Pendleton County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Pendleton County

Parent County
1798--Pendleton County was created 4 December 1798 from Bracken and Campbell Counties. County seat: Falmouth

Neighboring Counties

 * Bracken
 * Campbell
 * Clermont County, Ohio
 * Grant
 * Harrison
 * Kenton

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


 * 1850 Pendleton County Slave Census
 * [http://www.kykinfolk.com/pendleton/census/1860_slave.htm 1860 Pendlton County Slave Census
 * The KY African American Griots Project ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900
 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.

Bibles

 * Pendleton County Bible Records

Biographies

 * Pendleton County Biographies
 * KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Pendleton County Cemeteries ~ Pendleton County KYGenWeb
 * Pendleton 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 KY Historical Society’s Cemetery Database
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * 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
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Local volunteers may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.
 * 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 Pendleton County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,
 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Pendleton County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Pendleton 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.

Web Sites

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