Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Lawrence County was named for James Lawrence. The county is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lawrence County Courthouse 122 S Main Cross Street Louisa, KY 41230 Phone: 606-638-4102 Lawrence 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

 * Bible Records of Lawrence County KY at RootsWeb
 * Lawrence County, Kentucky Family Bible Records at Access Genealogy

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Cemeteries of Lawrence County, Kentucky
 * Linkpendium Cemeteries

Census Records

 * Census Online-Lawrence Co., Kentucky
 * Census Records of Lawrence Co., KY *Linkpedium Census Records and Indexes
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb

Church Records
Churches of Lawrence Co., Kentucky List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1822-1904 (*); County 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

 * African-American Info-Lawrence County KY
 * 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

 * Wilson Funeral Home, Inc. in Louisa.
 * Young Funeral Home in Louisa.

Genealogies

 * Family Trees of Lawrence County KY
 * Linkpendium Surnames
 * Sorted by Name.com-Lawrence County, Kentucky

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Lawrence County Military Records
 * Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogy Trails-Lawrence County, Kentucky Pensioners
 * Lawrence County, Kentucky Union Veterans
 * Lawrence County, Kentucky Confederate Veterans
 * List of Revolutionary War Pensioners

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


 * - 14th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I.
 * - 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Enrolled Militia)(Union), Company D.
 * - 39th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I and K.

World War II

 * Lawrence County, Kentucky World War II Casualities, Army and Airforce

Newspapers

 * Big Sandy News Online
 * Clippings From the Big Sandy News, Lawrence Co., KY
 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm

Obituaries

 * Big Sandy News Obituaries
 * Lawrence County KY Obituaries at Genealogy Trails
 * Lawrence County KY Archives: Death &amp; Obituary Index Table
 * Lawrence County Public Library Obituary Searcher
 * Obituaries Lawrence Co., KY
 * 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 Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1774-1989 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1821-1914 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Wills, Lawrence County, KY at RootsWeb
 * 1821-1914 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1822-1890 Lawrence County, Kentucky Wills, 1822-1890. By Lawrence County, Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky : Kentucky Tree-Search, 1985. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1865-1914 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * Tax List of Lawrence County, KY
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1860 - Lawrence County Birth Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1874 - Lawrence County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Lawrence County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 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
 * 1822-1854 GenealogyBuff.com: Miscellaneous Lawrence County, Kentucky Marriages 1822-1854
 * 1852-1860 - Lawrence County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Lawrence County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1878 - Lawrence County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * Lawrence County Kentucky Marriage Index
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1843-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1911-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1911-2000 Searchable KY Death Index
 * - How to Use this Collection

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

 * Ashland Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Huntington West Virginia FamilySearch Center
 * Owingsville Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Boyd County Public Library/Minnie Crawford Winder Room - an affiliate library.
 * Briggs Lawrence County Public Library - Ohio - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Lawrence County Public Library 102 W Main St Louisa, KY 41230 Phone: 606-638-4497 Website

Societies
Lawrence County Genealogical and Historical Society, Inc. PO Box 1445 Louisa, KY 41230 Phone: 859-253-1111 Email: [mailto:lckghs@yahoo.com lckghs@yahoo.com] Facebook Website Lawrence County Historical Society Morehead, KY 40351 Website

Websites

 * Lawrence County, KY Archives Project
 * Lawrence County KYGenWeb
 * Lawrence County, KY Genealogy Forum
 * Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lawrence County, KY Genealogy Trails
 * Lawrence 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