Greenup County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Greenup County was named for Christopher Greenup. The county is located in the northeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Greenup County Courthouse Main &amp; Harrison Greenup, KY 41144-1055 Phone: 606-473-7394 Greenup 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:

Bible Records

 * Greenup County, Kentucky Bibles at USGenWeb Archives

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries

 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project

Census Records

 * Greenup County Kentucky Tax and Census Records, USGenWeb
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb
 * KY Census Online, Links to online census records

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1807-1816 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1838-1894 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — 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
 * Writ of Adquoddamnum and Report of the Jury : Greenup County, Kentucky; The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society - v. 53, no. 185, Oct 1955. 1955. By Kentucky Historical Society (Frankfort, Kentucky). Louisville, Kentucky : Dunne Press. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

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

 * Bailey Family Funeral Home in Flatwoods.
 * Carman Funeral Home in Flatwoods.
 * Evans Funeral Home, Inc. in Raceland.
 * Morton-Hunt Family Funeral Home in South Shore.
 * Reed Funeral Home in Greenup.
 * Roberson Funeral Home in South Shore.
 * Wright's Funeral Home in Greenup.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

 * History of Greenup County, Kentucky. 1951. By Nina Mitchell Biggs & Mabel Lee Mackoy. Louisville, Kentucky : n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Ancestry ($); . Index: EveryNameIndex.com.
 * A Supplementary Edition of A History of Greenup County. 1962. By Nina Mitchell Biggs. New York : Vantage Press. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Greenup County Military Index KY Archives Project

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


 * - 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies E, I and L.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies E, I and L.
 * - 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies B, C and F.
 * - 39th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, D and H.
 * - 53rd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies I and K.
 * - 54th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, C, F and H.

Newspapers

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

Obituaries

 * Greenup Obituaries
 * GenealogyBuff.com, Kentucky, Greenup County, Miscellaneous Obituaries (Scroll down the page to locate desired entries)
 * Greenup County Obituaries, USGenWeb Archives
 * 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
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774-1989 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1822-1843 Greenup County, Kentucky Will Records: 1822-1843 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1822-1949  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1822-1994 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Will Records Greenup County, Kentucky. By Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather. Chillicothe, Missouri : E.P. Ellsberry, n.d. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library

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

Tax Records
Greenup County Kentucky Tax and Census Records, USGenWeb

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1859 - Greenup County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1874 - Greenup County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Greenup County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1912 Searchable KY Birth Index
 * 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
 * 1852-1859 - Greenup County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Greenup County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1878 - Greenup County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1973-2000 Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * Greenup County Kentucky Marriage Records, USGenWeb

Death

 * 1843-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1911-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1911-2000 Searchable KY Death Index
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * - How to Use this Collection
 * Greenup County Death Certificates, USGenWeb Archives

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

 * Ashland Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Huntington West Virginia FamilySearch Center
 * Boyd County Public Library/Minnie Crawford Winder Room - an affiliate library.
 * Briggs Lawrence County Public Library - Ohio - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Greenup County Public Library 508 Main St Greenup, KY 41144 Phone: 606-473-6514 Email: [mailto:genealogy@greenuplib.org genealogy@greenuplib.org] Website

Societies
Greenup County Genealogy and Historical Society 508 Main St Greenup, KY 41144 Email: [mailto:GCGenealogy41144@yahoo.com GCGenealogy41144@yahoo.com] Website

Websites

 * Greenup County Kentucky Archives Project
 * KY Genealogy Forum
 * Greenup County Kentucky USGenWeb
 * Greenup County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Greenup 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