Greenup County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Greenup County

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

*Many years between 1852 and 1911 are missing

Courthouse


Greenup County Courthouse Main &amp; Harrison; Greenup, KY 41144-1055 Phone: 606.473.7394 County Clerk has marriage records from 1803, probate records from 1837, birth and death records 1911-1949. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1803.

Parent County
1803--Greenup County was created 12 December 1803 from Mason County. County seat: Greenup

Neighboring Counties

 * Boyd
 * Carter
 * Lawrence County, Ohio
 * Lewis
 * Scioto County, Ohio

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


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.

Biographies, Family Histories/Trees, GEDCOM files etc.
USBiographies Project-Greenup County Biographies

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


 * 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 Greenup 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
 * Greenup 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 Family History Library Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
 * ePodunk list of Greenup 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.
 * Greenup County Cemeteries KY Archives Project
 * Greenup County Kentucky USGenWeb-Cemeteries

Census
Greenup County Kentucky USGenWeb-Tax and Census Records

Court
Greenup County Clerk, Pat Hieneman's Online Office Greenup County District Court Online Resource Directory Kentucky Court of Justice-Greenup County, Office of the Circuit Court Clerk

Local Histories
Greenup County History Wikipedia-Greenup County, Kentucky

Military
Greenup County Military Index KY Archives Project

Obituaries
GenealogyBuff.com, Kentucky, Greenup County, Miscellaneous Obituaries (Scroll down the page to locate desired entries) Greenup County Obituaries, KY Archives Project Greenup Obituaries

Probate

 * 1822-1949 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Taxation
Greenup County Kentucky USGenWeb-Tax and Census Records

Vital Records
Greenup County Death Certificates, KY Archives Project Greenup County Kentucky USGenWeb-Marriage Records

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Ashland Kentucky Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Greenup County Kentucky Archives Project
 * Greenup County, KY Genealogy Forum
 * Greenup County Kentucky USGenWeb
 * Greenup County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Greenup County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)