Pendleton County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Pendleton County

Parent County
1798--Pendleton County was created 4 December 1798 from Bracken and Campbell Counties. County seat: Falmouth

Neighboring Counties

 * Bracken
 * Campbell
 * Clermont County, Ohio
 * Grant
 * Harrison
 * Kenton

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


 * 1850 Pendleton County Slave Census
 * 1860 Pendlton County Slave Census
 * 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.

Bibles

 * Pendleton County Bible Records

Biographies

 * Pendleton County Biographies
 * KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.


 * Pendleton County Cemeteries ~ Pendleton County KYGenWeb
 * Pendleton Co. KY USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.
 * The KY Historical Society’s Cemetery Database
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * 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
 * 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 Pendleton County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,
 * The Family History Library Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
 * ePodunk list of Pendleton 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.

Census
1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Pendleton 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.

Societies and Libraries
Pendleton County Public Library 228 Main Street Falmouth, KY 41040 Phone: (859) 654-8535

Pendleton County Historical Society P. O. Box 130 Falmouth, KY 41040 Phone: (859) 654-3225

Web Sites

 * Pendleton County KYGenWeb
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Pendleton County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Pendleton County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)