death &amp; Obituary Index Table
 * Lawrence County Public Library Obituary Searcher
 * Obituaries Lawrence Co., KY
 * 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
 * 1821-1914 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Wills, Lawrence County, KY

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

 * Tax List of Lawrence County, KY
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1860 - Lawrence County Birth Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Lawrence County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Lawrence County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 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
 * 1822-1854 - GenealogyBuff.com: Miscellaneous Lawrence County, Kentucky Marriages 1822-1854
 * 1852-1860 - Lawrence County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Lawrence County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Lawrence County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Lawrence County Kentucky Marriage Index
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1843-1970 - Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-2000 - Searchable KY Death Index
 * [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10046/kentucky-deaths-1900-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — indexgwarchives.net/ky/lawrence/obits.html Lawrence County KY Archives: Death and Obituary Index Table]
 * The Social Security Death Index - Searchable

Archives

 * Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Website

Libraries

 * Lawrence County Public Library 102 W Main St. Louisa, KY 41230 Phone: 606-638-4497 Website

Societies

 * Lawrence County Historical Society Morehead, KY 40351 Website
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Lawrence County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Lawrence County, KY Archives Project
 * Lawrence County KYGenWeb
 * Lawrence County, KY Genealogy Forum
 * Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lawrence County, KY Genealogy Trails
 * Lawrence 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