Franklin County, Kentucky Genealogy

County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse P. O. Box 338 Frankfort, KY 40602-0338 (502) 875-8702

Parent County
1795--Franklin County was created from Woodford, Mercer, and Shelby counties.

Boundary Changes1
1790--Franklin County was part of Jefferson, Woodford, and Mercer Counties.

1795--Franklin County was created.

1800--Franklin County included part of Anderson and Owen Counties. A section of Franklin County was included in Shelby County.

1810--Same as 1800.

1820--Franklin County included part of Anderson County. A small section of Franklin County was located in Henry County.

1830--The boundaries of Franklin County are permanently established.

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Neighboring Counties
Anderson Henry Owen Scott Shelby Woodford

Cemeteries
Cemetery records in Franklin County, Kentucky are difficult to find. A good source to search is Franklin County's GenWeb site at:

Franklin County Kentucky GenWeb

The Kentucky Historical Society has an online Cemetery Database

Church
A good resource for information concerning people living in the Forks of the Elkhorn area is:


 * Darnell, Ermina Jett. Forks of Elkhorn Church. Louisville, Kentucky : Standard Printing Co., 1946.

Newspapers
The Kentucky Historical Society, in Frankfort, Kentucky, has a great newspaper collection.

Vital Records
Births begin in 1852 Marriages begin in 1795 Deaths begin in 1852

The Family History Library has copies of the vital records starting with above dates.

To order vital records from Franklin County, you may order online at:

Franklin County Vital Records

Societies and Libraries
Paul Sawyier Library (Frankfort): http://www.pspl.org/

Kentucky Historical Society (Frankfort): http://history.ky.gov/

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (Frankfort): http://www.kdla.ky.gov/

Townships and Cities

 * Bald Knob
 * Bridgeport
 * Forks of the Elkhorn
 * Frankfort City
 * Peaks Mill

Endnotes
1. Thorndale, William and William Dollarhide. Map Guide to the U. S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987.