Lewis County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Lewis County

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

County Courthouse


Lewis County Courthouse 514 Second Street Vanceburg, KY 41179 Phone: 606.796.3062

Parent County
1806--Lewis County was created 2 December 1806 from Mason County. County seat: Vanceburg

Boundary Changes
There has been no boundary changes since the county was formed. 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
For a list of record loss in Kentucky counties see: Kentucky Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams County, Ohio
 * Carter
 * Fleming
 * Greenup
 * Mason
 * Rowan
 * Scioto County, Ohio

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, Family Histories/Trees, GEDCOM files etc.

 * KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

Sorted by Name-Lewis County Kentucky

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


 * Lewis 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 Lewis County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,
 * The FamilySearch Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
 * ePodunk list of Lewis 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.
 * Linkpendium Cemeteries
 * Lewis County Cemeteries

Census

 * Lewis Co. Kentucky 1810 Federal Census Index
 * 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

 * Lewis Counrty Ky Court of Justice
 * State Board of Elections-Kentucky County Clerks Scroll down the page or use index at top to go to desired county.
 * Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; 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]

History

 * Wikipedia-Lewis County Kentucky

Land

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * ~ The Archives of Appalachia

Maps

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
 * 1895 Atlas-Lewis County Kentucky

Military
Army &amp; Air Corp World II Casulty List Lewis County Kentucky World War II Casulties Army and Air Force List of Revolutionary War Pensioners Soldiers of the Great War, Fallen Kentucky Soldiers in WWI, Lewis County

Civil War

 * - 4th Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry (Union), Company I
 * - 16th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company K
 * - 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company E


 * 1912-1950 at FamilySearch — index and images

Miscellaneous

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

Newspaper
The Lewis County Hearld

Obituaries
GenealogyBuff.com-Miscellaneous Lewis County, Kentucky Obituaries Index of KY, Lewis Co., Obituraries Lewis County Herald-Obituaries Obituary Index Lewis County, Kentucky

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1774 – 1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1727 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1807-1930 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Index of Lewis Co., Ky Probate Records

Vital Records
See also How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1852-1861 - Lewis County Birth Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Lewis County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

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

Unsorted
Index of Lewis Co. KY, Vitals-Deaths Kentucky Marriage Project-Lewis County Lewis County, KENTUCKY Delayed Births 1892-1910 Lewis County Marriages

Societies and Libraries

 * Lewis County Kentucky Historical Society
 * Lewis County Public Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Lewis County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * KyGenWeb-Lewis County
 * Lewis County Kentucky History &amp; Genealogy
 * Lewis County Kentucky Archives Project
 * Lewis County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lewis County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)