Grant County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Grant County was named for Colonel John Grant. The county is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Grant County Courthouse Courthouse Basement PO Box 469 Williamstown, KY 41097-0469 Phone: 859-824-3321 Grant 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

 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Grant County Bible Records at Kentucky Geneaolgy
 * Grant County Kentucky Family Bibles at Kenucky Genealogy Trails
 * Grant County, Kentucky Family Bible Records at Access Genealogy

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness, Local volunteers may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.

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

 * 1820-1869 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * (*); Janet Kathleen Pease at FamilySearch Catalog — 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 following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:


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

Funeral Homes

 * Stanley Funeral Homes in Williamstown.

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * The History of Grant County : State of Kentucky. 1876. Comp. by Robert H. Elliston. Williamstown, Kentucky : Printed at the Sentinel Office by E.H. Eye. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust;.

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

 * Abstracts of Pension Papers Pertaining to Soldiers of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Indian Wars Who Settled in Grant [and Graves] County, Kentucky. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War

Civil War

 * 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 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
 * 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
 * 1820-1833 Probate Records, Book A, 1820-1833. By Pease, Janet Kathleen. Grant County, Kentucky : Grant County, Kentucky, 1971. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * 1820-1850 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1820-1855 Probate Records, Book A-C, 1820-1855. By Pease, Janet Kathleen. Grant County, Kentucky : Grant County, Kentucky, 1971. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * 1820-1855 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1820-1866 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1822-1833 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1822-1833 Grant County, Kentucky, Will Abstracts, 1822-1833. By Tippie, Gwendolyn G. Lexington, Kentucky : Kentucky Tree-Search. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1855-1866 Will Abstracts, Books D and E, 1855-1866. By Pease, Janet Kathleen. Grant County, Kentucky : Grant County, Kentucky, 1971. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Kentucky County Court Records : Grant, Harrison, Pendleton. By Pease, Janet Kathleen. Williamstown, Kentucky : Grant County Historical Society, 1985-2002. Online at:

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 - Grant County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1874 - Grant County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Grant 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
 * 1820-1865 - Grant County Marriage Index 1820-1865. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1859 - Grant County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1878 - Grant County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1973-2000 Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death
1843-1970 Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 at FamilySearch
 * 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 and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates

Divorce

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

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

 * National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
 * Northern Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Boone County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Campbell County Historical and Genealogical Society - an affiliate library.
 * Kenton County Library - an affiliate library.

Societies
Grant County Historical Society 101 N Main St Williamstown, KY 41097 Phone: 859-803-5219 Email: [mailto:historyofgrantcounty@gmail.com historyofgrantcounty@gmail.com] Facebook

Websites

 * Grant 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.
 *  Grant County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Grant 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