Anderson County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Anderson County was named for Richard Clough Anderson, Jr. The county is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Anderson County Courthouse 151 S Main Street Lawrenceburg, KY 40342 Phone: 502-839-3041 Anderson County Website

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

 * Anderson County Archives at USGenWeb - Kentucky
 * Anderson County Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Anderson County Bible Records at Kentucky Genealogy
 * Anderson County Family Bibles at Kentucky Genealogy Trails
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

Census Records
1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Anderson 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.


 * Census Directory at Anderson County KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions, USGenWeb
 * KY Census Online, Links to online census records

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Anderson County Churches, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1825-1955 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1827-1873 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1827-1956 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1899-1943 (*); Fiscal Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1911-1917 (*); 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: Anderson County at Ancestry ($)

African Americans

 * African American Records at Anderson County KYGenWeb Project
 * The KY African American Griots Project
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900

Genealogies

 * [Catlett] Peters, Norman R. "Benjamin Robinson of Caroline County, VA. But Not the Clerk!" The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 48, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2004):57-75; Vol. 48, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2004):120-139. Digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Reynolds] Tillman, Stephen Frederick. The Rennolds-Reynolds Family of Virginia and England, 1530-1948. Washington, D.C.: S.F. Tillman, 1959. ; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * A History of Anderson County. 1936. By Lewis W. McKee, Lydia K. Bond. Frankfort, Kentucky : n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.


 * Anderson County Kentucky History at Kentucky Genealogy Trails

Maps and Gazetteers

 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
 * Maps showing formation of counties
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Miltary Records at Anderson County KYGenWeb
 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection


 * - 10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company A

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial, Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

Newspapers

 * The Anderson News 1080 Bypass South, Suite 3 Lawrenceburg, KY 40242 Phone: 502-839-6906 Fax: 502-839-3118
 * 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 Depot, Kentucky Newspaper Citations
 * 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 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
 * 1822-1863 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1827-1873 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1827-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1827-1930 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1827-1974 (*); Clerk of the County Court and County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1837-1977 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1852-1970 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1870-1958 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1919-1968 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Early Wills of Anderson County, Kentucky; The Ridge Runners : A Magazine of Migration - V. 3, No. 1 (May 1974). 1974. By Yates, William Allen. Elizabeth, Colorado : William A. Yates. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Wills at Anderson County KYGenWeb

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.

Vital Records

 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1859 - Anderson County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1874 - Anderson County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1875 - Anderson County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * Anderson County Births, KYGenWeb
 * 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 — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1827-1851 FamlySearch Digital Library, Record of Marriage Bonds in Anderson County, Kentucky for the Period of Years 1827 to 1851 Inclusive.
 * 1831-1866 - Anderson County Marriage Index 1831-1866. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1837-1847 - Anderson County Marriage Index 1837-1847. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1848-1865 - Anderson County Marriage Index 1848-1865. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1852-1859 - Anderson County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1876-1878 - Anderson County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * Anderson County Marriages, KYGenWeb
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

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

Divorce

 * Kentucky Divorce Records 1973-1993, University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Website

Family History Centers

 * Bardstown Kentucky Family History Center
 * Lexington Kentucky Family History Center
 * The Kentucky Historical Society Library - an affiliate library.
 * Nelson County Public Library - Main Branch - an affiliate library.

Societies
Anderson County Historical Society 114 N. Main Street Lawrenceburg, KY 40342 Website Facebook

Websites

 * Anderson County KYGenWeb
 * Anderson County KY Archives
 * Anderson County KYGenWeb part of the USGenWeb project.
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * Anderson County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History at Linkpendium.
 * Anderson 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