Carter County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for William Grayson Carter. The County has Grayson as its seat and the County was created 1838. The County is located in the north east area of the state.

County Courthouse
Carter County Courthouse 300 W Main Street Grayson, KY 41143 Phone: 606-474-5188 Carter 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

 * Carter County Bible Records

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


 * Interment.net Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * ePodunk list of Carter County cemeteriesgives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

Census Records

 * Access Genealogy, Carter County Kentucky Census Records
 * Carter County, KY Census Records
 * Census Online, Carter County Kentucky

Church Records

 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

Court Records

 * Carter County Court Records
 * Eastern Kentucky Genealogy, "Carter County Kentucky Gaurdianship Bonds"
 * Order Book Index

African Americans

 * The KY African American Griots Project
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Genealogies

 * Carter County Surnames
 * Sorted by Name.com Carter County Kentucky
 * Letters, Journals, Ledgers, Essays, and Diaries

Land and Property Records

 * Allowment of Dower
 * Carter County Real Property Deeds and Leases
 * Real Estate Mortgages


 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * Wikipedia-Carter County, Kentucky
 * Archives of Appalachia

Maps and Gazetteers

 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site

Military Records

 * Carter County Military Page
 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — 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 — index and images


 * - 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company D

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial, Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

Newspapers

 * Newspaper Articles and Newspaper Related Links
 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm

Obituaries

 * Carter County Obituaries
 * Kentucky Footsteps Archives, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Obituary Sources, KYGenWeb
 * Links to research and locate obituaries
 * 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 Depot, Kentucky Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Letters, Journals, Ledgers, Essays, and Diaries
 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774–1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1835-1958 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Carter County Affadavits of Descent
 * Carter County Wills

Tax Records
Carter County Tax Records

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1862 - Carter County Birth Index 1852-1862. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875-1876 - Carter County Birth Index 1875-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1911-1912 - Searchable KY Birth Index
 * Carter County Kentucky Births

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1785-1979 - Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 at FamilySearch
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1839-1878 - Carter County, Kentucky Marriages 1839-1878
 * 1852-1862 - Carter County Marriage Index 1852-1862. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Carter County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Carter County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973-2000 - Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
 * Carter County Kentucky Marriages

Death

 * 1843-1970 - Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-2000 - Searchable KY Death Index
 * The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions of and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates
 * Carter County Kentucky Deaths

Divorce

 * 1973-1993 - Kentucky Divorces 1973-1993, University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Societies

 * Carter County Historical and Genealogical Society P. O. Box 1128 Grayson, KY 41143-1128
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Carter County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Carter County Kentucky USGenWeb Project
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
 * USGenWeb USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Carter County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Carter 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