Henry County, Kentucky Genealogy

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



Description
Henry County was named for Patrick Henry. The county is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Henry County Courthouse 30 N Main Street PO Box 615 New Castle, KY 40050-020 Phone: 502-845-5705 Henry 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

 * Henry County Bible Records at Kentucky Genealogy

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project
 * Combs &amp;c. Biographies of Henry Co. KY

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


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project

Census Records

 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb
 * KY Census Online, Links to online census records

Church Records

 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel

Baptist

 * Sulphur Fork. Constituted 1801. Early membership lists are available digital book online.

Catholic

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

Presbyterian
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1828-1867 - New Castle Presbyterian Church Christening Index 1828-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1800-1980 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1803-1901 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 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 African American Griots Project
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Funeral Homes

 * Prewitt Funeral Home in Eminence and New Castle.
 * Ransdell Funeral Home in Campbellsburg.
 * Sholar-Riley Funeral Home in Pleasureville.

Genealogies

 * [Craven] Craven, Patricia. The Craven Clan of Southwestern Pennsylvania and Various Kentucky Counties Nelson, Washington, Marion, Boone, Fayette, Jessamine, Henry. Chicago, Ill.: P. Craven, 1988.
 * [Prichard] *The Prichard family : history and genealogy of the descendants of James and Elizabeth Hughes Prichard of New Castle, Kentucky at Ancestry ($)
 * [Stewart] Prewitt, Lela Wolfe. The Dawkins and Stewart Families of Virginia and Kentucky. [Fairfield, Iowa: Prewitt], 1968..

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * The KY Land Office
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * History of Henry County, Kentucky. c1948. By Maude Johnston Drane. N.p: n.p.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
 * 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
 * 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  - How to Use this Collection; index and images


 * - 9th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L and M.
 * - 54th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies B, E and G.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

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 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 Indexes and Records
 * 1727-1990 at FamilySearch — images, How to Use this Collection
 * 1765-1898 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1774-1989 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1800-1821 Henry County, Kentucky Will Records for 1800 to July 1821 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1800-1821 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images; Also at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1800-1836 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1800-1970 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1800 - 1800 Tax List of Henry County, Kentucky Genealogy is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800, digitized by Ancestry ($).
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1859 - Henry County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Henry County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875-1876 - Henry County Birth Index 1875-1876. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1912 Searchable KY Birth Index
 * 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
 * 1852-1859 - Henry County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Henry County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1877 - Henry County Marriage Index 1876-1877. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1973-2000 Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1843-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1911-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1911-2000 Searchable KY Death Index
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * - How to Use this Collection
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates

Divorce

 * 1962-2005 Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records, 1962-2005 at Ancestry - index ($)

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Sherrod Library, Room 422 344 J L Seehorn Rd Johnson City, TN 37614 Phone: 423-439-4338 Email: [mailto:archives@etsu.edu archives@etsu.edu] Facebook Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Louisville Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Shawnee Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Kentucky Historical Society Library - an affiliate library.
 * National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Henry County Public Library 280 E Broadway Eminence, KY 40019 Phone: 502-845-5682 Email: [mailto:info@henrylibrary.org info@henrylibrary.org] Website

Societies
Henry County Historical Society 219 S Main St PO Box 570 New Castle, KY 40050 Phone: 502-845-0999 Email: [mailto:henrycountyhisto@gmail.com henrycountyhisto@gmail.com] Facebook Website

Websites

 * The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Henry County KYGenWeb
 * Henry 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
 * Henry County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Henry 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