Caldwell County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for John Caldwell. The County has Princeton as its seat and the County was created 1809. The County is located in the west area of the state.

County Courthouse
Caldwell County Courthouse 100 East Market Street, Room 3 Princeton, KY 42445-1675 Phone: 270-365-6754 Caldwell 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:

Biographies

 * KY Biographies, Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Caldwell Co., KY Cemeteries
 * Ken Gilkey list of Caldwell Co., Cemeteries and their locations
 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * ePodunk list of Caldwell 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.

Church Records

 * Some Caldwell Co. KY Churches

Court Records

 * Fiscal Court
 * Caldwell Co. KY County Court Clerk
 * Caldwell Co. KY County Clerk records search, some images available
 * US GenWeb Archives 1810 Court Records
 * 1835 Court Minutes
 * Caldwell Co., KyGenWeb Archives

African Americans

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

Funeral Homes

 * Morgan's Funeral Home (Recent Obits)

Genealogies

 * [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..
 * [Flournoy] 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.
 * [Gilkey] Gilkey, Kenneth Edward. Gilkeys of Early Kentucky 1780-2000: This Book Focuses Primarily on William Gilkey of Caldwell Co., Ky. and His Descendants and His Brothers, David Gilkey of Union County, Ky. and John Gilkey of Nelson Co. Ky. and Their Descendants. Newburgh, Ind.: K.E. Gilkey, 2000.
 * [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 ($)..

Maps and Gazetteers

 * United States Digital Map Library

Military Records

 * Military Caldwell Co. KY Cemeteries
 * Caldwell Co., KYGenWeb Military Research
 * KYGenWeb Archives

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 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


 * - 48th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K.

World War II

 * WW II Memorial - Caldwell

Obituaries

 * Morgan's Funeral Home (Recent Obits)

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1727–1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1774–1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1809-1834 Will Books at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Caldwell County, Kentucky wills and estate records, will book A (1809-1834) : inventory, appraisal and settlement book 1 and miscellaneous probate records, 976.9815 P28ja, Compiled by Brenda Joyce Jerome, Newburgh, Indiana : B.J. Jerome, 2006, Caldwell County, Kentucky will book B, 1835-1889, 976.9815 P28j, Compiled by Brenda Joyce Jerome Newburgh, Indiana : J.J. Jerome, c1995
 * 1809-1968 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free

Tax Records

 * US GenWeb Archives Tax Lists
 * 1857-58 Delinquent Tax List
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Vital Records

 * Vital records Project
 * Caldwell Co. KY County Court Records

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1861 - Caldwell County Birth Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874-1875 - Caldwell County Birth Index 1874-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free
 * 1911-1912 - Searchable KY Birth Index
 * 1911-1930 - Caldwell Co., KyGenWeb Birth Records 1911-1930

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1785-1979 - Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 at FamilySearch
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1809-1828 - Caldwell County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1809-1828 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1852-1861 - Caldwell County Marriage Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free
 * 1878 - Caldwell County Marriage Index 1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free
 * 1973-2000 - Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
 * Caldwell Co. KY County Clerk records search
 * Ky Vital records Index

Death

 * 1843-1970 - Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-2000 - Searchable KY Death Index
 * The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
 * Caldwell Co. KY Unmarked Burials
 * KY Death Records

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Libraries

 * George Coon Public Library
 * Glenn Martin Genealogy Research Library

Societies

 * Caldwell County Genealogy Society PO Box 51 Princeton, KY 42445 Email: [mailto:Colbob52@yahoo.com Colbob52@yahoo.com] Website
 * Caldwell Co. KY Historical Society
 * Caldwell Co. KY Genealogy Society
 * Fredonia Valley Heritage Society
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Caldwell County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Caldwell Co., KYGenWeb
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Caldwell 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