Livingston County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Livingston County

Quick Dates
Livingston County's civil records start the following years:

*Many years between 1852 and 1911 are missing

County Courthouse


Livingston County Courthouse 335 Court Street PO Box 40; Smithland, KY 42081-0400 Phone: 270.928.2162 County Clerk has marriage records from 1799, Probate and land records from 1800; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records; records through 1865 have been microfilmed

History
Livingston Co., Ky. GenWeb   http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/

Parent County
1798--Livingston County was created 13 December 1798 from Christian County. County seat: Smithland

Boundary Changes
Livingston Co., Ky. from Christian Co., Ky. http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/

Record Loss
A loss of some records occurred due to a fire in 1804

Neighboring Counties

 * Crittenden
 * Hardin County, Illinois
 * Lyon
 * Marshall
 * Massac County, Illinois
 * McCracken
 * Pope County, Illinois

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


 * Ky African American Griots   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kyafamer/
 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.

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


 * cemetery photos of various cemeteries http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/
 * listing of Livingston Co., Ky Cemeteries  http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/livcem.html
 * cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation. Local volunteers through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.
 * Kentucky Historical Society Cemetery Search can be searched by name, place and/or date. This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky.
 * 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 Livingston County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,
 * 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
 * Livingston 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 Family History Library Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
 * ePodunk list of Livingston 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

 * 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

 * Livingston Co., Ky. GenWeb Churches  http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/livch.html
 * Listing of churches  http://www.faithclipart.com/guide/church-directory/kentucky/livingston-county/index.html

Court

 * Livingston Co. Wills and Probate Records   http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/livingston/livingston.html
 * Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference

Genealogy
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]

Land

 * Bureau of Land Management http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/beta/
 * Ancestry.com Kentucky Land Grants http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2073&amp;cj=1&amp;o_xid=0001029688&amp;o_lid=0001029688
 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * Livingston Co., Ky. History   http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/livcohistory.html
 * National Register of Historic Places - Livingston Co., Ky.  http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ky/livingston/state.html

Maps

 * Old Fire Maps http://steveeskew.com/maps/index.html
 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site

Military

 * Livingston Co., KyGenWeb  http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/
 * 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

Miscellaneous

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

Newspapers

 * Livingston Ledger  http://www.ky-news.com/co_livingston.htm
 * University of Ky. Libraries newspapers on microfilm  http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/record.php?lir_id=272

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

Probate

 * The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Livingston 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:
 * Will Book A: 1799-1832
 * Livingston Co. Wills and Probate Records http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/livingston/livingston.html

Taxation

 * 1837 Deliquent Tax List for Livingston Co., Ky.    http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/livdeltax1837.html
 * Present Tax Rates  http://revenue.ky.gov/taxpro/CountyInformation/livingstonco/

Vital Records

 * Livingston County Kentucky Vital Records
 * Livingston County Clerk

335 Court Street Smithland, KY 42081


 * Ky. Death Records 1911-2000   http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ky/death/search.cgi
 * Livingston Co., Ky. Marriages 1895 http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/livmg1895.html
 * Some Livingston Co., Ky. death cert. transcriptions http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/livdthcert.html
 * Livingston Co., Ky. 1860 Mortality Schedule  http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/livcomortsch.html
 * Livingston Co., Ky. 1870 Mortality Schedule   http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/Liv1870MS.rtf
 * Browning Obits (based in Evansville, In. but some Ky. deaths listed here) http://browning.evcpl.lib.in.us/
 * Livingston Co., Ky. Births 1911-1930  http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/bthrec.html
 * Delayed Livingston Co., Ky. Births 1800-1910  http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/livdelayedbths.html
 * Ky Vital Records Project  http://kyvitals.com/

Societies and Libraries

 * Livingston Co. Historical &amp; Genealogical Society  http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/livgensoc.html
 * The Little Cabin Research Center   http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/liv_Society.html
 * New Library  http://www.livingstonco.ky.gov/
 * Kentuckiana Digital Library   http://kdl.kyvl.org/
 * Filson Library  http://www.filsonhistorical.org/collections-and-exhibits/collections/library.aspx

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Livingston Co., KyGenWeb   http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston/
 * 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.
 * Livingston County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Livingston County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)