Lyon County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Lyon County was named for Chittenden Lyon. The county is located in the southwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lyon County Courthouse 200 W Dale Avenue PO Box 698 Eddyville, KY 42038 Phone: 270-388-2331 Lyon County Website

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries
The following web sites have additional information on Lyon county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * by Westernkyhistory.org Some Lyon Co., KY Cemeteries

Census Records

 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb
 * KY Census Online, Links to online census records

Church Records

 * A list of Lyon Co., KY Churches

Baptist
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * New Bethel. Church minutes and membership lists (1812-1945) are available online.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1854-1961 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1856-1871 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1869-1954 (*); Clerk of the County Court, County Court Judge and Police Judge at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1873-1946 (*); Clerk of the County Court, Magistrate and Justice of the Peace at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1887-1918 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1893-1942 (*); Fiscal Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1894-1924 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1906-1938 (*); Fiscal Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1912-1928 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Cases Heard Before the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky 1785-1792 at KYKinFolk.com
 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases


 * Commonwealth of Kentucky, State Board of Elections at KY.gov
 * Contact information for all Kentucky County Court Clerks. Scroll down or use index at top of page to find desired county.


 * Kentucky Court of Justice at KYCourts.gov

African Americans

 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records available
 * The African American Griots Project
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Funeral Homes

 * Dunn's Funeral Home in Eddyville.
 * Lakeland Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Eddyville.

Genealogies

 * [Baker] Chapman, Peggy Brown. Bakers of Logan, Christian, Muhlenberg, Livingston, Henderson, Hopkins, Caldwell, Union, Todd, Trigg, Crittenden, Lyon, McLean and Webster Counties &amp; Jackson Purchase, Kentucky. Lubbock, Texas: P.B. Chapman, 1995.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * The KY Land Office

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection;  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  - How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

Newspapers

 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm

Obituaries

 * Kentucky Footsteps Archives, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Obituary Sources, KYGenWeb
 * Browning Genealogy Database, Compiled by Charles Browning.
 * Kentucky Obituaries, USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas, African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts
 * Lyon County, Kentucky Obituary Collection From various funeral homes in the Eddyville and Kuttawa area.

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1774-1989 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1847-1941 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1847-1941 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1854-1963 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1854-1963 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1854-1978 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * 1839-1960 – at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1853-1862 - Lyon County Birth Index 1853-1862. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1874 - Lyon County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Lyon County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1930 Lyon Co., KYGenWeb Births 1911-1930
 * Some Lyon Co., KYGenWeb Delayed Birth Records
 * 1911-1999 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 Kentucky, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1785-1979 – at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1797-1954 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1853-1862 - Lyon County Marriage Index 1853-1862. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Lyon County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1878 - Lyon County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1891-1910-Lyon Co., KY Archives - Marriages 1891-1910 (Partial Listing)
 * 1973-2000 Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1843-1970 – at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1911-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1911-2000 Searchable KY Death Index
 * - How to Use this Collection
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of KY Death Certificates
 * Lyon Co., KY Cemeteries Unmarked Burials

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Sherrod Library, Room 422 344 J L Seehorn Rd Johnson City, TN 37614 Phone: 423-439-4338 Email: [mailto:archives@etsu.edu archives@etsu.edu] Facebook Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Murray Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Paducah Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Graves County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * McCracken County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Societies
Lyon County Historical Society PO Box 811 Eddyville, KY 42038 Website

Websites

 * KYGenWeb
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
 * 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)
 * . Free - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records