Carroll County, Kentucky Genealogy

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History


The county was named after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Parent County
1838--Carroll County was created 9 February 1838 from Gallatin County. County seat: Carrollton

Neighboring Counties

 * Gallatin
 * Henry
 * Jefferson County, Indiana
 * Owen
 * Switzerland County, Indiana
 * Trimble

Cemeteries
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation. Local volunteers through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.


 * 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 Carroll Countyand 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
 * Carroll 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 Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Carroll County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Carroll 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.

Church
Church records include baptisms, marriages and burials, as well as information about family members, such as parents and spouses, and clues about family migration.

To find church records for Carroll County:


 * Search the Family History Library Catalog for church records of towns in Carroll County. Use the Place Search with the name of the town. On the Topics list, click Church records.


 * Write to the minister of the local church. To find an address, phone number or email for a church use an Internet phone directory, such as: :- KY HomeTownLocator :- Yellowbook


 *  Write to a church archive that may have the records. :- A list of major church archives in Kentucky is on the Kentucky Church Records Wiki article. :- Some major denomination archives are listed on the United States Church Records Wiki article.
 * Contact the county public library. Public libraries often have books about the churches in their area. The librarian may also know where the records are kept or who would know more about the records.
 * Use the Periodical Source Index (PERSI). This often indexes magazine articles with church records.  PERSI is on the Internet sites of HeritageQuestOnline.com and Ancestry.com that may be available for free at your public library or a nearby family history center.
 * Write to a genealogical society or historical society that may have manuscripts or published books of church records.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Carroll County, Kentuckey Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)