Crittenden County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Crittenden County was named for John J. Crittenden. The county is located in the western area of the state.

County Courthouse
Crittenden County Courthouse 107 S. Main Street Suite 202 Marion, KY 42064 Phone: 270.965.3403 Crittenden County Website

County Pronunciation

 * Hear it spoken

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

 * Crittenden Co., KY Bible Records, KyGenWeb

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Ken Gilkey list of Crittenden Co., KY Cemeteries
 * Crittenden Co., Unmarked Burials, KYGenWeb

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Crittenden County Church Records, USGenWEb
 * Crittenden Co., Ky Church Directory
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1842-1944 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1843-1921 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1867-1880 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1906-1942 (*); Fiscal Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Court Records of Crittenden Co., Kentucky 1871-1885 at WesternKYHistory.org
 * Crittenden Country Court Minutes Records 1852-1860 at WesternKYHistory.org
 * Crittenden County, KY Deeds 1847-1857 at WesternKYHistory.org
 * Miscellaneous Crittenden County, KY Deeds 1841-1901 at WesternKYHistory.org

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

Funeral Homes

 * Browning Funeral Home Records

Genealogies

 * [Asher] Coldiron, Kara Lee. Asher, a Partial Genealogy. Lincoln, Neb.: K.L. Coldiron, 1986.
 * [Baker] Chapman, Peggy Brown. Bakers of Logan, Christian, Muhlenberg, Livingston, Henderson, Hopkins, Caldwell, Union, Todd, Trigg, Crittenden, Lyon, McLean and Webster Counties &amp; Jackson Purchase, Kentucky. Lubbock, Texas: P.B. Chapman, 1995.
 * [Cruce] Kidwiler, Pauline Cruce. Cruce Family Genealogical Records, 1829-1988 George Washington Cruce (1829-1912) on Down to 1988 as Nearly as Possible. MSS. Microfilmed 1989.
 * [Lynn] Taylor, Jessie Pope. Lynn, 1788-2000. Salem, Ky.: J.P. Taylor, 2000. ; digital version at Family History Archives.
 * [Newcom] Newcom, Randall Hershel. The Family of Newton N. Newcom. Elizabethtown, Ky.: R.H. Newcom, 1986.
 * [Rawlins] Talley, Gloria Jean and Leonard Carey Rawlins. One Family: Rawlings, Rawlins, Rollins. Newburgh, Ind.: First Cousins Family Reunion, 2000.
 * [Shewmaker] Isakson, Oyjdal Shewmaker Marvel. Shewmaker-Shoemaker, Livingston and Crittenden County, Kentucky. Hobart, Ind.: Isakson, 1967. ; digital version at Family History Archives.
 * [Tackwell] Koetting, Patricia G. Lowery and Jerome D. Koetting. Tackwell Genealogy. Rio Rancho, N. Mex.: J.D. and P.G. Koetting, 1996. ; digital version at Family History Archives.

Local Histories

 * History of Crittenden County, Kentucky

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Fire Maps Crittenden Co., KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Revolutionary War

 * Crittenden Co. Rev. War Soldiers, KYGenWeb

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection index
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection - 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 - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Richard P'Pool's data base for Crittenden Co., Civil War Soldiers Crittenden Co., KYGenWeb

World War I

 * Crittenden County KY Fallen WW1 Soldiers

World War II

 * U.S. Army &amp; Army Air Corps Casualties WWII Crittenden Co., Kentucky, USGenWeb Archives

Newspapers

 * The Crittenden Press History
 * The Crittenden Press
 * 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


 * 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 including (Ancestry)
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774-1989 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1833-1968 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1833-1968 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1842-1925 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1843-1919 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1843-1977 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1867-1880 (*); Court of Common Pleas and Court of Appeals at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

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

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

Vital Records

 * Crittenden Co. 1860 Mortality, KYGenWeb
 * Ky Vital Records Project

Birth

 * 1800-1910 Delayed Births from late 1800-1910
 * 1839-1960 Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at FamilySearch
 * 1851-1907 - Crittenden County Birth Index 1851-1907. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1873-1875 - Crittenden County Birth Index 1873-1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1874 - Crittenden County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1912 Searchable KY Birth Index
 * 1911-1930 Crittenden Co. Births 1911-1930
 * 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
 * 1852-1861 - Crittenden County Marriage Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1857-1868 - Some Crittenden County Ky. marriage Records 1857-1868 Some mg recs. 1905-1942 Crittenden Co., KyGenWeb
 * 1875 - Crittenden County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Crittenden County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973-2000 Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
 * 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 KY Death records 1911-2000
 * 1911-2000 Searchable KY Death Index
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * - How to Use this Collection
 * Crittenden Co. Death Certs., KyGenWeb
 * Crittenden Co. Unmarked Burials, KyGenWeb

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Hopkinsville Kentucky Family History Center
 * Paducah Kentucky Family History Center
 * Graves County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * McCracken County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Crittenden County Kentucky Library 204 West Carlisle Street Marion, KY 42064-1727 Phone: 270-965-3354 Website

Societies
Crittenden County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 61 Marion, KY 42064 Website Crittenden County Historical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 25 Marion, KY 42064 Website

Websites

 * Crittenden County KYGenWeb
 * Crittenden County, KYGenWeb
 * Linkpendiumhas links to many other sites. It is organized by subjects. Simply click on the name of the site you would like explore.
 * Crittenden 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