Elliott County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Elliott County

Quick Dates
Elliott County's civil records start the following years:

* Records only available for 1874-1878, 1909-1910. Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1911.

County Courthouse


Elliott County Courthouse 100 Court and Main Street PO Box 225 Sandy Hook, KY 41171-0225 Phone:  606.738.4462  County Clerk has marriage records from 1934, probate records from 1957 and land records from 1869. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records from 1957 and court records. County Health Department has birth and death records.

Parent County
1869--Elliott County was created 26 January 1869 from Lawrence, Carter and Morgan Counties. County seat: Sandy Hook

Boundary Changes
There has been no changes in boundaries since Elliott County was formed.

Record Loss
1966--A disaster destroyed some records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Carter
 * Lawrence
 * Morgan
 * Rowan

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


 * the KY African American Griots Project ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900
 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.

Biographies

 * KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.


 * Elliott 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 KY Historical Society’s Cemetery Database
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * 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
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Local volunteers may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.
 * 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 Elliott County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,
 * The Family History Library Cataloglists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
 * http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/kentucky/elliott_county_cemeteries.htm] Elliott County, Kentucky Cemetery Records at Access Genealogy]
 * ePodunk list of Elliott 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.
 * Elliott County Kentucky Cemeteries

Census

 * 1890 Elliott County, Kentucky Special Census of Union War Veterans and their widows.
 * Index to 1890 Elliott County, Kentucky Special Census of Union War Veterans and their widows.
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850 - 1930
 * The USGenWeb Census Images ~ The USGenWeb Census Images Project
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions ~ The USGenWeb Census Project
 * Census Online ~ Census Online

Church

 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

Court

 * Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference
 * Kentucky Court of Justice, Elliott County

Gazetteer
Kentucky Atlas &amp; Gazetteer

Land

 * The KY Land Office
 * Deeds, 1869-1941 &amp; deed index, 1869-1970 are available for Elliott County at the Family History Library.

Local Histories
See Elliott County pageat KYGenWeb for history. Scroll down the page to view.


 * ~ The Archives of Appalachia
 * The History of Elliott County, Kentucky 1885 Family History Library US/CAN Book 976.9255 H2h v.1
 * The History of Elliott County, Kentucky 1869-1999 vol. II, Family History Library US/CAN Book 976.9255 H2h v.2

Maps

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

1895 Map of Elliot County Kentucky

Military

 * Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War
 * Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soliders from KY ~ KYGenWeb
 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky

Elliott County, Kentucky Genealogy Trails Military Records


 * Elliott County, Kentucky World War II Casualties Army and Airforce at Access Genealogy
 * http://www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso02buregoog#page/n429/mode/1up List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883]

Miscellaneous

 * Kentucky Postcards ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project
 * The KYGenWeb Footsteps ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project

Newspapers

 * Kentucky News -  Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm  -   Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm
 * Elliott County News Route 7 Sandy Hook, KY 41171 (606) 738-5574

Obituaries

 * KY Footsteps Archives ~ KY Footsteps List Archives - thousands of obituaries here ~ KYGenWeb Project
 * KY Obituary Sources ~ Kentucky Obituary Sources ~ Compiled by the KYGenWeb Project
 * Links to research and locate obituaries
 * Browning Genealogy Database ~ The Browning Genealogy Database - A Collection of Obituaries Compiled by Charles Browning.
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Kentucky Obituary Project
 * 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 Advocate ~ Death Abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate

Taxation
1869 Elliott County Kentucky Tax List

Vital Records

 * Elliott County Kentucky Vital Statistics: Marriages 1874-1878; 1909-1910.
 * [http://kykinfolk.com/elliott/ellmar4b.htm Elliott County, KY Marriages Surviving Marriage Books Bride Index 1934-1943
 * Elliott County, KY Marriages Surviving Marriage Books Groom Index 1934-1943 Elliott County, Kentucky Genealogy Trails-1874 Deaths
 * Elliott County Kentucky World War II Deaths Located at bottom of page.
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
 * KY Births &amp; Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
 * KY Deaths &amp; Burials ~ KY Deaths &amp; Burials 1843 - 1970
 * KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths &amp; Marriages
 * Kentucky Marriage Records 1973 - 2000  ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000
 * KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases
 * The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable

Societies and Libraries

 * Elliott County Historical Society
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Elliott County KYGenWeb
 * Elliott County KY Archives
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kencucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Elliott County Kentucky Government Site
 * Elliott County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Elliott County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)