Carter County, Kentucky Genealogy

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Parent County
1838--Carter County was created 9 February 1838 from Greenup and Lawrence Counties. County seat: Grayson

Neighboring Counties

 * Boyd
 * Elliott
 * Greenup
 * Lawrence
 * Lewis
 * Rowan

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


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.

Bible
Carter County Bible Records

Biographies, Family Histories/Trees, GEDCOM files etc.
Letters, Journals, Ledgers, Essays, and Diaries Carter County Surnames Sorted by Name.com-Carter County Kentucky

Cemeteries
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation. Local volunteers through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.


 * Kentucky Historical Society Cemetery Search can be searched by name, place and/or date. This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky.


 * 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 Carter County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,


 * 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
 * Carter 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 Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Carter County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Carter County cemeteriesgives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.
 * Carter County Kentucky Cemetery Index

Census
Access Genealogy, Carter County Kentucky Census Records Carter County, KY Census Records Census Online, Carter County Kentucky

Court
Carter County Court Records Eastern Kentucky Genealogy, "Carter County Kentucky Gaurdianship Bonds" Order Book Index

Land
Allowment of Dower Carter County Real Property Deeds and Leases Real Estate Mortgages

Local Histories
Wikipedia-Carter County, Kentucky

Military
Carter County Military Page

Newspaper
Newspaper Articles and Newspaper Related Links

Obituaries
Carter County Obituaries

Probate
Carter County Affadavits of Descent Carter County Wills

Taxation
Carter County Tax Records

Vital Records
Carter County Kentucky Births Carter County Kentucky Deaths Carter County KY Marriages Carter County, Kentucky Marriages 1839-1878

Web Sites

 * Carter County Kentucky USGenWeb Project
 * Family History Library Catalog