Clinton County, Kentucky Genealogy

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



Description
Clinton County was named for DeWitt Clinton. The county is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clinton County Courthouse 212 Washington Albany, KY 42602 Phone: 606-387-5234 Clinton 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:

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

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


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

Census Records

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

Church Records

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

Baptist
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Clear Fork.
 * Church minutes and membership rolls (1802-1875) are available online.
 * Gaskins, Morris M. A Lighthouse in the Wilderness: History of the Clear Fork Baptist Church with Fascimile Pages from the Church Minutes from 1802 to 1902 (Albany, Ky., 1972) is available FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Seventy Six. Church minutes (1822-1958) are available at Western Kentucky University: Finding Aid.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1864-1908 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1864-1911 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1889-1941 (*); Fiscal 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

African Americans

 * The KY African American Griots Project
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 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

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

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 Depot, Kentucky Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries (Ancestry)
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774-1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1863-1943 have been digitized by FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

School Records

 * Clinton County Schools, 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.

Tax Records

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection;
 * 1852-1859 - Clinton County Birth Index 1852-1859. 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
 * 1852-1859 - Clinton County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1878 - Clinton County Marriage Index 1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1973-2000 Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000 at RootsWeb
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

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

Divorce

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

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Website

Family History Centers

 * Sulphur Well Kentucky Family History Center
 * Tompkinsville Kentucky Family History Center
 * Green County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Clinton County Public Library 302 King Drive Albany, KY 42602 Phone: 606-387-5989 Website

Societies

 * Clinton County Historical Society 103 North Cross Street PO Box 177 Albany, KY 42602 Telephone:606-387-6021 Website Facebook
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

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