Trimble County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Robert Trimble. The County has Bedford as its seat and the County was created February 9, 1837. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Trimble County Courthouse 30 Hwy 42 East Bedford, KY 40006 Phone: 502-255-7174 Trimble 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:

Biographies

 * KY Biographies, Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Trimble County Cemeteries, KYGenWeb
 * ePodunk list of Trimble 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, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project

Census Records

 * 1840 Federal Census &amp; Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 1850 Federal Census, Index (separate pgs.) Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 1860 Federal Census Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 1870 Federal Census Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 1880 Federal Census Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 1900 Federal Census Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 1910 Federal Census, Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 1920 Federal Census, Index (census is partial) Trimble Co., KYGenWeb

1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Trimble 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.


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

Church Records

 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

Baptist

 * Corn Creek. Church minutes (1800-1894) are available at the Family History Library: FHL Film 1550372.

Court Records

 * Trimble County Court Order Book 1 Index, KYGenWeb
 * Trimble County Court Order Book 2 Index, KYGenWeb
 * First County Court, March 27, 1837, KYGenWeb
 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference

African Americans

 * African American Marriages in Trimble County (Indexes of two Marriage Books after the Civil War) KYGenWeb
 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records available
 * The KY African American Griots Project
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Genealogies

 * [Strother] Owen, Thomas McAdory, "William Strother of Virginia and His Descendants," Publications of the Southern History Association, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Apr. 1898):149-173. Digitized by Internet Archive.

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * Archives of Appalachia

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Military Records

 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War

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

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

Newspapers

 * Trimble Democrat 1913, KYGenWeb
 * 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
 * Links to research and locate obituaries
 * 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 Depot, Kentucky Newspaper Citations
 * 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 Records


 * 1727-1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1774-1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1837-1965 have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Tax Records

 * Trimble County Tax Lists 1837, 1838 &amp; 1839, KYGenWeb
 * 1890 Tax Lists of Trimble County, KYGenWeb
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1859 - Trimble County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1853 - 1853 Births (partial) KYGenWeb
 * 1874 - Trimble County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Trimble County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1911-1912 - Searchable KY Birth Index
 * Trimble County Delayed Births

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1785-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1852-1859 - Trimble County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Trimble County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Trimble County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973-2000 - Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000

Death

 * 1843-1970 - at FamilySearch - index
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-2000 - Searchable KY Death Index
 * - Searchable
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates

Divorce

 * 1973-1993 - Kentucky Divorce Records 1973-1993, University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Libraries

 * Trimble County Public Library 112 Highway 42 East Bedford, KY 40006 Phone: 502-255-7362

Societies

 * Trimble County Historical Society P.O. Box 136 Bedford, KY 40006 [mailto:trimblehistoryinfo@gmail.com trimblehistoryinfo@gmail.com] Website
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Trimble County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * Trimble County, KYGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
 * Trimble County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Trimble 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