Allen County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Allen County Kentucky Courthouse
Allen County Courthouse PO Box 336 Scottsville, KY 42164 Phone: 270.237.3706

Parent County
1815--Allen County was created 11 January 1815 from Barren and Warren Counties. County seat: Scottsville

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Kentucky County Boundary Maps" (1776-1939) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1902--A disaster destroyed many records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Barren
 * Macon County, Tennessee
 * Monroe
 * Simpson
 * Sumner County, Tennessee
 * Warren

African Americans
United States African Americans Kentucky African Americans


 * The Kentucky African American Griots Project ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
 * Hangings in Kentucky, 1792 - 1900 ~ Sandi Gorin's Research Tips

Bible Records

 * Allen County Bible Records ~ In the USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Allen County Bible Records

Allen County Kentucky Bible Records

Biographies

 * Allen County Biography Bibliography at World Cat
 * Kentucky Biographies-Allen County

Cemeteries
The following web sites have additional information on Allen county cemeteries.
 * Kentucky Cemeteries lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites.


 * Interment.net has cemeteries listed for Allen County.


 * ePodunk list of Allen 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.


 * Cemetery Junction by daddezio.com has limited listing for Allen County Cementeries.


 * by usgwarchives.net is a transcription of the C. L. Weaver Cemetery, Halifax, Allen Co., KY.


 * by AllenCountyKY.com is a searchable on-line database.

Census
1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Allen 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.


 * 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
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Lexington

Court

 * Allen County, KY Courthouse Records
 * Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ A KYGenWeb Special Project
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research and Reference

Genealogy
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

Land

 * AllenCountyKY.com SEARCHABLE ON-LINE DATABASE
 * Kentucky Land Office

Local Histories

 * History of Allen County by B.Y. DeWitt

Maps

 * KYGenWeb Compiled List of Maps
 * Click on the County to go to the KYGenWeb site

Military

 * AllenCountyKY.com SEARCHABLE ON-LINE DATABASE
 * Military Resources Records from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War
 * Korean War Memorial for Soliders from Kentucky
 * Fallen Soldiers in World War I from KY

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — 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 — index and images


 * - 1st Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company E
 * - 52nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, E, and F.

Newspapers

 * KY Newspaper Index with links
 * KY Newspapers on Microfilm

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

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1774 – 1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1727 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

Indexes

 * 1798-1920 - AllenCountyKY.com SEARCHABLE ON-LINE DATABASE. Abstracts arranged by time period and testator's surname.

Online Wills

 * 1824-1977 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

 * How to order Kentucky Vital Records
 * AllenCountyKY.com SEARCHABLE ON-LINE DATABASE
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Birth

 * 1852-1861 - Allen County Birth Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Allen County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1839-1960 - KY Births and Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, Family Search

Marriage

 * 1783 - 1979 - KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages ~ Family Search
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1815-1889 - Early Allen County Marriage Records
 * 1852-1861 - Allen County Marriage Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1878 - Allen County Marriage Index 1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973 - 2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973 - 2000  ~ Kentucky Marriage Records

Death

 * 1843 - 1970 - KY Deaths and Burials ~ KY Deaths and Burials
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
 * The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable

Divorce

 * 1973 - 1993 - KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Allen County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Allen county, Kentucky Historical Society 301 North Fourth Street Scottsville, KY 42164 Telephone: 270-237-3026 Website Membership Dues: Single-$10.00,Husband and Wife-$12.50 Research Materials available at the Historical Society


 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Allen County Kentucky Genealogy Websites

 * Allen County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * Allen County Kentucky Web Site (Contact information for county officials)
 * KYGenWeb-Allen County Site. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Allen County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Allen County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
 * Allen County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)