Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy

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Parent County
1780--Jefferson County was created 1 May 1780 from Kentucky County (Virginia). This county was abolished in 1780. County seat: Louisville

Neighboring Counties

 * Bullitt
 * Clark County, Indiana
 * Floyd County, Indiana
 * Hardin
 * Harrison County, Indiana
 * Oldham
 * Shelby
 * Spencer

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Louisville

Taxation

 * Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 &amp; 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 &amp; Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle &amp; Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Available at FHL. [The sources of this publication are the 1789 and 1790 [?] personal property tax lists, and substitutes for 1786 through 1788. Jefferson County is included in Vol. 2.]

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