Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Muhlenberg County was named for Peter Muhlenberg. The county is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Muhlenberg County Courthouse 100 S Main Street PO Box 525 Greenville, KY 42345-0525 Phone: 270-338-1441 Muhlenberg 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:

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Marion Hammers published a 4-volume comprehensive survey of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky cemeteries in the 1970s: , Vols. 1-4.

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

Baptist
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Hazel Creek. Constituted 1797. History includes church membership roll. Available online.
 * Nelson Creek. Constituted 1803.
 * Unity. Constituted 1812. History includes early church minutes, membership rolls dated 1815 and 1840. Available online.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1799-1912 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1878-1901 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1908-1935 (*); Fiscal Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1911-1922 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Cases Heard Before the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky 1785-1792 at KYKinFolk.com
 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases


 * Commonwealth of Kentucky, State Board of Elections at KY.gov
 * Contact information for all Kentucky County Court Clerks. Scroll down or use index at top of page to find desired county.


 * Kentucky Court of Justice at KYCourts.gov

Records of several courts are available at the Muhlenberg County Courthouse. Some of these records have been microfilmed and are available through the Family History Library, while others have been published.

'''County Court Orders

A transcription of Volume 1 of the Court Order Books is online at U.S. Genweb. Court Order Book, Vol 1.

Brenda Collier Doss has published and indexed the first two County Court Order Books: and. Marion Hammers' genealogical abstracts of county court orders appear as serial articles in the Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Genealogical Society's journal. Journal volumes are individually indexed.

'''Circuit Court Orders

Brenda Collier Doss has published and indexed the first Circuit Court Order Book:.

'''Bankruptcy

A few residents of Muhlenberg (also spelled Muhlenburg) County appear on the Bankruptcy Act of 1841 list for Kentucky, see: The National Archives at Atlanta.

Directories
City directories often list the adult residents or businesses in a city or county. They are often published yearly and thus provide directly useful information on the names and places of the residents in the city or county.


 * 1923 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images

African Americans

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

 * Bibb's Funeral Home in Greenville.
 * Gary's Funeral Home in Greenville.
 * Tucker Funeral Home in Central City.

Genealogies

 * Muhlenberg County Libraries Local History Annex in Greenville, Kentucky, Phone: 270-338-5388 has many published histories of local families. In addition, a unique collection of family files regarding local families (arranged by surname), is available for public searches.
 * A History of Muhlenberg County. By Otto Rothert. 1913.
 * Jaggers, Michael and Melinda Jaggers. A New Country: Lewis, Tipton, Bruce, Lee, Williams, Walker and Associated Families Berry, Duvall, Earle, Gardner, Gill, Highley, Kincheloe, Oates, Randolph, Shank, Thompson, Wickliffe and Many Others. n.p.: M. Jaggers, 1990s.
 * Muhlenberg County Genealogical Society. Muhlenberg County, Kentucky History and Families, 1799-1996. Paducah, Ky.: Turner, 1996.
 * Murphy, Nathan W. Early Families of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Vincent, Wright, McElwain, Wilkins and Jarvis; Historical Information and Sources for More than 2,000 Descendants of Charles Vincent, William Wright, George McElwain, John Wilkins, and John Jarvis, Whose Numerous Progenitors [Descendants] Make Up a Large Portion of the Present Population of Muhlenberg County. Hanson, Ky.: David W. Murphy &amp; Associates, 1999.
 * Young, Laurie M. Family Notes on Keith, Lott, Sketoe, Donahoo and Arnold of Muhlenberg: Lear and Sheffield of Christian, Todd and Muhlenberg County, Kentucky; Smith and Beck, Spencer County, Indiana; Moffitt, Randolph County, North Carolina, Perry, Hickman and Humphries Co., Tn. Boise, Idaho: L.M. Young, 1990..


 * [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..
 * [Bates] Rouse, Helen Elizabeth Girvin. "William Webb, Teacher: First English School in Washington County, Virginia," The Kentucky Genealogist, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1963):83-89.
 * [Beadnell] Anderson, Bobby. Beadnell. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [Buchanan] Anderson, Bobby. Buchanan. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [Clark] Anderson, Bobby. The Sam Clark Family. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [Davis] McPherson, Lewin Dwinell. Kincheloe, McPherson, and Related Families: Their Genealogies and Biographies. Washington, D.C., 1951..
 * [Davis] Anderson, Bobby. The Davises of Jesse and Charity. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [Davis] Moore, Robert P. Ancestors and Nelson Co., Ky., Associates of the Kincheloe, Wickliffe, and Davis Families of Prince William County, Virginia. Lexington, Kentucky: R.P. Moore, 1996.
 * [Davis] Peyton, Helen E. Isaac Davis and Elizabeth Kincheloe of Virginia, Their Ancestors and Descendants, and Related Families. Charleston, S.C.: H.E. Peyton, 2005. ; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Dick] Hoffman, Muriel M. History of Peter and Christina Shutt Dick Family: Frederick County, Maryland, Wilkes County, North Carolina, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, Simpson County, Kentucky, Sangamon County, Illinois, Cass, County, Illinois. Anchor, Ill.: Hoffman, 1970.
 * [Doss] Murphy, Nathan W. Descendants of Azariah Doss and His Wife Lydia (Ayres) Doss. Hanson, Ky.: David W. Murphy and Associates, 1998..
 * [Dozier] McPherson, Lewin Dwinell. Kincheloe, McPherson, and Related Families: Their Genealogies and Biographies. Washington, D.C., 1951..
 * [Dozier] Fancy, Steven G. Genealogy of the Reno Family in America, 1600-1900. 1997..
 * [Dukes] Duke, Walter Garland. Henry Duke, Councilor, His Descendants and Connections. Richmond, Va.: Dietz Press, 1949. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library; . (see page 274 for Muhlenberg connection)
 * [Dukes] Brandenberger, Evelyn Duke. The Duke Family. 2 vols. [Houston, Texas]: E.D. Brandenberger, 1979-1995..
 * [Finley] Anderson, Bobby. The Finleys: Francis Yank and Tommy Reb. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [Fleming] Anderson, Bobby. The Fleming Family. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [Forrester] Denham, Marion Lee. Stewarts, Forresters, and Related Families of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: A History of the Ancestry and Descendants of Eli Stewart and Sarah Lelia Forrester. Henderson, Ky.: M.L. Denham, 1987.
 * [Free] Anderson, Bobby. Free Family. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [Ganey] Rouse, Helen Elizabeth Girvin. "William Webb, Teacher: First English School in Washington County, Virginia," The Kentucky Genealogist, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1963):83-89.
 * [Garvin] Rouse, Helen Elizabeth Girvin. "William Webb, Teacher: First English School in Washington County, Virginia," The Kentucky Genealogist, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1963):83-89.
 * [Greenwood] Anderson, Bobby. The Greenwoods of Muhlenberg County. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [Grove] Grisham, Violet Lee Carter. Pioneers to Williamson County, Illinois, George Zacharias and Isaac Groves and Their Descendants. Marion, Ill.: V.L.C. Grisham, 199-?..
 * [Groves] Grisham, Violet Lee Carter and Edward Dean Grisham. Time Traveler. Marion, Ill.: V. Grisham, 1994..
 * [Hoskinson] Anderson, Bobby. The Hoskinson Family. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [Jarvis] See General.
 * [Kincheloe] McPherson, Lewin Dwinell. Kincheloe, McPherson, and Related Families: Their Genealogies and Biographies. Washington, D.C., 1951..
 * [Kincheloe] Moore, Robert P. Ancestors and Nelson Co., Ky., Associates of the Kincheloe, Wickliffe, and Davis Families of Prince William County, Virginia. Lexington, Kentucky: R.P. Moore, 1996.
 * [Kincheloe] Fancy, Steven G. Genealogy of the Reno Family in America, 1600-1900. 1997..
 * [Kincheloe] Peyton, Helen E. Isaac Davis and Elizabeth Kincheloe of Virginia, Their Ancestors and Descendants, and Related Families. Charleston, S.C.: H.E. Peyton, 2005. ; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Lanier] Ingersoll, Louise. Lanier: A Genealogy of the Family Who Came to Virginia and Their French Ancestors in London. Washington, D.C.: Goetz Printing Company, 1965..
 * [Lovelace] Harned, Mrs. Earl L. "The Lovelace Family," The Kentucky Genealogist, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1974):16-21; Vol. 16, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1974):58-63.
 * [McClellan] Anderson, Bobby. McClellan-- The Longest Name?. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [McElvain] See General.
 * [McFarland] Anderson, Bobby. McFarland. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [McLean] Trotter, Sally Stone. McLean - The Family of Judge Alney and Tabitha McLean of Greenville, Kentucky. Greenville, Miss.: S.S. Trotter, 1983.
 * [McLean] Trotter, Sally Stone. McLean - New Data on the Family of Judge Alney and Tabitha McLean of Greenville, Kentucky and Collateral Families of Johnson and Whittemore. Greenville, Miss.: Burford Brothers Printing Co., 1989.
 * [McNary] M'Nary, William Pollock. The M'Nary Family in the United States. Bloomington, Ind.: W.P. M'Nary, 1878..
 * [McNary] McNary Family with Trees and History. Pittsburgh, Pa.: McNary &amp; Simpson, Printers, 1907. Digital version at Internet Archives.
 * [Martin] Smith, Pearl O. A Crom (Crum)-Martin-Vaught (Vought) Connection. n.p.: P.O. Smith, 2000. ; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Matherly] Anderson, Bobby. Matherly/Matherlee: The Family of John Woodford Matherly (1829-1894). Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 199-?..
 * [Miller] Peck, Mary J. Black. Saline County Cousins Illinois. Carrier Mills, Ill.: M.J.B. Peck, 1991, 1993.
 * [Nanney] Anderson, Bobby. The Nanney Families. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [Penrod] Anderson, Bobby. The Penrod Family: The Family of Tobias Penrod of Mud River. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [Oates] Winebarger, William Lloyd. Oates, Earle, and Related Families. William Lloyd Winebarger, 1972
 * [Randolph] Randolph, Blanche Willie Grace and Deborah Ann Kraemer Small. The Randolphs of Prince William County, Virginia. Little Rock, Arkansas: B. Randolph, 1979.
 * [Randolph] Small, Deborah Ann Kraemer and Blanche Willie Grace Randolph. The Randolphs of Prince William County, Virginia, Volume II. Winter Park, Florida: D. Small, 1989.
 * [Randolph] Raski, Arma, James Randolph, and Glenita Guthrie. Additions &amp; Corrections to Vol. II, the Randolphs of Prince William Co., VA by Deborah K. Small.
 * [Reno] McPherson, Lewin Dwinell. Kincheloe, McPherson, and Related Families: Their Genealogies and Biographies. Washington, D.C., 1951..
 * [Reno] Randolph, Blanche Willie Grace and Deborah Ann Kraemer Small. The Randolphs of Prince William County, Virginia. Little Rock, Arkansas: B. Randolph, 1979.
 * [Reno] Fancy, Steven G. Genealogy of the Reno Family in America, 1600-1900. 1997..
 * [Rhoads] Brownlee, Frances Smith. Antecedents and Descendants of Margaret Ann Rhoads Smith (1860-1949): A Genealogical, Historical, and Reminiscent Account of Some Rhoads, Newman, Parker, Wright, Hamilton, Ramsay, and Related Families in Their Pioneer Days. Wichita, Kan.: F. Brownlee, 1957.
 * [Rhoads] Crosthwaite, Georgia E. and Bennett L. Smith. Our Simmons Forefathers and Their Descendants. Fort Worth, Texas: B.L. Smith, 1974.
 * [Rhoads] Rhoads, J. Paul. The Family of Henry, the Elder. Green Valley, Ariz.: J.P. Rhoads, 1980.
 * [Rhoads] Cooper, Austin. Rhoads Family, ca. 1712-1982. Typescript, Willard Library,  Evansville, Ind.
 * [Rhoads] Smith, Robert K. Rhoades Rumors: A Family Newsletter. Provo, Utah: R.K. Smith, 1988-1993.
 * [Rhoads] Rhoads Family Association et al. The Rhoads Family Newsletter: by the Rhoads Cemetery and Family Association. Evansville, Ind.: S.R. Bitz and Rhoads Family Association, 1993-.
 * [Rhoads] Steele, Betty Ann Williams.Williams and Weaver Ancestors. 3 vols. Las Cruces, N. Mex.: B.A.W. Steele, 1993-2000.
 * [Rhoads] Rhods, Alvin Lee. The Rhoads Family (Rhoades, Rhodes, Rhods): of Pennsylvania and Kentucky, Descendants of Henry Rhoads Sr. of Bedford County, Pa. Madison, Ala.: A.L. Rhods, 1996.
 * [Rhoads] Engel, Marie Leighty. Henry Rhoads Senr.: Immigrant and Earliest Descendants. Salisbury, Md.: M.L. Engel, 1997.
 * [Rhoads] Rhods, Alvin Lee and Rhoads Family Association. The Rhoads Quarterly: Publication of the Rhoads Family, Descendants of Henry Rhoads of Bedford County, PA. Madison, Ala.: A.L. Rhods, 1999-.
 * [Rhoads] Smith, Pearl O. A Crom (Crum)-Martin-Vaught (Vought) Connection. n.p.: P.O. Smith, 2000. ; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Rhoads] Isenhart, Marcella. Heinrich Roth: Early 1700's-1774. Dubuque, Iowa: M. Isenhart, 2002.
 * [Rhoads] Rhods, Alvin Lee. The Rhoads Family in America. Madison, Ala.: A.L. Rhods, 2008.
 * [Roberts] Vaughn, Cassandra Lee. The Story of Frances Louise Roberts Vaughn: Her Ancestors and Descendants. Endwell, New York: C.L. Vaughn, c1996. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * [Ryan] Anderson, Bobby. Ryan: Captain James Buckner Ryan. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [Skipworth] Anderson, Bobby Neil. Skipworth: A Genealogy, Backward and Forward, of the W.P. Skipworth Family with Related Carver Lines. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B.N. Anderson, 1990..
 * [Sumner] Anderson, Bobby. Sumner. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [Stewart] Denham, Marion Lee. Stewarts, Forresters, and Related Families of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: A History of the Ancestry and Descendants of Eli Stewart and Sarah Lelia Forrester. Henderson, Ky.: M.L. Denham, 1987.
 * [Studebaker] Crosthwaite, Georgia E. and Bennett L. Smith. Our Simmons Forefathers and Their Descendants. Fort Worth, Texas: B.L. Smith, 1974.
 * [Vaught] Smith, Pearl O. A Crom (Crum)-Martin-Vaught (Vought) Connection. n.p.: P.O. Smith, 2000. ; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Vincent] See also General.
 * [Vincent] Vincent, Janie Wright and Warren J. Ashton. Descendants of Charlie Vincent (1805-1894) and Elizabeth Highley (1810- 1899) of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Typescript, 1963..
 * [Webb] Rouse, Helen Elizabeth Girvin. "William Webb, Teacher: First English School in Washington County, Virginia," The Kentucky Genealogist, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1963):83-89.
 * [Welch] Worstell, Linda M. Osias Welch of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky and His Descendents. Sandy, Utah: L.M. Worstell, 1988.
 * [Whitney] Anderson, Bobby. Whitney. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [Wickliffe] Moore, Robert P. Ancestors and Nelson Co., Ky., Associates of the Kincheloe, Wickliffe, and Davis Families of Prince William County, Virginia. Lexington, Kentucky: R.P. Moore, 1996.
 * [Wickliffe] Peyton, Helen E. Isaac Davis and Elizabeth Kincheloe of Virginia, Their Ancestors and Descendants, and Related Families. Charleston, S.C.: H.E. Peyton, 2005. ; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Wilkins] See General.
 * [Wood] Anderson, Bobby. Wood: The Family of Joseph Wood. Goodlettsville, Tenn.: B. Anderson, 1991..
 * [Wright] See General.

Land and Property Records
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Muhlenberg County land records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:


 * 1799-1807 Deed Book 1: 1799-1807
 * 1807-1814 Deed Book 2: 1807-1814
 * 1809-1813 Deed Book 3: 1809-1813
 * 1813-1817 Deed Book 4: 1813-1817
 * 1817-1823 Deed Book 5: 1817-1823
 * 1823-1828 Deed Book 6: 1823-1828
 * 1828-1832 Deed Book 7: 1828-1832
 * The KY Land Office
 * Brenda Collier Doss has published abstracts of.

Local Histories

 * A History of Muhlenberg County. 1913. By Otto Arthur Rothert. Louisville, Kentucky : J. P. Morton. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($);.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War

Revolutionary War
Two genealogical abstracts of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Revolutionary War Pensions have been published:

1. , Vol. 1 (1978).

2. Annie W.B. Bell,  (n.p.: n.p., n.d.).

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


 * - 11th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies B, H, I, and K
 * - 3rd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies D, F
 * - 17th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union)
 * - 26th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union)
 * - 48th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union)

Fewer than 150 Muhlenberg County citizens joined the Confederate Army.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

Newspapers

 * Chronicling America, Library of Congress. Has dozens of issues of The Record (Greenville, KY). Also available on Newspapers.com ($).
 * 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 interactive search function
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records

Administrations Abstracts
 * 1727-1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1774-1989 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1799-1872 Kentucky Genealogy and Images of Old Wills, Estates, Inventories, Annual Returns, Marriages at Kentucky Pioneers ($)
 * 1801-1965 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1801-1968 Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Wills Records at SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills
 * 1834-1874 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1838-1937 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1842-1938 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1857-1917 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1858-1931 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1911-1922 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1954-1968 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Marion Hammers' serial articles of genealogical abstracts of county court orders in the Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Genealogical Society's journal. Cover hundreds of probate administrations not found in will books. The journal volumes are individually indexed.
 * Marion Hammers' serial articles of genealogical abstracts of county court orders in the Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Genealogical Society's journal. Cover hundreds of probate administrations not found in will books. The journal volumes are individually indexed.

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

 * 1800 - 1800 Tax List of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Genealogy is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800, digitized by Ancestry ($).
 * 1853- 1853 Tax List of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Genealogy is available in microfilm at the Family History Library.
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Vital Records

 * 1852-1953 Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records 1852-1953, Ancestry ($) - Index and images

Birth

 * 1839-1960 – at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1862 - Muhlenberg County Birth Index 1852-1862. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1874 - Muhlenberg County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Muhlenberg County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1912 Searchable KY Birth Index
 * 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
 * 1852-1862 - Muhlenberg County Marriage Index 1852-1862. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Muhlenberg County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1878 - Muhlenberg County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 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
 * 1852-1953 Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records 1852-1953, Ancestry ($) - Index and images. Death records are complete for Muhlenberg County for the years 1911-1953 and many earlier years also survive.
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1911-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1911-2000 Searchable KY Death Index
 * - How to Use this Collection
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates

Divorce

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

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Website

Family History Centers

 * Madisonville Kentucky Family History Center
 * Morgantown Kentucky Family History Center
 * Green County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Henderson County Kentucky Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Muhlenberg County Public Libraries Website Multiple locations

Societies
Muhlenberg County Genealogical Society PO Box 758 111 South Main Street Greenville, KY 42345-0758 Muhlenberg County Kentucky History Group Facebook

Websites

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