Greenup County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Greenup County Courthouse Main &amp; Harrison Greenup, KY 41144-1055 Phone: 606-473-7394 Greenup County Website

Biographies
Greenup County Biographies, USBiographies Project

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


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

 * Greenup County Kentucky Tax and Census Records, USGenWeb
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb
 * KY Census Online, Links to online census records

Court Records

 * Greenup County Clerk, Pat Hieneman's Online Office
 * Greenup County District Court Online Resource Directory
 * Kentucky Court of Justice-Greenup County, Office of the Circuit Court Clerk

African Americans

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

Local Histories

 * Wikipedia-Greenup County, Kentucky
 * History of Greenup County, Kentucky at Ancestry ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)

Military Records
Greenup County Military Index KY Archives Project

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


 * - 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies E, I and L.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies E, I and L.
 * - 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies B, C and F.
 * - 39th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, D and H.
 * - 53rd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies I and K.
 * - 54th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, C, F and H.

Newspapers

 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm

Obituaries

 * GenealogyBuff.com, Kentucky, Greenup County, Miscellaneous Obituaries (Scroll down the page to locate desired entries)
 * Greenup County Obituaries, USGenWeb Archives
 * Greenup 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

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774-1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1822-1949  have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * 1822-1843 Greenup County, Kentucky Will Records: 1822-1843 at Ancestry ($)

Tax Records
Greenup County Kentucky Tax and Census Records, USGenWeb

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1859 - Greenup County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Greenup County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Greenup County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1911-1912 - Searchable KY Birth Index

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1785-1979 - Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 at FamilySearch
 * 1797-1954 -  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1852-1859 - Greenup County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Greenup County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Greenup County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973-2000 - Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
 * Greenup County Kentucky Marriage Records, USGenWeb

Death

 * 1843-1970 - Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-2000 - Searchable KY Death Index
 * The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
 * Greenup County Death Certificates, USGenWeb Archives

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Ashland Kentucky Family History Center

Societies

 * Greenup County Genealogy and Historical Society 508 Main Street PO Mox 981 Greenup, KY 41144 Email: [mailto:greenupgenealogy@yahoo.com greenupgenealogy@yahoo.com] Website
 * Greenup County Historical Society 614 Main Street Greenup, KY 41144-1036 Telephone: 606-473-6514
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Greenup County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Greenup County Kentucky Archives Project
 * KY Genealogy Forum
 * Greenup County Kentucky USGenWeb
 * Greenup County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Greenup 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