Bracken County, Kentucky Genealogy

Guide to Bracken 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 William Bracken. The County has Danville as its seat and the County was created 1796. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Bracken County Courthouse 116 W Miami Street PO Box 147 Brooksville, KY 41004 Phone: 606-735-2952 Bracken 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 Bracken county cemeteries.


 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Interment.net Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * ePodunk list of Bell 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

 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

Court Records

 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference
 * 1797-1924 - Order books, 1797-1924 at FamilySearch — images

African Americans

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

Genealogies

 * [Owens] Owens, David Hatfield. Owens Family of Virginia (Richmond, King George, Stafford, Prince William, Fauquier Counties) and Kentucky (Mason, Lewis, Fleming, Bracken, Mercer, Boyle Counties). Ann Arbor, Mich.: D.H. Owens, 1991.

Guardianship

 * 1896-1960 - Bonds, 1871-1960 at FamilySearch — images

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office
 * 1797-1922 - Deeds, 1797-1922 at FamilySearch — images

Local Histories

 * The Archives of Appalachia

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 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


 * - 7th Cavalry Regiment, Kentucky (Confederate). Company A.

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

 * 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 (Ancestry.com)
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb Archives

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774–1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1798-1815 Will Book A: 1798-1815 - The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Bracken County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee.
 * 1798-1866 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * 1815-1823 Will Book B: 1815-1823 - The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Bracken County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee.

School Records

 * 1894-1928 - School census & enumeration sheets, 1894-1928 - Available on Microfilm at FHL

Tax Records

 * 1799 - 1799 Tax List of Bracken County, Kentucky Genealogy is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800, digitized by Ancestry ($).
 * 1797-1878 - Tax books, 1797-1878 at FamilySearch — images

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at Family Search
 * 1852-1861 - Bracken County Birth Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Bracken County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1783-1979 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1783-1979, at Family Search
 * 1796-1851 - Record of Marriages of Bracken County, Kentucky, 1796-1851. Digital version at - free.
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1852-1861 - Bracken County Marriage Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Bracken County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Bracken County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Death

 * 1843-1970 -Kentucky Deaths and Burials 1843-1970 at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of KY Death Certificates
 * Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Societies

 * Bracken County Historical Society PO Box 307 Brooksville, KY 41004 Telephone: 606-735-3337 Email: [mailto:bchist@windstream.net bchist@windstream.net] Website
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

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