Carter County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Carter County was named for William Grayson Carter. The county is located in the northeast 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

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Interment.net Kentucky cemetery records by county.ffffffff

Census Records

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

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1854-1869 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Carter County Court Records at KYCarter
 * Carter County, Kentucky Guardianship Bonds 1860-1876 at Eastern Kentucky Genealogy
 * Order Book Entries and Index at KYCarter

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 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

Maps and Gazetteers

 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

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

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection


 * - 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


 * 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
 * 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
 * 1798-1943  at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1835-1958 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * Carter County Affadavits of Descent
 * Carter County Wills

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.

Tax Records
Carter County Tax Records

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1862 - Carter County Birth Index 1852-1862. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875-1876 - Carter County Birth Index 1875-1876. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1912 Searchable KY Birth Index
 * Carter County Kentucky Births
 * 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
 * 1839-1878 Carter County, Kentucky Marriages 1839-1878
 * 1852-1862 - Carter County Marriage Index 1852-1862. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Carter County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1878 - Carter County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1973-2000 Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
 * Carter County Kentucky Marriages
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

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
 * 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

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Website

Family History Centers

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

Societies

 * Rattlesnake Ridge Genealogy Group Facebook Promotes discussion and research of family history among those with ties to Carter County, Kentucky.

Websites

 * 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