Allen County, Kentucky Genealogy

Guide to Allen 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 John Allen. The County has Scottsville as its seat and the County was created 1815. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Allen County Courthouse PO Box 336 201 W Main Street Scottsville, KY 42164 Phone: 270.237.3706 Allen 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

 * Allen County Bible Records, USGenWeb
 * Allen County Bible Records
 * Allen County Kentucky Bible Records

Biographies

 * Allen County Biography Bibliography at World Cat
 * Kentucky Biographies, Allen County

Cemeteries
The following web sites have additional information on Allen county cemeteries.
 * Kentucky Cemeteries lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites.
 * Interment.net has cemeteries listed for Allen County.
 * ePodunk list of Allen 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.
 * Cemetery Junction has limited listing for Allen County Cemeteries.
 * Usgwarchives is a transcription of the C. L. Weaver Cemetery, Halifax, Allen Co., KY.
 * AllenCountyKY is a searchable on-line database.

Census Records
1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Allen County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Kentucky Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.

See Kentucky Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.


 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions, USGenWeb
 * KY Census Online, Links to online census records

Church Records

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

Court Records

 * Allen County, KY Courthouse Records
 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research and Reference

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

 * [Holder] Reneau, Martha Powell. The Holder Family of Barren and Allen Counties, Kentucky. [Glasgow, Ky.]: M. Reneau, [1972?]. ; digital version at
 * [Long] Buchanan, Paul C. and Susie M. Owens. "Henry Long and Some Descendants of Colonial Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 38, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1994):115-126; Vol. 38, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1994):190-200; Vol. 38, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1994):263-273; Vol. 39, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1995):27-31. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..

Land and Property Records

 * AllenCountyKY.com Searchable online database
 * Kentucky Land Office

Local Histories

 * History of Allen County by B.Y. DeWitt

Maps and Gazetteers

 * KYGenWeb Compiled List of Maps

Military Records

 * AllenCountyKY.com Searchable online database
 * Military Resources Records from the Revolutionary War through the 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


 * - 1st Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company E
 * - 52nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, E, and F.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in World War I from KY

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from Kentucky

Newspapers

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

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

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774-1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1798-1920 AllenCountyKY.com Searchable online database. Abstracts arranged by time period and testator's surname.
 * 1824-1977 have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

 * AllenCountyKY.com Searchable online database
 * Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings 1839-1960 at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1861 - Allen County Birth Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Allen County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1783-1979 - Kentucky Marriages 1783-1979 at FamilySearch
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1815-1889 - Early Allen County Marriage Records
 * 1852-1861 - Allen County Marriage Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1878 - Allen County Marriage Index 1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000

Death

 * 1843-1970 - Kentucky Deaths and Burials 1843-1970 at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates

Divorce

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

Societies

 * Allen county, Kentucky Historical Society 301 North Fourth Street Scottsville, KY 42164 Phone: 270-237-3026 Website
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Allen County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * Allen County Kentucky Web Site (Contact information for county officials)
 * KYGenWeb-Allen County Site. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Allen County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Allen 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