Owsley County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Owsley County

County Courthouse



 * Owsley County Courthouse.

Parent County
1843--Owsley County was created 23 January 1843 from Clay, Estill and Breathitt Counties. County seat: Booneville

Record Loss
1929, 1967--Disasters destroyed most of the records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Breathitt
 * Clay
 * Jackson
 * Lee
 * Perry

African American Research
The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:


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

Biographies

 * KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.


 * Owsley Co. KY USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.
 * The KY Historical Society’s Cemetery Database
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Kentucky Cemeteries lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Local volunteers may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.
 * Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
 * Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Owsley County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,
 * The Family History Library Catalog may list some records of cemeteries in Owsley County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
 * ePodunk list of Owsley 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.
 * Lerose Cemetery, Owsley County Kentucky.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Cemeteries.
 * Cemeteries of Owsley County, Kentucky.
 * The Political Graveyard.
 * Cemeteries. Callahan, Griffith, Horn Hill, King, Lerose, McIntosh, Morris, Noble, Pendergrass, Shepherd, Wilson.

Census

 * United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850.
 * United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850.
 * United States Census, 1850.
 * United States Census, 1860.
 * 1860 Owsley County, Kentucky Slave Schedule.
 * United States Census, 1870.
 * United States Census, 1880.
 * United States Census, 1900.

Church

 * Owsley County, Kentucky Churches.
 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

Court

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

Land

 * The KY Land Office
 * Many Land records for Owsley County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the topic details from their catalog.

Local Histories

 * ~ The Archives of Appalachia

Maps

 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Atlas &amp; Gazetteer.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Map.

Military

 * 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
 * Owsley County Pensioners on the Roll in 1883.
 * Civil War Soldiers &amp; Sailors System.
 * U. S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. $
 * Owsley County, Kentucky World War II Casualties Army and Airforce.
 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. $
 * World War II Draft Registraion Cards, 1942. $
 * U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. $

Miscellaneous

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

Newspapers

 * Kentucky News -  Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm  -   Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm

Obituaries

 * 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

Schools

 * Schools. Anglin, Bee Branch, Bethelehem, Bradshaw, Cortland, Fish Creek, Highland, Indian Creek, Lerose, Leroy, Moores, Riverside, Rockhouse, Royal Oak, Walnut Grove.

Taxation

 * Many Land records for Owsley County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the topic details from their catalog.

Vital Records

 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1852 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1854 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1876 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1877 Vital Statistics Births. (Partial listing).
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1907 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1908 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1909 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1911-1290 Birth Index.
 * Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910. $
 * Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999. $
 * Owsley County Deaths, 1911-1946.
 * Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953. $
 * Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000. $
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1853 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1854 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1858 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1859 Vital Statistics Marriage. (Though the film labels these marriages as 1859 they're dated 1858).
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1876 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1877 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1878 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1865. $
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Marriages 1831-1954.
 * Kentucky Marriages Records, 1852-1914. $
 * Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900. $
 * Kentucky Marriage Index, 1973-1999. $

Societies and Libraries

 * Owsley County Historical Society.
 * The Owsley County History and Genealogy Society.

Web Sites

 * Owsley County KYGenWeb
 * Owsley County USGenWeb Archives/
 * 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.
 * The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Genealogy.
 * Tim &amp; Valorie's Owsley County Kentucky Archives.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)