Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Lawrence County

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

County Courthouse


Lawrence County Courthouse 122 S Main Cross Street Louisa, KY 41230; Phone: 606.638.4102

Parent County
1821--Lawrence County was created 14 December 1821 from Greenup and Floyd Counties. County seat: Louisa

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

 * Boyd
 * Carter
 * Elliott
 * Johnson
 * Martin
 * Morgan
 * Wayne County, West Virginia

African American
African-American Info-Lawrence County KY

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.

Bible
Bible Records of Lawrence County KY

Biographies, Family History/Trees, GEDCOM files, etc
Family Trees of Lawrence County KY Linkpendium Surnames Sorted by Name.com-Lawrence County, Kentucky

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


 * 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 Lawrence 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
 * Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.
 * Access Genealogy, Lawrence County, Kentucky Cemetery Records
 * Cemeteries, Lawrence County, Kentucky
 * Cemeteries of Lawrence County, Kentucky
 * Linkpendium Cemeteries
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project-Lawrence County Kentucky

Census
Census Online-Lawrence Co., Kentucky Census Records of Lawrence Co., KY Linkpedium Census Records and Indexes

Church Records
Churches of Lawrence Co., Kentucky

Court
Lawrence County, Ofice of the Circuit Court Clerk

Local Histories
Wikipedia-Lawrence County, Kentucky

Maps

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)

Military
Lawrence County Military Records Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogy Trails-Lawrence County, Kentucky Pensioners Lawrence County, Kentucky Veterans Lawrence County, Kentucky World War II Casualities, Army and Airforce List of Revelutionary War Pensioners

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1912-1950 at FamilySearch — 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.

Newspapers
Big Sandy News Online Clippings From the Big Sandy News, Lawrence Co., KY

Obituaries
Big Sandy News ObituariesLawrence 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

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1774 – 1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1727 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

1821-1914 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Wills, Lawrence County, KY

Taxation
Tax List of Lawrence County, KY

Vital Records
See also How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1852-1860 - Lawrence County Birth Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Lawrence County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Lawrence County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — 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 - free.
 * 1875 - Lawrence County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Lawrence County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Lawrence County Kentucky Marriage Index

Death
Lawrence County KY Archives: Death and Obituary Index Table

Societies and Libraries
Lawrence County Historical Society 100 Rodburn Road, Apt. 121 Morehead KY 40351

Lawrence County Historical Society Lawrence County Public Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Lawrence County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * 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)
 * Lawrence County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)