Franklin County, Kentucky Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Address

Franklin County Courthouse 218 St. Clair St. Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

Mailing Address

Franklin County Courthouse P.O. Box 678 Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-0678

Phone Number

502-564-7013 or 502-564-8380



Parent County
1794--Franklin County was created 7 December 1794 from Woodford, Mercer, and Shelby Counties. County seat: Frankfort

Boundary Changes
1790--Franklin County was part of Jefferson, Woodford, and Mercer Counties. 1795--Franklin County was created. 1800--Franklin County included part of Anderson and Owen Counties. A section of Franklin County was included in Shelby County. 1810--Same as 1800. 1820--Franklin County included part of Anderson County. A small section of Franklin County was located in Henry County. 1830--The boundaries of Franklin County are permanently established.

Neighboring Counties

 * Anderson
 * Henry
 * Owen
 * Scott
 * Shelby
 * Woodford

Cemeteries
Cemetery records in Franklin County, Kentucky are difficult to find. A good source to search is Franklin County GenWeb Kentucky site

The Kentucky Historical Society has an online Cemetery Database.

Church
A good resource for information concerning people living in the Forks of the Elkhorn area is:


 * Darnell, Ermina Jett. Forks of Elkhorn Church. Louisville, Kentucky : Standard Printing Co., 1946.

Family Histories

 * [Patteson] Smith, Ethel Marion. An Informal History of Virginia-Kentucky Pattesons in Illinois, Their Forbears and Their Kin Including the Lewises of Llangollen. Washington, 1948. Available at FHL.

Newspapers
The Kentucky Historical Society, in Frankfort, Kentucky, has a great newspaper collection.

Vital Records

 * Births begin in 1852
 * Marriages begin in 1795
 * Deaths begin in 1852

The Family History Library has copies of the vital records starting with above dates.

To order vital records from Franklin County, you may order online at:

Franklin County Vital Records

Societies and Libraries
Paul Sawyier Library (Frankfort): http://www.pspl.org/

Kentucky Historical Society (Frankfort): http://history.ky.gov/

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (Frankfort): http://www.kdla.ky.gov/


 * Bald Knob
 * Bridgeport
 * Forks of the Elkhorn
 * Frankfort City
 * Peaks Mill

Web Sites

 * Franklin County, Kentucky: http://courts.ky.gov/counties/Franklin/
 * Family History Library Catalog