Lyon County, Kentucky Genealogy

Guide to Lyon 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 Chittenden Lyon. The County has Eddyville as its seat and the County was created 1854. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lyon County Courthouse 200 W Dale Avenue PO Box 698 Eddyville, KY 42038 Phone: 270-388-2331 Lyon 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 Lyon county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * by Westernkyhistory.org Some Lyon Co., KY Cemeteries
 * ePodunk list of Lyon 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.

Census Records

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

Church Records

 * A list of Lyon Co., KY Churches

Baptist

 * New Bethel. Church minutes and membership lists (1812-1945) are available online.

Court Records

 * Ky Court of Justice
 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference

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

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.

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories
Lyon Co., KY Historical Signs

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site

Military Records

 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War

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

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

Korean War

 * 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

 * Kentucky Footsteps Archives, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Obituary Sources, KYGenWeb
 * Links to research and locate obituaries
 * 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 including interactive search function
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts
 * Lyon County, Kentucky Obituary Collection From various funeral homes in the Eddyville and Kuttawa area.

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774-1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1847-1941 have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Birth

 * 1839-1960 – at FamilySearch
 * 1853-1862 - Lyon County Birth Index 1853-1862. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Lyon County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Lyon County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1911-1930 - Lyon Co., KYGenWeb Births 1911-1930
 * Some Lyon Co., KYGenWeb Delayed Birth Records

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1785-1979 – at FamilySearch
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1853-1862 - Lyon County Marriage Index 1853-1862. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Lyon County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Lyon County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1891-1910-Lyon Co., KY Archives - Marriages 1891-1910 (Partial Listing)
 * 1973-2000 - Searchable KY Marriage Records

Death

 * 1843-1970 – at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-2000 - Searchable KY Death Index
 * The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of KY Death Certificates
 * Lyon Co., KY Cemeteries Unmarked Burials

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Societies

 * Lyon County Historical Society P.O. Box 811 Eddyville, KY 42038 Website
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

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