Laurel County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Laurel County was named for mountain laurel trees. The county is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Laurel County Courthouse 101 S Main Street London, KY 40741 Phone: 606-864-5158 Laurel County Website

County Clerk has marriage, land, probate and court records.

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

 * Laurel County Bible Records at Kentucky Kinfolk

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

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

\*Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.

Census Records

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

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

 * 1826-1962 (*); County 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

Directories

 * Inventory of the County Archives of Kentucky: Laurel County at Ancestry ($)

African Americans

 * The African American Griots Project
 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records available
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Funeral Homes

 * Bowling Funeral Home in London.
 * House-Rawlings Funeral Home in London.
 * Laurel Funeral Home in Southern Laurel County.
 * London Funeral Home in London.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * The KY Land Office
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; 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 - How to Use this Collection; index and images.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company M
 * - 6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company E
 * - 7th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company D
 * - 26th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company K

Civil War Battle The following Civil War battle was fought in Laurel County:
 * October 21, 1861 - Camp Wildcat, also known as Wildcat Mountain.
 * Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY, USGenWeb Archives

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
 * 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 Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and 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
 * 1824-1851 Record of Wills in Laurel County, Kentucky, for the Period of Years 1824 to 1851. By Bell, Annie Walker Burns. Laurel County, Kentucky: Laurel County, Kentucky, n.d. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at: 
 * 1826-1960 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1853-1910 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1959 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1875-1973 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1861 - Laurel County Birth Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1874 - Laurel County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Laurel County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1912 Searchable KY Birth Index
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1852-1861 - Laurel County Marriage Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Laurel County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1878 - Laurel County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1973-2000 Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000

Death

 * 1843-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1911-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1911-2000 Searchable KY Death Index
 * - How to Use this Collection
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates

Divorce

 * 1962-2005 Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records, 1962-2005 at Ancestry - index ($)

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Sherrod Library, Room 422 344 J L Seehorn Rd Johnson City, TN 37614 Phone: 423-439-4338 Email: [mailto:archives@etsu.edu archives@etsu.edu] Facebook Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Beattyville Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Corbin Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Whitley City Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Breathitt County Library - an affiliate library.

Societies
Corbin Genealogical Society 99 Boone Ave PO Box 353 Corbin, KY 40701 Email: [mailto:searcher130@hotmail.com searcher130@hotmail.com] Website Laurel County Historical Society 310 W 3rd St London, KY 40741 Phone: 606-864-0607 Facebook Website

Websites

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