Carroll County, Kentucky Genealogy

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History


The county was named after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Parent County
1838--Carroll County was created 9 February 1838 from Gallatin County. County seat: Carrollton

Neighboring Counties

 * Gallatin
 * Henry
 * Jefferson County, Indiana
 * Owen
 * Switzerland County, Indiana
 * Trimble

Church
Church records often include birth/baptism, marriage, and death/burial information. These often give the names of parents and/or spouses. Many original church records are still at the local church. Others were gathered into a church archives or state archives or deposited with a local historical or genealogical society. Some have been filmed or published.

To find church records for the area where your ancestor lived:


 * Search the Family History Library Catalog for church records of towns. Look for their records in the Place Search by the name of the town. On the Topics list, click Church records.


 * Write to the minister of the local church . To contact a church in a town, use an Internet phone directory, such as: :- Search Bugsearches by town and/or state. You can broaden the search up to 100 miles around the town of your search. It also shows a map with a marker for the church or churches found in your search. :- Yellowbook allows you to search by county as well as town. Yellowbook gives a map showing the location of the church you select.


 * Write to a church archives that may have the records. :- A list of major church archives in Kentucky is on the Kentucky Church Records Wiki article. :- Some of the major denominational archives are listed on the United States Church Records Wiki article.
 * Contact a public library in the area. Public libraries may have published books about the churches in their area.
 * Use the Periodical Source Index (PerSI).that often indexes magazine articles with church records. Use a U.S. locality search then narrow by state and county with the record type of Church. PerSI is on the Internet sites of HeritageQuestOnline.com and Ancestry.com that may be available for free at your public library or a nearby family history center.
 * Write to a genealogical society or historical society that may have manuscripts or published books of church records.

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
 * Carroll County, Kentuckey Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)