Crittenden County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Crittenden County

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

Crittenden County Kentucky Courthouse
Crittenden County Courthouse 107 S. Main Street Suite 202 Marion, KY 42064 Phone: 270.965.3403

Parent County
1842--Crittenden County was created 26 January 1842 from Livingston County. County seat: Marion

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.

County Pronunciation

 * Hear it spoken

Record Loss
1865, 1870--Disasters destroyed most records. 1880 Census--Crittenden County, Kentucky is missing about 1,500 people. March 28, 1905 - Photo of "The Day After the Fire that Destroyed Much of Marion, Kentucky"

For a list of record loss in Kentucky counties see: Kentucky Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Caldwell
 * Hardin County, Illinois
 * Livingston
 * Lyon
 * Union
 * Webster

African Americans
United States African Americans Kentucky African Americans


 * Crittenden Co., Ky African American Griots

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

Some of the best online Crittenden County cemetery resources are:


 * Crittenden Co., KyGenWeb
 * Ken Gilkey list of Crittenden Co., Ky Cemeteries
 * Crittenden Co., KyGenWeb (Unmarked Burials)

Additional resources include:


 * Kentucky Historical Society Cemetery Search can be searched by name, place and/or date. This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky.
 * 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 Crittenden County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,
 * 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
 * Crittenden 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 FamilySearch Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
 * ePodunk list of Crittenden 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.

Church

 * Crittenden County Church Records in USGenWeb Archives
 * Crittenden Co., Ky Church Directory

Court

 * Crittenden Co., KY Court Minutes Records 1852-1860
 * Crittenden Co., Ky Deeds 1841-1901
 * Crittenden Co., Ky Deeds 1847-1857
 * Morre Crittenden Co., Ky. Court Records 1852-1860
 * Crittenden Co., Court Excercts 1862
 * Some Crittenden Court Records 1871-1884

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]

General

 * Fohs Hall Community Arts Foundation and Crittenden County Genealogical Society. Crittenden County, Kentucky History and Families. Marion, Ky.: Riverbend Pub., 1991. ; Index:
 * Rawdon, Rebecca R. Crittenden County Families. West Valley City, Utah: R.R. Rawdon, 1992-.

Local Histories

 * History of Crittenden County, Kentucky

Maps

 * Old Fire Maps Crittenden Co., KyGenWeb
 * Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer

Military

 * Crittenden Co., KyGenWeb Rev. War Soldiers
 * Richard P'Pool's data base for Crittenden Co., Civil War Soldiers Crittenden Co., KyGenWeb
 * 1912-1950 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Crittenden Co., Ky. Fallen WW1 Soldiers
 * U.S. ARMY &amp; ARMY AIR CORPS CASUALITIES WW II - CRITTENDEN Co., Kentucky, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives

Newspapers

 * The Crittenden Press History
 * The Crittenden Press

Probate

 * 1833-1968 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Online Probate Records


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

Vital Records

 * How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1851-1907 - Crittenden County Birth Index 1851-1907. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873-1875 - Crittenden County Birth Index 1873-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Crittenden County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1797-1954 -  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1852-1861 - Crittenden County Marriage Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Crittenden County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Crittenden County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Unsorted

 * Some Crittenden County Ky. marriage Records 1857-1868
 * Some mg recs. 1905-1942 Crittenden Co., KyGenWeb
 * Delayed Births from late 1800-1910
 * Crittenden Co., Ky Births 1911-1930
 * Ky. Death records 1911-2000
 * (Some Ky Deaths) Browning Funeral Home Records
 * Some Crittenden Co., Ky Death Certs., courtesy: Crittenden Co., KyGenWeb
 * (Some Crittenden Co., KY Bible Records), courtesy: Crittenden Co., KyGenWeb
 * Crittenden Co., KyGenWeb 1860 Mortality
 * Ky Vital Records Project
 * Crittenden Co., Ky Unmarked Burials, courtesy: Crittenden Co., KyGenWeb

Crittenden County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * Crittenden County, Kentucky Library
 * Crittenden County Genealogical Society, Inc.
 * Crittenden County Historical Society, Inc.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Crittenden County Kentucky Genealogy Websites

 * Crittenden County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Crittenden County, KYGenWeb
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