Barren County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Barren County

Parent County
1798-- Barren County was created 20 December 1798 from Green and Warren Counties. County seat: Glasgow

Neighboring Counties

 * Allen
 * Edmonson
 * Hart
 * Metcalfe
 * Monroe
 * Warren

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


 * 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.

Archives, Libraries, and Internet Sites

 * Barren County Kentucky Archives
 * KYGenWeb-Barren County
 * RootsWeb's Barren Co., KY

Bibles
Barren County Kentucky Family Bibles

Biographies, Family Histories, Family Trees, Genealogies, Gedcom Files, Online Pedigrees etc.

 * KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project
 * Barren County Kentucky Family Histories

Cemeteries
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation. Local volunteers through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.


 * Kentucky Historical Society Cemetery Search can be searched by name, place and/or date. This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky.


 * 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 Barren County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,


 * 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
 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Barren County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Barren 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.
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project-Barren County, Kentucky usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.

Census

 * Barren County Kentucky Census Records
 * Census Records Online, Barren Co., Kentucky

Court
Barren County Kentucky Court Records

Land
Barren County Kentucky Deeds

Barren County Kentucky Land Records 1799-1909

Maps
Detailed Map of Barren County Kentucky

Military
Barren County Kentucky Military Records

Newspapers
Barren County Kentucky Glasgow Times Misc. Articles

Probate
Barren County Kentucky Wills

The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Barren County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:


 * 1) Will Book 1: 1799-1815

Obituaries
Barren County Kentucky Family Histories

Taxation
The ARGUS of WESTERN AMERICA

Vital Records
BARREN COUNTY, KY ARCHIVES DEATHS &amp; OBITUARY TRANSCRIPTIONS INDEX

Barren County, KY Births

Barren County Kentucky Death Certificates

Barren County Kentucky Marriage Records

Barren Co, KY USGen Web Archives

CensusDiggins.com, Barren Co, KY Death Certificates

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
 * Barren County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)