Pendleton County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Pendleton County Kentucky Courthouse
Pendleton County Courthouse 223 Main St; PO Box 112; Falmouth, KY 41040 Phone: 859.654.3347

Parent County
1798--Pendleton County was created 4 December 1798 from Bracken and Campbell Counties. County seat: Falmouth

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
1997 A disaster destroyed some records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bracken
 * Campbell
 * Clermont County, Ohio
 * Grant
 * Harrison
 * Kenton

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


 * 1850 Pendleton County Slave Census
 * 1860 Pendlton County Slave Census
 * 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.

Bibles

 * Pendleton County Bible Records

Biographies

 * Pendleton County Biographies
 * KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries
The following web sites have additional information on Pendleton 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 Pendleton 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

 * 1800 Pendleton County Head of Household Census ~ Pendleton County KYGenWeb
 * 1810 Pendleton County Census Index ~ Pendleton County USGenWeb Archives
 * 1810 Pendleton County Census ~ Pendleton County USGenWeb Archives
 * 1820 Pendleton County Census Index ~ Pendleton County USGenWeb Archives
 * 1820 Pendleton County Census ~ Pendleton County USGenWeb Archives
 * 1830 Pendleton County Census Index ~ Pendleton County USGenWeb Archives
 * 1830 Pendleton County Census, pg 62-72 ~ Pendleton County USGenWeb Archives
 * 1830 Pendleton County Census pg 73-82 ~ Pendleton County USGenWeb Archives

1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Pendleton County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Kentucky Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.

See Kentucky Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.

Genealogy

 * [Flournoy] Rivers, Flournoy. "The Flournoy Family," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jul. 1894):81-90; Vol. 2, No. 2 (Oct. 1894):190-213; Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jan. 1895):318-327; Vol. 2, No. 4 (Apr. 1895):437-447; Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jul. 1895):67-79; Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1896):414-416; Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jul. 1896):97-101. Digitized by JSTOR - free.

Local Histories
Pendleton County Kentucky History ~  history of Pendleton County from KY.gov

Fryer House ~  The Fryer House is located in Butler, Kentucky. This historic two story stone house was built by Pendleton County, Kentucky pioneer Walter Fryer in 1811. Abraham Vastine, a housebuilder, built this house of limestone from an adjacent quarry and it has walls two feet thick. The roof truss system is built of wood framing held together with wooden pegs. The home was not completed until 1813. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Pendleton County Historical Society announced in April 2007 that it had leased the home for 99 years as a museum and Society offices. The building had been vacant for seven years.

Kennett Tavern ~  The Kennett Tavern is located in Falmouth, and is the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s oldest standing commercial building of Federated architectural construction. The facility has been completely renovated and now serves as the City of Falmouth Municipal Building.

Maps

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * Pendleton County Map ~  Street names, landmarks, etc  ~  Kentucky.gov

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 Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B and I.
 * - 1st Regiment, Kentucky Veteran Cavalry (Wolford's Cavalry) (Union), Companies B and C.
 * - 18th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies F, G and K.
 * - 40th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, F and G.
 * - 11th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company A.

Newspapers
Falmouth Outlook Newspaper ~  Serving Pendleton County since 1907.

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1774 – 1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1727 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1841-1967 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Taxation

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

Vital Records
See also How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1852-1859 - Pendleton County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874-1875 - Pendleton County Birth Index 1874-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875-1876 - Pendleton County Birth Index 1875-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1852-1859 - Pendleton County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875-1876 - Pendleton County Marriage Index 1875-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Pendleton County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1911-1963 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Pendleton County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Pendleton County Historical Society PO Box 130 Falmouth, KY 41040 Telephone: 859-654-3225 E-mail[mailto:fryerhouse41006@gmail.com fryerhouse41006@gmail.com] Website Website


 * Pendleton County Public Library 228 Main Street Falmouth, KY 41040 Phone: (859) 654-8535

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Pendleton County Kentucky Genealogy Websites

 * Pendleton County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Pendleton County KYGenWeb
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Pendleton County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * KYGen\Web ~ information and project data pertraining to Kentucky and its counties.
 * USGenWeb ~  maps, information, archives and projects relating to U.S. states and counties.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project ~  Bible records, cemetery records, obituaries, military records, death notices and other information organized by state and county.
 * Pendleton County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
 * Pendleton County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)