Floyd County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Floyd County

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

Floyd County Kentucky Courthouse
Floyd County Courthouse 3rd Avenue Prestonsburg, KY 41653 Phone: 606.886.3816

Parent County
1799--Floyd County was created 13 December 1799 from Fleming, Montgomery and Mason Counties. County seat: Prestonsburg

Boundary Changes
1820 Perry County was created from Clay and Floyd counties. 1821 Pike County was created from Floyd County. 1821 Lawrence County was created from Floyd and Greenup counties 1822 Morgan County was created from Floyd and Bath Counties. 1843 Johnson County was created from Floyd, Lawrence and Morgan Counties. 1860 Magoffin County was created from Floyd, Johnson and Morgan counties. 1870 Martin County was created from Floyd, Lawrence, Johnson, and Pike counites. 1884 Knott County was created from Breathitt, Floyd, Letcher, and Perry counties.

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
1808-- A disaster destroyed some records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Johnson
 * Knott
 * Magoffin
 * Martin
 * Pike

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


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.

Biographies, Family Histories, Gedcom Files, Genealogies etc.
Family Files at KYGenWeb, Floyd County page. Family Gedcom Files at KYGenWeb, Floyd County page. KYGenWeb, Floyd County page


 * [Huff] Pratt, Warren C. "Finding the Father of Henry Pratt of Southeastern Kentucky," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 100, No. 2 (June 2012):85-103. Digital version at NGS website ($);.
 * [Pratt] Pratt, Warren C. "Finding the Father of Henry Pratt of Southeastern Kentucky," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 100, No. 2 (June 2012):85-103. Digital version at NGS website ($);.

Cemeteries
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation. Local volunteers through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.


 * Kentucky Historical Society Cemetery Search can be searched by name, place and/or date. This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky.


 * 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 Floyd County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,


 * 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
 * Floyd 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 FamilySearch Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Floyd 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 Floyd County Cemetery Records
 * Interment.net-Floyd, Kentucky
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project Floyd county Cemeteries

Census
Floyd County Genealoy Trails Census Data

Floyd Co., KY Census Records at KYGenWeb, Floyd County page.

Court
Kentucky: State Board of Elections-County Clerks has contact information on all Kentucky County Clerks. Scroll down to find desired county or use the index at the top of the page.

Kentucky Court of Justice, Floyd County has contact information for Floyd County, Kentucky Circuit Court Clerk.

Land
Kentucky Land Warrants at KYGenWeb, Floyd County page.

Local Histories
Floyd County, Kentucky at Wikipedia

Maps
Kentucky Digital Map Library Scroll down the page for links to early Floyd County maps.

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1912-1950-  at FamilySearch — index and images


 * - 1st Battalion, Kentucky Mounted Rifles (Confederate). Companies A, B, C, and D.
 * - 13th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate), Company F.
 * - 14th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate), Company A.
 * - Dudley's Independent Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate), Company A.
 * - Fields' Company, Kentucky Partisan Rangers (Confederate), Company B.
 * - Fields' Company, Kentucky Partisan Rangers (Confederate), Company C.
 * - Fields' Company, Kentucky Partisan Rangers (Confederate), Company D.

Civil War Battles
The following Civil War battles were fought in Floyd County:


 * November 8-9, 1861 = Ivy Mountain, also known as Ivy Creek, Ivy Narrows
 * January 10, 1862 = Middle Creek


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Arkansas.

Military Information at KYGenWeb, Floyd County page.

Newspapers
The Floyd County Times

Probate

 * 1860-1983 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Online Probate Records


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

Obituaries
Current Obituraries at The Floyd County Times

Vital Records

 * How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1852-1859 - Floyd County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874-1875 - Floyd County Birth Index 1874-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875-1876 - Floyd County Birth Index 1875-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1911-1920 - KYGenWeb, Floyd County page for excel files of Floyd County births 1911-1920]
 * Floyd Births at KYGenWeb, Floyd County page.

Marriage

 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1808-1844 - Marriage License of Floyd County Kentucky From 1808-1844
 * 1855-1859 - Floyd County Marriage Index 1855-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875-1876 - Floyd County Marriage Index 1875-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Floyd County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Floyd Co. Marriages at KYGenWeb, Floyd County page.

Death
Deaths at KYGenWeb, Floyd County page.

Floyd County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Floyd County Historical and Genealogical Society P. O. Box 982 Prestonsburg, KY 41653 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Martin Kentucky Family History Center

Floyd County Kentucky Genealogy Websites

 * Floyd County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * KYGenWeb, Floyd County page.
 * Floyd County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Floyd County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
 * Floyd County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)