Johnson County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Johnson County was named for Richard Mentor Johnson. The county is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Johnson County Courthouse Court Street Paintsville, KY 41240 Phone: 606-789-2550 Johnson County Website

Circuit Court Clerk

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

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Cemetery Listings
 * Johnson County Kentucky Historical &amp; Genealogical Society Cemetery Website
 * Paintsville Lake Project...Cemetery Relocation

Census Records

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

Church Records
Church Records Johnson County Area Churches List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1843-1926 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1843-1938 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

African Americans

 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records available
 * The African American Griots Project
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Funeral Homes

 * Jones-Preston Funeral Home in Paintsville.
 * Phelps and Son Funeral Home in Paintsville.
 * Preston Funeral Home in Paintsville.

Genealogies
Our Family Trees From Johnson County and Beyond Kentucky Biographies

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records Johnson County Land Grants Johnson County Kentucky Land and Tax Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Johnson County, Kentucky. c1928. By Mitchel Hall. Louisville, Kentucky : Standard Press.  Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Ancestry ($);.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * Johnson County Kentucky Maps
 * Kentucky Atlas &amp; Gazetteer
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Johnson County Kentucky Military Information Johnson County War Memorials Kentucky in the Revolutionary War. List of Pensioners, Kentucky Johnson

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


 * - 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Enrolled Militia)(Union), Companies E, H, I, and K.
 * - 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies H and I.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

World War II

 * World War II Johnson Co. Memorial

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb
 * Korean War Vets of Johnson county

Vietnam War

 * Vietnam War Casualties at Johnson county Genealogy Trails

Newspapers

 * The Big Sandy News online The Big Sandy News has bureaus in two area counties Lawrence County P.O. Box 766 Louisa, KY 41230 (606) 638-4581 FAX (606) 638-9949
 * Johnson County 338 Second Street Paintsville (606) 788-9962 FAX (606) 788-9952
 * The Paintsville Herald P. O. Box 1547 978 Broadway Plaza Paintsville, KY 41240 Direct: (606) 789-5315 Toll Free: 1-888-788-5315 Fax: (606) 789-9717
 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm

Obituaries

 * Johnson County Kentucky Historical Genealogical Society Obituary Website
 * Johnson County, Kentucky Obituary Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com.
 * 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 Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774-1989 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1843-1926 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1844-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1844-1984 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1896-1973 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Johnson County Kentucky Wills at RootsWeb

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * Johnson County 1925 Tax List
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1861 - Johnson County Birth Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Johnson County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1878 - Johnson County Birth Index 1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1912 Searchable KY Birth Index
 * 1911-1920 Johnson County, Kentucky Births 1911-1920
 * 1921-1930 Johnson County, Kentucky Births 1921-1930
 * 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
 * 1843-1859 Marriage License of Johnson County, Kentucky From 1843-1859
 * 1852-1859 - Johnson County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Johnson County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1878 - Johnson County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1973-2000 Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 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
 * Search results for Johnson County on Kentucky Death Records at Rootsweb

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Sherrod Library, Room 422 344 J L Seehorn Rd Johnson City, TN 37614 Phone: 423-439-4338 Email: [mailto:archives@etsu.edu archives@etsu.edu] Facebook Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Beattyville Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Martin Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Breathitt County Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Johnson County Public Library 444 Main St Paintsville, KY 41240 Phone: 606-789-4355 Email: [mailto:helpdesk@jcplky.org helpdesk@jcplky.org] Website

Societies
Johnson County Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 788 Paintsville, KY 41240 Phone: 606-789-4355 Email:[mailto:johnmarypres@bellsouth.net johnmarypres@bellsouth.net] Website Van Lear Historical Society, Inc. 78 Miller’s Creek Rd PO Box 369 Van Lear, KY 41265 Phone: 606-789-8540 Email: [mailto:tinasuef@yahoo.com tinasuef@yahoo.com] Website

Websites

 * Johnson County Ky Index
 * KYGenWeb-Johnson County
 * Johnson County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Johnson 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