Bracken County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Bracken County was named for William Bracken. The county is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Bracken County Courthouse 116 W Miami Street PO Box 147 Brooksville, KY 41004 Phone: 606-735-2952 Bracken 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

 * Bracken County, Bible and Family Records at Genealogy Trails History Group-Kentucky
 * Bracken County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives-Kentucky
 * Kentucky Bible Records-Bracken County at Access Genealogy

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Interment.net Kentucky cemetery records by county.

Census Records

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

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1797-1924 (*); 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

 * 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

 * [Owens] Owens, David Hatfield. Owens Family of Virginia (Richmond, King George, Stafford, Prince William, Fauquier Counties) and Kentucky (Mason, Lewis, Fleming, Bracken, Mercer, Boyle Counties). Ann Arbor, Mich.: D.H. Owens, 1991.

Guardianship

 * 1896-1960 Bonds, 1871-1960 at FamilySearch — images

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office
 * 1797-1922 Deeds, 1797-1922 at FamilySearch — images

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 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 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection


 * - 7th Cavalry Regiment, Kentucky (Confederate). Company A.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY
 * H.P. Willis and Fred P. Caldwell, History of Bracken County, Ky. in the World War, 1917-1919.

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial, 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 Depot, Kentucky Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries (Ancestry.com)
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb Archives

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774–1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1798-1815 Will Book A: 1798-1815 - The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Bracken County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee.
 * 1798-1866 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1798-1943  at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1815-1823 Will Book B: 1815-1823 - The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Bracken County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee.

School Records

 * 1894-1928 School census & enumeration sheets, 1894-1928 - Available on Microfilm at FHL

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.

Tax Records

 * 1799 - 1799 Tax List of Bracken County, Kentucky Genealogy is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800, digitized by Ancestry ($).
 * 1797-1878 Tax books, 1797-1878 at FamilySearch — images

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1861 - Bracken County Birth Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Bracken County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages
 * 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
 * 1796-1851 - Record of Marriages of Bracken County, Kentucky, 1796-1851. Digital version at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * 1797-1954 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; — index and images
 * 1852-1861 - Bracken County Marriage Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Bracken County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1878 - Bracken County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages
 * 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
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of KY Death Certificates
 * Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages
 * - How to Use this Collection

Divorce

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

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Website

Family History Centers

 * National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
 * Northern Kentucky Family History Center
 * Campbell County Historical and Genealogical Society - an affiliate library.
 * Kenton County Library - an affiliate library.

Societies
Bracken County Historical Society P.O. Box 307 Brooksville, KY 41004 Phone: 606-735-3337 Email: [mailto:bchist@windstream.net bchist@windstream.net] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Bracken County KYGenWeb
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
 * UsGenweb USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Boone County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Bracken 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