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

Description


The county was named after Declaration of Independence Author Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) who became President in 1797.

County Courthouse
Jefferson County Courthouse 527 W Jefferson Street Louisville, KY 40202-2814 Phone: 502.574.5700

Biographies

 * KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Interment.net Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * ePodunk list of Jefferson 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 Records
1790 - Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1793  Tax List

1810  Index, Transcription

1859  Louisville City Directory

1911  Louisville City Directory


 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850 - 1930
 * The USGenWeb Census Images ~ The USGenWeb Census Images Project
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions ~ The USGenWeb Census Project
 * Census Online ~ Census Online

Church Records



 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel

Christ Church
 * 1850 - Christ Church, Louisville, Birth Index 1850. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - Christ Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Louisville

Episcopal '''St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville


 * 1839-1962 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, Birth Index 1839-1962. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1837-1960 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1837-1960. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Evangelical '''St. John's Evangelical Church, Louisville


 * 1850 - St. John's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Birth Index 1850. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - St. John's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

'''St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville


 * 1840-1859 - St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Baptism Index 1840-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1857-1884 - St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Baptism Index 1857-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874-1885 - St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Baptism Index 1874-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1841-1890 - St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1841-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1871-1895 - St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1871-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

'''St. Peter's Evangelical Church, Louisville


 * 1847-1885 - St. Peter's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Baptism Index 1847-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1847-1885 - St. Peter's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1847-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1870-1895 - St. Peter's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1847-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Roman Catholic
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

United Church of Christ '''Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Louisville


 * 1891-1984 - Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Louisville, Baptism Index 1891-1984. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1891-1987 - Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Louisville, Marriage Index 1891-1987. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1891-1987 - Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Louisville, Death Index 1891-1987. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

'''Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ, Louisville


 * 1879-1982 - Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ, Louisville, Baptism Index 1879-1982. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1879-1982 - Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ, Louisville, Marriage Index 1879-1982. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1879-1982 - Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ, Louisville, Death Index 1879-1982. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

'''Lynnhurst United Church of Christ, Louisville


 * 1908-1953 - Lynnhurst United Church of Christ, Louisville, Baptism Index 1908-1953. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1908-1953 - Lynnhurst United Church of Christ, Louisville, Marriage Index 1908-1953. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1908-1953 - Lynnhurst United Church of Christ, Louisville, Death Index 1908-1953. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

St. John's United Church of Christ, Louisville - no longer available on FamilySearch

'''St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Louisville


 * 1857-1885 - St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Louisville, Baptism Index 1857-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850-1895 - St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Louisville, Marriage Index 1850-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

'''St. Matthew's United Church of Christ, Louisville


 * 1890-1895 - St. Matthew's United Church of Christ, Louisville, Marriage Index 1890-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1889-1939 - St. Matthew's United Church of Christ, Louisville, Death Index 1889-1939. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Court Records

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

Directories

 * Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Directory, 1832 at Ancestry.com (Free /$)

Fold3.com ($) has Louisville City Directories 1861, 1864-1923 available online.
 * Louisville, Kentucky Directories, 1890 at Ancestry.com (Free /$)
 * Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Directory, 1886 at Ancestry.com (Free /$)
 * Louisville, Kentucky Directory, 1887 at Ancestry.com (Free /$)

African Americans
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.

Genealogies
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]

Bibliography
 * [Bainbridge] Buford, Marcus Bainbridge. A Genealogy of the Buford Family in America, With Records of a Number of Allied Families. San Francisco, Calif., 1903. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
 * [Barns] Brand, Franklin Marion. The Brand Family of Monongalia County, Virginia (Now West Virginia). Morgantown, W. Va.: F.M. Brand, 1922. ; digital version at - free.
 * [Beeler] Pappas, Carolyn H. "Christopher Beeler, 1705-1775," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1999):243-255; Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):18-30; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):115-125. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Booker] Booker, Charles Lee. The Bucher/Booker Family, 1686-1990 from Klein Gartach, Wurttemberg, Germany to Frederick County, Virginia to Harrison and Jefferson Counties, Kentucky to Knox and Sullivan Counties, Indiana to the Illinois Counties of Jasper, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, and Sangamon. n.p.: C.L. Booker, 1990.
 * [Brooks] Pappas, Carolyn H. "Christopher Beeler, 1705-1775," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1999):243-255; Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):18-30; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):115-125. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Bucher] See Booker.
 * [Byerly] Hanson, Richard E. Descendants of Paul Byerly (Born 1855, Louisville, Kentucky) and His Wife, Martha Marie Hodgman. Typescript, circa 1960.
 * [Cary] Harrison, Fairfax. The Virginia Carys. New York: De Vinne Press, 1919. Digital version at Internet Archive - free;.
 * [Clark] Dorman, John Frederick. Descendants of General Jonathan Clark, Jefferson County, Kentucky, 1750-1811. Louisville, Ky.: n.p., 1949. Reprinted from the Filson Club History Quarterly, Vol. 23, Nos. 1-2, 4.
 * [Deneal] DeNeal, Gary. The DeNeales of Virginia. 1971. Fairfax Public Library, Fairfax, Va.
 * [Deneal] Hunt, John G. "Deneal(e) or Oduneal of Fairfax County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 25, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1981):295-302. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Egg] Miller, Marguerite A. My Family Genealogy of Knauer, Egg, Fleischmann, and Eppler Families from Germany to Jefferson County, Kentucky and Other Area's. Smithfield, Ky.: M.A. Miller, 2006. ; digital version at.
 * [Eppler] Miller, Marguerite A. My Family Genealogy of Knauer, Egg, Fleischmann, and Eppler Families from Germany to Jefferson County, Kentucky and Other Area's. Smithfield, Ky.: M.A. Miller, 2006. ; digital version at.
 * [Fleischmann] Miller, Marguerite A. My Family Genealogy of Knauer, Egg, Fleischmann, and Eppler Families from Germany to Jefferson County, Kentucky and Other Area's. Smithfield, Ky.: M.A. Miller, 2006. ; digital version at.
 * [Gray] Amundson, Margaret R. "When was George Gray Born?" The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 50, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2006):148-151. Digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Johnston] Johnston, Floyd Allen. Lt. Benjamin Johnston Virginia Milita - Revolutionary War Born, Carolina County, Virginia in 1735, Died, Louisville Kentucky in 1792, Son of William Johnston and Ann Chew. Typescript, 1969.
 * [Knauer] Miller, Marguerite A. My Family Genealogy of Knauer, Egg, Fleischmann, and Eppler Families from Germany to Jefferson County, Kentucky and Other Area's. Smithfield, Ky.: M.A. Miller, 2006. ; digital version at.
 * [Krieg] Head, James H. German Origins of a Krieg Family: A Description of the Family of Jacob Krieg (1778-c1845) Who Immigrated from Beuren in Württemberg to Monroe County, Ohio in 1834: Descendants Lived in Monroe County, Ohio; Louisville, Kentucky; Bartholomew County, Indiana. Monument, Colo.: J.H. Head, 2006. ; digital version at . Another edition: ; digital version at.
 * [Krieg] Head, James H. Krieg Family History: An Account of the Genealogy of the Krieg Family of Bartholomew County, Indiana with Comments on Kreig (Krieg) Relations in Louisville, Kentucky. Monument, Colo.: J.H. Head, 2006. ; digital version at.
 * [Machtolff] Parrott, Edna and Carol Miller. Ancestry and Descendants of August Andreas Machtolff of Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville, Ky.: E. Parrott &amp; C. Miller, 2003.
 * [Pentecost] Pappas, Carolyn H. "Christopher Beeler, 1705-1775," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1999):243-255; Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):18-30; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):115-125. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Prather]Prather, William A.Captain Basil Prather, 1731-1803, of Maryland and Kentucky and His Louisville Home 'Fox Hill'. Waynesboro, Miss.: W.A. Prather, 1994..
 * [Rogers] Rogers, Lon B. "Colonel James Rogers (1742--1828) Nelson County Pioneer," The Kentucky Genealogist, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1961):3-6.
 * [Rust] Rust, Ellsworth Marshall. Rust of Virginia: Genealogical and Biographical Sketches of the Descendants of William Rust, 1654-1940. Washington, D.C.: Rust, 1940..
 * [Seaton] Katheder, Thomas. "Seaton of Fauquier County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):83-102. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Shipp] Sanders, Walter R. The Shipp Genealogy from Essex, Caroline, Faquier Counties, Virginia, to Green, Taylor, Woodford, Jefferson, Fayette, Christian, Bourbon, Scott, Owen, Counties, Kentucky, and Johnson Counties, Indiana. Typescript. Microfilmed 1971.
 * [Shoninger] Shoninger Family of Louisville, Kentucky: Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1793-1916. MSS., American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio. Reproduction:.
 * [Speed] Speed, Thomas. Records and Memorials of the Speed Family. Louisville, Ky.: Courier-Journal Job Printing Company, 1892. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
 * [Stafford] Stafford, Carolyn Joy. The Biography of Thomas Moore Stafford, 1841-1910 of City of Louisville, Clark, and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky and Citrus and Lee Counties, Florida: Saddler, Soldier, Settler. Brandon, Fla.: C.J. Stafford, 2007. ; digital version at.
 * [Stowers] Holtzclaw, B.C. "Asbury of Westmoreland County, Virginia," Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul. 1967):55-65; Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct. 1967):77-87; Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan. 1968):10-26. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Strother] Owen, Thomas McAdory, "William Strother of Virginia and His Descendants," Publications of the Southern History Association, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Apr. 1898):149-173. Digitized by Internet Archive.
 * [Taylor] Hall, Newman Arnold. "Allerton of Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1988):83-92; Vol. 32, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1988):171-178; Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1988):287-296; Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1989):13-18; Vol. 33, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1989):94-102; Vol. 33, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1989):175-180. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Taylor] Roberts, Gary Boyd. Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009. ; online bookstore.
 * [Thruston] Crozier, William Armstrong. The Buckners of Virginia and the Allied Families of Strother and Ashby. New York: The Genealogical Association, 1907. Digital version at Google Books - free.

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * Metro Louisville, Jefferson County, KyGenWeb Project History Links
 * ~ The Archives of Appalachia
 * Middletown's days and deeds : the story of 150 years of living in an old Kentucky town at Ancestry.com (Free /$)
 * Descendants of General Jonathan Clark : Jefferson County, Kentucky, 1750-1811 at Ancestry.com (Free /$)
 * Stage-coach days in the bluegrass : being an account of stage-coach travel and tavern days in Lexington and central Kentucky, 1 at Ancestry.com (Free /$)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site

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
 * The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for all of Jefferson County were destroyed except those for the Central Kentucky Lunatic Asylum in Lakeland, Ky listing eight individuals. For information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.

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 Infantry (Union), Company A.
 * - 1st Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company F.
 * - 1st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D and E.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, C, H, I, J, L and M.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, C, G, H, J, L and M.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Veteran Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, H, I, K and L.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L and M.
 * - 4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company H.
 * - 4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies B, C, D and G.
 * - 4th Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I and K.
 * - 4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company A.
 * - 4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies E and F.
 * - 5th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K.
 * - 6th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies D, F, G, H, I and K.
 * - 6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L and M.
 * - 6th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company E.
 * - 6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company D.
 * - 7th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company C.
 * - 7th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies G, H and M.
 * - 8th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company G.
 * - 8th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company B.
 * - 9th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies D, K and L.
 * - 10th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company K.
 * - 11th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.
 * - 12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies B, C, D, E, H, K, L and M.
 * - 12th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company F.
 * - 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Enrolled Militia)(Union), Company I.
 * - 13th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company A.
 * - 13th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies B and K.
 * - 15th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company A
 * - 17th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L and M.
 * - 20th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies F, H, I and K.
 * - 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company I.
 * - 26th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies C, D, E, H and I.
 * - 27th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company F.
 * - 28th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company A.
 * - 34th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K.
 * - 37th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company K.
 * - 52nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company F.
 * - 54th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies D, E and K.
 * - 55th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies D, E, F, G, H and K.

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

Other Records

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

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774 – 1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1727 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1784-1901 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Jefferson 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: 1784-1813
 * 2) Will Book 2: 1805-1833
 * 3) Will Book 3: 1833-1846

Tax Records

 * 1789-1790 - Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 &amp; 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 &amp; Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle &amp; Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Online at FamilySearch - free; . [The sources of this publication are the 1789 and 1790 [?] personal property tax lists, and substitutes for 1786 through 1788. Jefferson County is included in Vol. 2.]
 * 1789 - Heinemann, Charles B. "First Census" of Kentucky 1790. Washington, D.C.: n.p., 1940. 1981 reprint: ; digital version at Kentucky Kinfolks. ["6 volumes of 1789 were used, and some duplications were found." (p. 2)]
 * 1800 - 1800 Tax List of Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800, digitized by Ancestry ($).

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - KY Births and Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
 * 1852-1859 - Jefferson County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 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
 * 1852-1860 - Jefferson County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973 - 2000  ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Death

 * 1843-1970 - KY Deaths and Burials ~ KY Deaths and Burials 1843 - 1970
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages
 * The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable

Divorce

 * 1973-1993 - KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Louisville Kentucky Family History Center
 * Shawnee Kentucky Family History Center

Societies
Jeffersontown and Southeast Jefferson County Historical Society 2432 Merriwood Drive Jeffersontown KY 40299 Louisville Genealogical Society PO Box 5164 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 40255-0164 E-mail:[mailto:lougensoc@yahoo.com lougensoc@yahoo.com] Website The Filson Historical Society 1310 South Third Street Louisville, KY 40208 Telephone: 502-635-5083 FAX: 502-635-5086 Jewish Genealogical Society of Louisville 3304 Furman Blvd Louisville KY 40220
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Jefferson County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Jefferson County Metro KYGenWeb
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky 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.
 * Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Jefferson County 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