Carroll County, Kentucky Genealogy

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History


The county was named after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Parent County
1838--Carroll County was created 9 February 1838 from Gallatin County. County seat: Carrollton

Neighboring Counties

 * Gallatin
 * Henry
 * Jefferson County, Indiana
 * Owen
 * Switzerland County, Indiana
 * Trimble

Church
Many original church records are still at the local church. Others were gathered into a church archives or state archives or deposited with a local historical or genealogical society. Some have been filmed or published.

To find church records for the area where your ancestor lived:


 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some church records for towns in Carroll county. Look for their records in the Place Search under [TOWN] Kentucky. On the Topics list, click Church records.


 * Write directly to the minister of the local church. To contact a church in a town in Carroll County, use an Internet phone directory, such as: - Search Bug searches by town and/or state. You can broaden the search up to 100 miles around the town of your search. Search Bug often links to church web sites. It also shows a map with a marker for the church or churches found in your search. - Yellowbook allows you to search by county as well as town. Put the name of the county with the word ‘county’ and the state. Yellowbook gives a map showing the location of the church you select. • Write to a historical society or genealogical society that may have manuscripts or published books of church records in their area. To find a society, use Search Bug or Yellowbook or search the Internet.

• Write to a church archives that may have the records. - Some of the major denominational archives are listed on the United States Church Records Wiki article. - A list of major church archives in Kentucky is on the Kentucky Church Records Wiki article.

• Public libraries may have published books about the churches in their area.

• The Periodical Source Index (PERSi) often lists magazine articles with church records. These can be found with a U.S. locality search then narrowed by state and county with the record type of Church. Persi is on the Internet sites of Heritage Quest and Ancestry that may be available for free at your public library or a nearby family history center.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Carroll County, Kentuckey Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)