Carter County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States Kentucky  Carter County

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

Carter County Kentucky Courthouse


Carter County Courthouse 300 W Main Street Grayson, KY 41143 Phone: 606.474.5188

Parent County
1838--Carter County was created 9 February 1838 from Greenup and Lawrence Counties. County seat: Grayson

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Kentucky County Boundary Maps" (1776-1939) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Boyd
 * Elliott
 * Greenup
 * Lawrence
 * Lewis
 * Rowan

African Americans
United States African Americans Kentucky African Americans


 * the KY African American Griots Project ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900

Bible
Carter County Bible Records

Biographies, Family Histories/Trees, GEDCOM files etc.
Letters, Journals, Ledgers, Essays, and Diaries Carter County Surnames Sorted by Name.com-Carter County Kentucky

Cemeteries
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.


 * Kentucky Historical Society Cemetery Search can be searched by name, place and/or date. This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky.


 * Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.


 * Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Carter County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,


 * 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
 * Carter Co. KY USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.


 * The FamilySearch Catalog lists  Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Carter County cemeteriesgives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.
 * Carter County Kentucky Cemetery Index

Census

 * Access Genealogy, Carter County Kentucky Census Records
 * Carter County, KY Census Records Census Online, Carter County Kentucky

Church

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

Court
Carter County Court Records Eastern Kentucky Genealogy, "Carter County Kentucky Gaurdianship Bonds" Order Book Index

Land
Allowment of Dower Carter County Real Property Deeds and Leases Real Estate Mortgages


 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * Wikipedia-Carter County, Kentucky
 * Archives of Appalachia

Maps

 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site

Military

 * Carter County Military Page
 * Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War
 * Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soliders from KY ~ KYGenWeb
 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky

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


 * - 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company D

Miscellaneous

 * KY Postcards Kentucky Postcards ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project
 * The KYGenWeb Footsteps ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project

Newspaper

 * Newspaper Articles and Newspaper Related Links
 * Kentucky News -  Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm  -   Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm

Obituaries

 * Carter County Obituaries


 * KY Footsteps Archives ~ KY Footsteps List Archives - thousands of obituaries here ~ KYGenWeb Project
 * KY Obituary Sources ~ Kentucky Obituary Sources ~ Compiled by the KYGenWeb Project
 * Links to research and locate obituaries
 * Browning Genealogy Database ~ The Browning Genealogy Database - A Collection of Obituaries Compiled by Charles Browning.
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Kentucky 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
 * Nashville Advocate ~ Death Abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate

Probate

 * 1835-1958 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Carter County Affadavits of Descent Carter County Wills

Online Probate Records


 * 1774 – 1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1727 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

Taxation
Carter County Tax Records

Vital Records

 * How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - KY Births and Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search*1852-1862 - Carter County Birth Index 1852-1862. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875-1876 - Carter County Birth Index 1875-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Carter County Kentucky Births
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Marriage

 * 1783-1979 - KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1839-1878 - Carter County, Kentucky Marriages 1839-1878
 * 1852-1862 - Carter County Marriage Index 1852-1862. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Carter County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Carter County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973 - 2000  ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000
 * Carter County KY Marriages
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Death

 * 1873-1970 - KY Deaths and Burials ~ KY Deaths and Burials 1843 - 1970
 * Carter County Kentucky Deaths
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
 * The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Divorce

 * 1973-1993 - KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Carter County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Carter County Historical and Genealogical Society P. O. Box 1128 Grayson, Kentucky 41143-1128


 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Carter County Kentucky Genealogy Websites

 * Carter County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Carter County Kentucky USGenWeb Project
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * USGenWeb USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Carter County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Carter County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
 * Carter County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)