Crittenden County, Kentucky Genealogy

Guide to Crittenden 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 for John J. Crittenden. The County has Marion as its seat and the County was created 1842. The County is located in the east area of the state.

County Courthouse
Crittenden County Courthouse 107 S. Main Street Suite 202 Marion, KY 42064 Phone: 270.965.3403 Crittenden County Website

County Pronunciation

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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

 * Crittenden Co., KY Bible Records, KyGenWeb

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


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Ken Gilkey list of Crittenden Co., KY Cemeteries
 * Crittenden Co., Unmarked Burials, KYGenWeb
 * ePodunk list of Crittenden 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.

Church Records

 * Crittenden County Church Records, USGenWEb
 * Crittenden Co., Ky Church Directory

Court Records

 * Crittenden Co. KY Court Minutes Records 1852-1860
 * Crittenden Co. KY Deeds 1841-1901
 * Crittenden Co. KY Deeds 1847-1857
 * Crittenden Co. KY Court Records 1852-1860
 * Crittenden Co. Court Excerpts 1862
 * Crittenden Court Records 1871-1884

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

Funeral Homes

 * Browning Funeral Home Records

Genealogies

 * [Asher] Coldiron, Kara Lee. Asher, a Partial Genealogy. Lincoln, Neb.: K.L. Coldiron, 1986.
 * [Baker] Chapman, Peggy Brown. Bakers of Logan, Christian, Muhlenberg, Livingston, Henderson, Hopkins, Caldwell, Union, Todd, Trigg, Crittenden, Lyon, McLean and Webster Counties &amp; Jackson Purchase, Kentucky. Lubbock, Texas: P.B. Chapman, 1995.
 * [Cruce] Kidwiler, Pauline Cruce. Cruce Family Genealogical Records, 1829-1988 George Washington Cruce (1829-1912) on Down to 1988 as Nearly as Possible. MSS. Microfilmed 1989.
 * [Lynn] Taylor, Jessie Pope. Lynn, 1788-2000. Salem, Ky.: J.P. Taylor, 2000. ; digital version at Family History Archives.
 * [Newcom] Newcom, Randall Hershel. The Family of Newton N. Newcom. Elizabethtown, Ky.: R.H. Newcom, 1986.
 * [Rawlins] Talley, Gloria Jean and Leonard Carey Rawlins. One Family: Rawlings, Rawlins, Rollins. Newburgh, Ind.: First Cousins Family Reunion, 2000.
 * [Shewmaker] Isakson, Oyjdal Shewmaker Marvel. Shewmaker-Shoemaker, Livingston and Crittenden County, Kentucky. Hobart, Ind.: Isakson, 1967. ; digital version at Family History Archives.
 * [Tackwell] Koetting, Patricia G. Lowery and Jerome D. Koetting. Tackwell Genealogy. Rio Rancho, N. Mex.: J.D. and P.G. Koetting, 1996. ; digital version at Family History Archives.

Local Histories

 * History of Crittenden County, Kentucky

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Fire Maps Crittenden Co., KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer

Revolutionary War

 * Crittenden Co. Rev. War Soldiers, KYGenWeb

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
 * Richard P'Pool's data base for Crittenden Co., Civil War Soldiers Crittenden Co., KYGenWeb

World War I

 * Crittenden County KY Fallen WW1 Soldiers

World War II

 * U.S. Army &amp; Army Air Corps Casualties WWII Crittenden Co., Kentucky, USGenWeb Archives

Newspapers

 * The Crittenden Press History
 * The Crittenden Press
 * 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
 * Links to research and locate obituaries
 * 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 (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
 * 1833-1968 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Tax Records

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

Vital Records

 * Crittenden Co. 1860 Mortality, KYGenWeb
 * Ky Vital Records Project

Birth

 * 1800-1910 - Delayed Births from late 1800-1910
 * 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at FamilySearch
 * 1851-1907 - Crittenden County Birth Index 1851-1907. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873-1875 - Crittenden County Birth Index 1873-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Crittenden County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1911-1912 - Searchable KY Birth Index
 * 1911-1930 - Crittenden Co. Births 1911-1930

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1785-1979 - Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 at FamilySearch
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1852-1861 - Crittenden County Marriage Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1857-1868 - Some Crittenden County Ky. marriage Records 1857-1868 Some mg recs. 1905-1942 Crittenden Co., KyGenWeb
 * 1875 - Crittenden County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Crittenden County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973-2000 - Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000

Death

 * 1843-1970 - Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-2000 - KY Death records 1911-2000
 * 1911-2000 - Searchable KY Death Index
 * The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
 * Crittenden Co. Death Certs., KyGenWeb
 * Crittenden Co. Unmarked Burials, KyGenWeb

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Libraries
Crittenden County Kentucky Library Website

Societies

 * Crittenden County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 61 Marion, KY 42064 Website
 * Crittenden County Historical Society, Inc. Website
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Crittenden County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Crittenden County, KYGenWeb
 * Linkpendiumhas links to many other sites. It is organized by subjects. Simply click on the name of the site you would like explore.
 * Crittenden 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