Lyon County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Lyon County

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

County Courthouse
Lyon County Courthouse 200 W Dale Avenue PO Box 698 Eddyville, KY 42038 Phone: 270.388.2331

Parent County
1854--Lyon County was created 14 January 1854 from Caldwell County. County seat: Eddyville

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Caldwell
 * Crittenden
 * Livingston
 * Marshall
 * Trigg

African American

 * African American Griots Lyon Co., Ky
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900

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


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.

Cemeteries

 * Some Lyon Co., Ky. Cemeteries
 * Some Lyon Co., Ky. 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 Lyon 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
 * Lyon 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 FamilySearch Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Lyon 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

 * A list of Lyon Co., Ky. Churches

Court

 * Ky Court of Justice
 * 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

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories
[http://www.signsofhistory.com/kentucky/Lyon/lyon.htm Lyon Co., Ky. Historical Signs]

Maps

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * 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
 * 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 Soldiers from KY ~ KYGenWeb

Miscellaneous

 * 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
 * Lyon County, Kentucky Obituary Collection From various funeral homes in the Eddyville and Kuttawa area.

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1774 – 1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1727 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1847-1941 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records
See also How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1853-1862 - Lyon County Birth Index 1853-1862. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Lyon County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Lyon County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1911-1930 - Lyon Co., KyGenWeb Births 1911-1930
 * Some Lyon Co., KyGenWeb Delayed Birth Records

Marriage

 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1853-1862 - Lyon County Marriage Index 1853-1862. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Lyon County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Lyon County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1891-1910-Lyon Co., Ky. Archives -Marriages 1891-1910 (Partial Listing)

Death

 * 1860 - 1860 Lyon Co.,Ky. Mortality Schedule
 * Ky Vital Records Project-death certs.
 * Social Security Death Index
 * Lyon Co., Ky Cemeteries Unmarked Burials
 * Lyon Co., Ky. mail list obits

Societies and Libraries
Lyon County Historical Society P.O. Box 811 Eddyville, Kentucky, 42038 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Lyon County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Lyon County KYGenWeb
 * 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.
 * The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Lyon County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lyon County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
 * Lyon County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)