Breckinridge County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Breckinridge County Kentucky Courthouse
Breckenridge County Courthouse Courthouse Square; PO Box 538 Hardinsburg, KY 40143 Phone: 270-756-2246

Breckinridge County Archives P.O. Box 538 - Courthouse Hardinsburg, KY 40143 270-756-6112

Open 8AM to 4PM Monday to Friday

Parent County
1799--Breckinridge County was created 9 December 1799 from Hardin County. County seat: Hardinsburg

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Kentucky County Boundary Maps" (1776-1939) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1958 A courthouse disaster resulted in the loss of some records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Grayson
 * Hancock
 * Hardin
 * Meade
 * Ohio
 * Perry County, Indiana

African Americans
United States African Americans Kentucky African Americans


 * the KY African American Griots Project ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900

Biographies

 * KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries
The following web sites have additional information on Breckinridge 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

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

 * 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

Directories

 * Inventory of the county archives of Kentucky: Breckinridge County at Ancestry.com (Free /$)

Genealogy

 * [Kasey] Schorn, Catherine Scott. "Kaseys in Bedford County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1987):243-248; Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1988):24-32. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [May] Coke, Ben H. John May, Jr. of Virginia: His Descendants and Their Land, with an Account of Some Early Descendant Families, Including Cocke, Coke, Joplin, Love, Percefull, Perrin, Tompkins. Baltimore, Md., 1975. Digital version at - free.
 * [Seaton] Katheder, Thomas. "Seaton of Fauquier County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):83-102. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..

Land

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * The Archives of Appalachia

Maps

 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site

Military

 * Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War

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

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soliders from KY ~ KYGenWeb

Miscellaneous

 * KY Postcards 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

Probate

 * 1880-1965 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Online Probate Records


 * 1774 – 1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1727 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 - 1893 Images of Wills, Inventories, Appraisements, Guardianships, Book No. 1 Kentucky Pioneers ($)
 * 1894 - 1935 Images of Wills, Inventories, Appraisements, Guardianships, Book No. 2 Kentucky Pioneers ($)
 * 1936 - 1966 Images of Wills, Inventories, Appraisements, Guardianships, Book No. 3 Kentucky Pioneers ($)
 * 1966 - 1975 Images of Wills, Inventories, Appraisements, Guardianships, Book No. 4 Kentucky Pioneers ($)

The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Breckinridge 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: 1800-1893
 * 2) Will Book 2: 1894-1935

Taxation

 * 1800 - 1800 Tax List of is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800, digitized by Ancestry ($).

Vital Records

 * How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - KY Births and Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
 * 1852-1861 - Breckinridge County Birth Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Breckinridge County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1783-1979 - KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search*1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1852-1862 - Breckinridge County Marriage Index 1852-1862. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874-1876 - Breckinridge County Marriage Index 1874-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875-1878 - Breckinridge County Marriage Index 1875-1878. 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
 * 1911-1963 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
 * 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

Divorce

 * 1973-2000 - KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Breckinridge County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Breckinridge County Historical Society PO Box 498 Hardinsburg, Ky 40143-0498 Telephone: 270-756-2876 Website yearly membership dues: Individual:$10.00 Family: $15.00

Ancestral Trails Historic Society, Inc PO Box 573 Vine Grove, KY 40175 Telephone: 270-982-0881 E-mail:[mailto:info@aths.com info@aths.com] Website

Ancestral Trails Historical Society PO Box 1796 Elizabethtown, KY 42702-1796 Telephone: 270-982-0881 Website


 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Breckinridge County Kentucky Genealogy Websites

 * Breckinridge County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * 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.
 * USGenweb USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
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