Owsley County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Owsley County was named for William Owsley. The county is located in the southeast-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Owsley County Courthouse 154 Main Street Booneville, KY 41314 Phone: 606-593-5735 Owsley 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
 * Kentucky Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Kentucky Bible Records at Kentucky Genealogy
 * Owsley County Bible Transcriptions at KyKinFolk
 * Owsley County Kentucky Bible Records at USGenNet

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Lerose Cemetery, Owsley County Kentucky.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Cemeteries.
 * Cemeteries of Owsley County, Kentucky.
 * The Political Graveyard.

Census Records
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Owsley 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
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Churches.
 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 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

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

 * Booneville Funeral Home in Booneville.

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office
 * Many Land records for Owsley County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Atlas &amp; Gazetteer.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Map.
 * 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
 * 1912-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 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)
 * 1861-1865 U. S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. $
 * Civil War Soldiers &amp; Sailors System.
 * Owsley County Pensioners on the Roll in 1883.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY
 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. $

World War II

 * Owsley County, Kentucky World War II Casualties Army and Air Force
 * World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry ($)
 * U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry ($)

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

Newspapers

 * 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


 * 1798-1943 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

School Records

 * Schools. Anglin, Bee Branch, Bethelehem, Bradshaw, Cortland, Fish Creek, Highland, Indian Creek, Lerose, Leroy, Moores, Riverside, Rockhouse, Royal Oak, Walnut Grove.

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 ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1910 Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910, Ancestry ($)
 * 1852-1859 - Owsley County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1852 Owsley County, Kentucky 1852 Vital Statistics Births
 * 1854 Owsley County, Kentucky 1854 Vital Statistics Births
 * 1874 - Owsley County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876 Owsley County, Kentucky 1876 Vital Statistics Births
 * 1877 Owsley County, Kentucky 1877 Vital Statistics Births (Partial listing).
 * 1907 Owsley County, Kentucky 1907 Vital Statistics Births
 * 1908 Owsley County, Kentucky 1908 Vital Statistics Births
 * 1909 Owsley County, Kentucky 1909 Vital Statistics Births
 * 1911-1920 Owsley County, Kentucky 1911-1920 Birth Index
 * 1911-1999 Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999, Ancestry ($)
 * 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
 * 1797-1865 Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1865, Ancestry ($)
 * 1831-1954 Owsley County, Kentucky Marriages 1831-1954.
 * 1851-1900 Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry ($)
 * 1852-1859 - Owsley County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1914 Kentucky Marriages Records, 1852-1914, Ancestry ($)
 * 1853 Owsley County, Kentucky 1853 Vital Statistics Marriage
 * 1854 Owsley County, Kentucky 1854 Vital Statistics Marriage
 * 1858 Owsley County, Kentucky 1858 Vital Statistics Marriage
 * 1859 Owsley County, Kentucky 1859 Vital Statistics Marriage (Though the film labels these marriages as 1859 they're dated 1858).
 * 1876-1879 - Owsley County Marriage Index 1876-1879. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876 Owsley County, Kentucky 1876 Vital Statistics Marriage
 * 1877 Owsley County, Kentucky 1877 Vital Statistics Marriage
 * 1878 Owsley County, Kentucky 1878 Vital Statistics Marriage
 * 1973-1999 Kentucky Marriage Index, 1973-1999, Ancestry ($)
 * 1973-2000 Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1843-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1852-1964 Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1964, Ancestry ($)
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1911-1946 Owsley County Deaths
 * 1911-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1911-2000 Searchable KY Death Index
 * - How to Use this Collection


 * Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, Ancestry ($)

Divorce

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

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Website

Family History Centers

 * Beattyville Kentucky Family History Center
 * Martin Kentucky Family History Center
 * Breathitt County Library - an affiliate library.

Societies
The Owsley County History and Genealogy Society PO Box 976 Booneville, KY 41314 The Owsley County Historical Society PO Box 1166 Booneville, KY 41314 Phone: 606-593-6755 Website

Websites

 * Owsley County KYGenWeb
 * Owsley County USGenWeb Archives/
 * 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.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Genealogy.
 * Tim &amp; Valorie's Owsley County Kentucky Archives.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Owsley 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