Barren County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Barren County Kentucky Courthouse
Barren County Courthouse 1st Fl; Glasgow, KY 42141-2812; Phone: 270.651.3783

Parent County
1798-- Barren County was created 20 December 1798 from Green and Warren Counties. County seat: Glasgow

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.

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Allen
 * Edmonson
 * Hart
 * Metcalfe
 * Monroe
 * Warren

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

Archives, Libraries, and Internet Sites

 * Barren County Kentucky Archives
 * KYGenWeb-Barren County
 * RootsWeb's Barren Co., KY

Bibles
Barren County Kentucky Family Bibles

Biographies

 * KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project
 * Brooks, James P. The Biography of Eld. Jacob Locke of Barren County, Ky. Glasgow, Ky.: Times Print., 1881. ; digital version of Locke's The Baptist Encyclopaedia bio at Internet Archive.

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Barren county cemeteries.


 * ePodunk list of Barren 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
1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Barren County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Kentucky Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.

See Kentucky Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.


 * Barren County Kentucky Census Records
 * Census Records Online, Barren Co., Kentucky
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850 - 1930
 * The USGenWeb Census Images ~ The USGenWeb Census Images Project
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions ~ The USGenWeb Census Project

Church
Sandra Gorin published a detailed list of Barren County churches from 1799 through the early 1900s. Her book is available books.google- free.


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

Court
Barren County Kentucky Court Records


 * Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference

Genealogy
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General
Barren Co., KYGenWeb site includes a list of links for online family histories:


 * Barren County Kentucky Family Histories

Land

 * Barren County Kentucky Deeds
 * Barren County Kentucky Land Records 1799-1909
 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * The Archives of Appalachia

Maps

 * Detailed Map of Barren County Kentucky
 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site

Military

 * Barren County Kentucky Military Records
 * 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
 * - 1st Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, C, D, E and I.
 * - 1st Regiment, Kentucky Veteran Cavalry (Wolford's Cavalry) (Union), Company E.
 * - 37th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I and K.
 * - 47th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies I and K.
 * - 49th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, H and K.

Miscellaneous

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

Newspapers

 * Barren County Kentucky Glasgow Times Misc. Articles
 * Kentucky News -  Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm  -   Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm

Probate

 * 1798-1943 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Barren County Kentucky Wills


 * Barren County, Kentucky Wills, 1800-24 at Ancestry.com (Free /$)

The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Barren County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:


 * 1) Will Book 1: 1799-1815

Online Probate Records


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

Obituaries

 * Barren County Kentucky Family Histories
 * 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

Taxation

 * 1800 - 1800 Tax List of Barren County, Kentucky is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800, digitized by Ancestry ($).

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Vital Records

 * How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1852-1862 - Barren County Birth Index 1852-1862. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Barren County, KY Births
 * 1839-1960 - KY Births and Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
 * 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
 * 1852-1862 - Barren County Marriage Index 1852-1862. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877-1878 - Barren County Marriage Index 1877-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Barren County Kentucky Marriage Records
 * Barren Co, KY USGen Web Archives
 * 1973 - 2000 - Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages
 * Kentucky Marriage Records 1973 - 2000  ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000

Death

 * Barren County, KY Archives Deaths and Obituary Transcriptions Index
 * Barren County Kentucky Death Certificates
 * CensusDiggins.com, Barren Co, KY Death Certificates
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
 * 1843 - 1970 - KY Deaths and Burials ~ KY Deaths and Burials 1843 - 1970
 * 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

Barren County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries
South Central KY Historical & Genealogical Society P O Office Bos 157 Glasgow, KY 42142-0157
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Barren County Kentucky Genealogy Websites

 * Barren 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 Kencucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Barren County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Barren County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
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