Trimble County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Trimble County was named for Robert Trimble. The county is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Trimble County Courthouse 30 Hwy 42 East Bedford, KY 40006 Phone: 502-255-7174 Trimble 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:

Bible Records

 * Kentucky Bible Archives at USGenWeb Archives
 * Trimble County, Ky Archives Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Trimble County Cemeteries, KYGenWeb
 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project

Census Records

 * 1840 Federal Census &amp; Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 1850 Federal Census Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 1860 Federal Census Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 1870 Federal Census Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 1880 Federal Census Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 1900 Federal Census Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 1910 Federal Census, Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 1920 Federal Census, Index (census is partial) Trimble Co., KYGenWeb

1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Trimble County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Kentucky Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.

See Kentucky Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.


 * 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
 * Corn Creek. Church minutes (1800-1894) are available at the Family History Library: FS Library Film 1550372.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1837-1931 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1908-1956 (*); Fiscal Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1913-1982 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & 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.


 * First County Court, March 27, 1837 at ole.net
 * Kentucky Court of Justice at KYCourts.gov
 * Names Appearing in Order Book 1 - Volume One at ole.net
 * Names Appearing in Order Book 1 - Volume Two at ole.net

African Americans

 * African American Marriages in Trimble County (Indexes of two Marriage Books after the Civil War) KYGenWeb
 * 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

 * Ransdell Funeral Home in Bedford.

Genealogies

 * [Strother] Owen, Thomas McAdory, "William Strother of Virginia and His Descendants," Publications of the Southern History Association, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Apr. 1898):149-173. Digitized by Internet Archive.

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office

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

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

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

Newspapers

 * Trimble Democrat 1913, KYGenWeb
 * 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


 * 1727-1990 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection images
 * 1774-1989 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1798-1943 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837-1931 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1837-1965 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1858-1977 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1871-1945 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1885-1977 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Wills, Probates, Land, Tax and Criminal at Ancestry ($)

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

 * Trimble County Tax Lists 1837, 1838 &amp; 1839, KYGenWeb
 * 1890 Tax Lists of Trimble County, KYGenWeb
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1859 - Trimble County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1853 1853 Births (partial) KYGenWeb
 * 1874 - Trimble County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Trimble County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1912 Searchable KY Birth Index
 * Trimble County Delayed Births
 * 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
 * 1852-1859 - Trimble County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Trimble County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1878 - Trimble 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- index
 * 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

 * Louisville Kentucky Family History Center
 * Shawnee Kentucky Family History Center
 * Jeffersonville Township Public Library - Indiana - an affiliate library.
 * The Kentucky Historical Society Library - an affiliate library.
 * Lawrenceburg Public Library District - Indiana - an affiliate library.
 * National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution - an affiliate library.
 * New Albany-Floyd County Public Library - Indiana - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Trimble County Public Library 112 Highway 42 East Bedford, KY 40006 Phone: 502-255-7362 Website

Societies
Trimble County Historical Society Email: [mailto:Reid-Sue-Ralston@insightbb.com Reid-Sue-Ralston@insightbb.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * Trimble County, KYGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
 * Trimble County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Trimble 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