Christian County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Christian County was named for William Christian. The county is located in the western area of the state.

County Courthouse
Christian County Courthouse 511 S Main Street Hopkinsville, KY 42240-2300 Phone: 270-887-4105 Christian 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

 * Christian County Bible Archives at USGenWeb Archives
 * Christian County, Kentucky Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Christian County Kentucky Family Bibles and Records at Kentucky Genealogy
 * Family Bible Records Christian County, Kentucky at Western Kentucky History

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project
 * Christian and Trigg Counties, Kentucky History and Biography at Ancestry ($)
 * County of Christian, Kentucky : historical and biographical at Ancestry ($)
 * Counties of Todd and Christian, Kentucky : historical and biographical at Ancestry ($)

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


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

Census Records

 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb
 * KY Census Online, Links to online census records

Some pages in the 1910 Census for Magisterial District 3, ED 13 are missing.

Church Records

 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

Baptist
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * West Fork. Church minutes and membership lists (1803-1822) are available online.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1797-1915 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1802-1843 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1807-1886 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1876-1885 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Cases Heard Before the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky 1785-1792 at KYKinFolk.com
 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases


 * Commonwealth of Kentucky, State Board of Elections at KY.gov
 * Contact information for all Kentucky County Court Clerks. Scroll down or use index at top of page to find desired county.


 * County Court Order Book "B" Part 1 for Christian County, Kentucky for the Years 14 October 1805-12 September 1809 : For a County Court Held at Town of Hopkinsville. 1987. By Bostick, Lon Arneld and Harrington, Elizabeth. Hopkinsville, Kentucky : Christian County Family and History Research Society. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * County Court Order Book "B" Part 2 for Christian County, Kentucky for the Years, Nov. 1809-6 June 1814 for a County Court Held at Town of Hopkinsville. 1987. By Killebrew, James Taylor. Hopkinsville, Kentucky : Christian County Family and History Research Society. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * County Court Order Book, Christian County Kentucky; Book B. By Willhite, A. B. Christian County, Kentucky : Christian County, Kentucky. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * County Court Order Book, Christian County Kentucky; Book C. By Willhite, A. B. Christian County, Kentucky : Christian County, Kentucky. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * County Court Order Book "F", Tree Builders, v.21. 2000. By Christian County Genealogical Society (Hopkinsville, Kentucky). Hopkinsville, Kentucky : Tree Builders Christian County Genealogical Society. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Kentucky Court of Justice at KYCourts.gov

African Americans

 * The KY African American Griots Project
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Genealogies

 * [Adams] Maloney, James Hallett. "Drury Hatcher of Cumberland County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 49, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005):243-256; Vol. 50, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2006):51-59. Digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Baker] Chapman, Peggy Brown. Bakers of Logan, Christian, Muhlenberg, Livingston, Henderson, Hopkins, Caldwell, Union, Todd, Trigg, Crittenden, Lyon, McLean and Webster Counties &amp; Jackson Purchase, Kentucky. Lubbock, Texas: P.B. Chapman, 1995..
 * [Cocke] Hart, Lyndon H. "The Cocke Family in Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):41-61; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):146-156; Vol. 44, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2000):203-215; Vol. 44, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2000):309-315; Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2001):23-36; Vol. 45, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2001):132-148; Vol. 45, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2001):208-219; Vol. 45, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2001):278-288; Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2002):42-46. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [de Graffenried] de Graffenried, Thomas Pritchett. History of the de Graffenried Family from 1191 A.D. to 1925. Binghampton, N.Y.: Vail-Ballou Press, 1925. Digital version at Internet Archive - free;.
 * [Finley] Finley, Carmen J. "John Finley of Montgomery/Wythe County, Virginia: Additional Children Identified," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1995):3-22; Vol. 39, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1995):94-103; Vol. 39, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1995):202-212; Vol. 39, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1995):282-294. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Henry] Rivers, Flournoy. "The Flournoy Family," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jul. 1894):81-90; Vol. 2, No. 2 (Oct. 1894):190-213; Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jan. 1895):318-327; Vol. 2, No. 4 (Apr. 1895):437-447; Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jul. 1895):67-79; Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1896):414-416; Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jul. 1896):97-101. Digitized by JSTOR - free.
 * [Lindsey] Shinn, Josiah Hazen. Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas. Little Rock, Ark.: Democrat Printing and Lithographing Co., 1908. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
 * [Sassin] Allen, Cameron. "Francois Sasin/Sassin of Manakin Town: The First Six Generations of the Sassin/Sasseen Family in America," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 37, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1993):3-17; Vol. 37, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1993):99-116; Vol. 37, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1993):193-205; Vol. 37, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1993):259-271. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Shipp] Sanders, Walter R. The Shipp Genealogy from Essex, Caroline, Fa[u]quier Counties, Virginia, to Green, Taylor, Woodford, Jefferson, Fayette, Christian, Bourbon, Scott, Owen, Counties, Kentucky, and Johnson Counties, Indiana. Typescript. Microfilmed 1971.

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office
 * The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Christian County land records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:


 * 1) Deed Book B: 1797-1815
 * 2) Deed Book C: 1810-1816

Local Histories

 * A History of Christian County, Kentucky. 1930. By Charles Mayfield Meacham. Nashville, Tennessee : Marshall & Bruce Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * Counties of Christian and Trigg, Kentucky : Historical and Biographical. 1884. Edited by William Henry Perrin. Chicago, Illinois : F.A. Battey Pub. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($);.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records



 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection


 * - 3rd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, I, K and M.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY, Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial, Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

Newspapers

 * 1874-2008 - Kentucky New Era (Hopkinsville, Ky.) at Google News - free.
 * 1887-1912 - Weekly Kentucky New Era (Hopkinsville, Ky.) at Google News - free.
 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm
 * Kentucky New Era (Hopkinsville, Kentucky) at Ancestry ($)

Obituaries

 * Kentucky Footsteps Archives, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Obituary Sources, KYGenWeb


 * 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
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774-1989 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1797-1826 Images of Will Books A, B, C and D at Kentucky Pioneers ($)
 * 1797-1921 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1798-1943 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1797-1815 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1797-1917 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1797-1921 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Kentucky Will Index, Volume 02. By Christian County, Kentucky. Chillicothe, Missouri : Ellsberry, E. P. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Will Book "A" for Christian County, Kentucky for the Years July 1797-December 1811 ; and, Will Book "B" for the Years 9 April 1811-25 January 1816. 1987. By Killebrew, James Taylor and Bostick, Lon Arneld. Hopkinsville, Kentucky : Christian Co., Family and History Research Society. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Wills, Probates, Land, Tax and Criminal at Ancestry ($)

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

 * 1797 - "Christian County Tax List 1797," Tree Builders, Christian County Genealogical Society, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Spring 2007):5-10. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * 1798 - "Christian County Tax List 1798," Tree Builders, Christian County Genealogical Society, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Spring 2007):5-13. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * 1800 - 1800 Tax List of Christian County, Kentucky Genealogy is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800, digitized by Ancestry ($).
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1862 - Christian County Birth Index 1852-1862. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1874-1875 - Christian County Birth Index 1874-1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1912 Searchable KY Birth Index
 * 1911-1999 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 Kentucky, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1785-1979 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1797-1954 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1852-1860 - Christian County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1861 - Christian County Marriage Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1874-1875 - Christian County Marriage Index 1874-1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1878 - Christian County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1973-2000 Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
 * "Christian Co., KY Marriage Bonds through 1820," published in Tree Builders, Christian County Genealogical Society, Vol. 22 (2001), beginning on page 44. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1843-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1911-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1911-2000 Searchable KY Death Index
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * - How to Use this Collection
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions of and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates

Divorce

 * 1973-1993 Kentucky Divorces 1973-1993, University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Website

Family History Centers

 * Bowling Green Kentucky Family History Center
 * Hopkinsville Kentucky Family History Center
 * Madisonville Kentucky Family History Center
 * Graves County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Tennessee State Library and Archives - Nashville, TN - an affiliate library.

Societies
Christian County Historical Society 306 East 9th St. Hopkinsville, KY 42240 Phone 270-887-8365 Website

Websites

 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
 * USGenWeb USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Christian County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Christian 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