Carroll County, Kentucky Genealogy

Guide to Carroll 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 Charles Carroll of Carrollton. The County has Carrollton as its seat and the County was created 1838. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Carroll County Courthouse 440 Main Street Carrollton, KY 41008 Phone: 502-732-7036 Carroll 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:

Biographies

 * KY Biographies, Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * African American Cemeteries Online, Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * ePodunk list of Carroll 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 Records

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

Church Records

 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
 * Church records include baptisms, marriages and burials, as well as information about family members, such as parents and spouses, and clues about family migration.

To find church records for Carroll County:


 * - Search the FamilySearch Catalog for church records of towns in Carroll County. Use the Place-names Search with the name of the town. On the Topics list, click Church records.
 * -Write to the minister of the local church. To find an address, phone number or email for a church use an Internet phone directory, such as:
 * - KY HomeTownLocator
 * - Yellowbook
 * - Write to a church archive that may have the records.
 * - A list of major church archives in Kentucky is on the Kentucky Church Records Wiki article.
 * - Some major denomination archives are listed on the United States Church Records Wiki article.
 * - Contact the county public library. Public libraries often have books about the churches in their area. The librarian may also know where the records are kept or who would know more about the records.
 * - Use the Periodical Source Index (PERSI). This often indexes magazine articles with church records. PERSI is on the Internet sites of HeritageQuestOnline.com and Ancestry.com and may be available for free at your public library or a nearby family history center.
 * - Write to a genealogical society or historical society that may have manuscripts or published books of church records.

Court Records

 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; 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

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * Archives of Appalachia

Maps and Gazetteers

 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site

Military Records

 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through 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


 * - 14th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate). Companies K and L.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial, Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

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 (Ancestry)
 * 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 ($) — index and images
 * 1838-1966 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Tax Records

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1859 - Carroll County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Carroll County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1911-1912 - Searchable KY Birth Index

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1785-1979 - Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 at FamilySearch
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1838-1920 - Carroll County, Kentucky Marriages, 1838-1920 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1852-1859 - Carroll County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free
 * 1875 - Carroll County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Carroll county Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free
 * 1973-2000 - Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000

Death

 * 1843-1970 - Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-2000 - Searchable KY Death Index
 * The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions of and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Libraries

 * Carroll County Public Library 136 Court Street Carrollton, KY 41008 Phone: (502) 732-7020

Societies

 * Port William Historical Society 311 Park Avenue Carrollton, KY 41008 Website
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Carroll County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Carroll Co. KYGenWeb
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Carroll County, Kentuckey Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Carroll 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