Owsley County, Kentucky Genealogy

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County Courthouse

 * Owsley County Courthouse.

Parent County
1843--Owsley County was created 23 January 1843 from Clay, Estill and Breathitt Counties. County seat: Booneville

Record Loss
1929, 1967--Disasters destroyed most of the records.

Populated Places

 * Owsley County, Kentucky. Includes geography, demographics, cemeteries, churches, populated places, post offices, schools, etc.
 * Populated Places. Arnett, Blake, Booneville, Chestnut Gap, Conkling, Cowcreek, Endee, Eversole, Island City, Lerose, Levi, Lucky Fork, Major, Mistletoe, Pebworth, Ricetown, Scoville, Sebastian, Southfork, Stay, Sturgeon, Taft, Travellers Rest, Vincent. Whoopflarea.

Neighboring Counties

 * Breathitt
 * Clay
 * Jackson
 * Lee
 * Perry

Cemeteries

 * Lerose Cemetery, Owsley County Kentucky.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Cemeteries.
 * Cemeteries of Owsley County, Kentucky.
 * The Political Graveyard.
 * Cemeteries. Callahan, Griffith, Horn Hill, King, Lerose, McIntosh, Morris, Noble, Pendergrass, Shepherd, Wilson.

Census

 * United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850.
 * United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850.
 * United States Census, 1850.
 * United States Census, 1860.
 * 1860 Owsley County, Kentucky Slave Schedule.
 * United States Census, 1870.
 * United States Census, 1880.
 * United States Census, 1900.

Church

 * Owsley County, Kentucky Churches.

Land

 * Many Land records for Owsley County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the topic details from their catalog.

Maps

 * Owsley County, Kentucky Atlas &amp; Gazetteer.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Map.

Military

 * Owsley County Pensioners on the Roll in 1883.
 * Civil War Soldiers &amp; Sailors System.
 * U. S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. $
 * Owsley County, Kentucky World War II Casualties Army and Airforce.
 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. $
 * World War II Draft Registraion Cards, 1942. $
 * U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. $

Schools

 * Schools. Anglin, Bee Branch, Bethelehem, Bradshaw, Cortland, Fish Creek, Highland, Indian Creek, Lerose, Leroy, Moores, Riverside, Rockhouse, Royal Oak, Walnut Grove.

Taxation

 * Many Land records for Owsley County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the topic details from their catalog.

Vital Records

 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1852 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1854 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1876 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1877 Vital Statistics Births. (Partial listing).
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1907 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1908 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1909 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1911-1290 Birth Index.
 * Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910. $
 * Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999. $
 * Owsley County Deaths, 1911-1946.
 * Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953. $
 * Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000. $
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1853 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1854 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1858 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1859 Vital Statistics Marriage. (Though the film labels these marriages as 1859 they're dated 1858).
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1876 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1877 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1878 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1865. $
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Marriages 1831-1954.
 * Kentucky Marriages Records, 1852-1914. $
 * Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900. $
 * Kentucky Marriage Index, 1973-1999. $
 * Many Land records for Owsley County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the topic details from their catalog.

Societies and Libraries

 * Owsley County Historical Society.
 * The Owsley County History and Genealogy Society.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Genealogy.
 * Tim &amp; Valorie's Owsley County Kentucky Archives.