Bath County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Bath County was named for medicinal springs located within the county. The county is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Bath County Courthouse PO Box 609 Owingsville, KY 40350 Phone: 606.674.2613 Bath 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

 * Bath County Bibles USGenWeb Archives Project - Kentucky
 * Kentucky Bible Records at Access Genealogy

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * 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

Census Records
1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Bath County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Kentucky Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.

See Kentucky Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.


 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850 - 1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions, USGenWeb
 * Census Online

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1811-1962 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1811-1977 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1813-1823 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1819-1825 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1834-1922 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1983 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1860-1865 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1874-1892 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1879-1977 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1900-1957 (*); Fiscal 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.


 * Kentucky Court of Justice at KYCourts.gov

African Americans

 * African American Cemeteries
 * The Kentucky African American Griots Project
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Genealogies

 * [Breckenridge] Kennedy, Mary Selden. Seldens of Virginia and Allied Families. New York: Frank Allaben Genealogical Co., c1911. Digital versions of Vol. 1 at Google Books; Internet Archive | Vol. 2 at FamilySearch Digital Library;Internet Archive;.

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * An Illustrated History of Bath County, Kentucky. c1961. By J.A. Richards. Yuma, Arizona : Southwest Printers. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.

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


 * - 6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate). Company F.
 * - 9th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate). Company F.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

Korean War

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

Newspapers

 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm

Obituaries

 * KY Footsteps Archives, KYGenWeb
 * KY Obituary Sources, KYGenWeb


 * Browning Genealogy Database, A Collection of Obituaries Compiled by Charles Browning.
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project
 * 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 including interactive search function, Ancestry
 * Nashville Advocate, Death Abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774–1989 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1798-1943  at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1811-1824 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1811-1825 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1811-1896 (*); County Court and Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1811-1977 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1847-1977 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1852-1945 at FamilySearch How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1945 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1874-1892 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Bath County, Kentucky, Will Abstracts, 1811-1825. By Tippie, Gwendolyn G. Lexington, Kentucky : Kentucky Tree-Search. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Bath County, Kentucky Wills, 1811-24 at Ancestry ($)
 * Index of Wills, Bath County, Kentucky, 1811-1850. By Wonn, Mildred. Bath County, Kentucky : Bath County, Kentucky. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Record of Wills in Bath County, Kentucky. 1936. By Bell, Annie Walker Burns. Bath County, Kentucky : Bath County, Kentucky. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Will Records of Bath County, Kentucky 1811-1824. By Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather. Chillicothe, Illinois : Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & 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

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records at Ancestry ($)

Vital Records

 * Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1859 - Bath County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Bath County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 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 — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1860 - Bath County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Bath County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1878 - Bath County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 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
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of KY Death Certificates
 * - How to Use this Collection

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

 * Lexington Kentucky Family History Center
 * Owingsville Kentucky Family History Center
 * Breathitt County Library - an affiliate library.
 * Lexington Public Library - an affiliate library.

Societies

 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

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