Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Lawrence County

Quick Dates
Lawrence County's civil records start the following years:

*Records available for these years only: 1852-1859, 1874-1878, 1903-1908. Statewide registration begain 1911.

County Courthouse


Lawrence County Courthouse 122 S Main Cross Street Louisa, KY 41230; Phone: 606.638.4102 County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1822 and probate records 1822-1977. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records

Parent County
1821--Lawrence County was created 14 December 1821 from Greenup and Floyd Counties. County seat: Louisa

Neighboring Counties

 * Boyd
 * Carter
 * Elliott
 * Johnson
 * Martin
 * Morgan
 * Wayne County, West Virginia

African American
African-American Info-Lawrence County KY

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.

Bible
Bible Records of Lawrence County KY

Biographies, Family History/Trees, GEDCOM files, etc
Family Trees of Lawrence County KY Linkpendium Surnames Sorted by Name.com-Lawrence County, Kentucky

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.


 * 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 Lawrence 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
 * Lawrence 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 Family History Library Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Lawrence 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, Lawrence County, Kentucky Cemetery Records
 * Cemeteries, Lawrence County, Kentucky
 * Cemeteries of Lawrence County, Kentucky
 * Linkpendium Cemeteries
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project-Lawrence County Kentucky

Census
Census Online-Lawrence Co., Kentucky Census Records of Lawrence Co., KY Linkpedium Census Records and Indexes

Church Records
Churches of Lawrence Co., Kentucky

Court
Kentucky Court of Justice: Lawrence County, Ofice of the Circuit Court Clerk

Local Histories
Wikipedia-Lawrence County, Kentucky

Military
Lawrence County Military Records Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogy Trails-Lawrence County, Kentucky Pensioners Lawrence County, Kentucky Veterans Lawrence County, Kentucky World War II Casualities, Army and Airforce List of Revelutionary War Pensioners

Newspapers
Big Sandy News Online Clippings From the Big Sandy News, Lawrence Co., KY

Obituaries
Big Sandy News Obituaries Lawrence Co., KY Genealogy Trails Obits Lawrence County KY Archives: Death &amp; Obituary Index Table Lawrence County Public Library Obituary Searcher Obituaries Lawrence Co., KY

Probate

 * 1821-1914 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Wills, Lawrence County, KY

Taxation
Tax List of Lawrence County, KY

Vital Records
GenealogyBuff.com: Miscellaneous Lawrence County, Kentucky Marriages 1822-1854 Lawrence County KY Archives: Death &amp; Obituary Index Table Lawrence County Kentucky Marriage Index Lawrence County, Kentucky Transcribed Deaths... Marriages and Announcement-Genealogy Trails, Lawrence County, Kentucky

Societies and Libraries
Lawrence County Historical Society Lawrence County Public Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Lawrence County, KY Archives Project
 * Lawrence County KYGenWeb
 * Lawrence County, KY Genealogy Forum
 * Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)