Breathitt County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Breathitt County was named for John Breathitt. The county is located in the east area of the state.

County Courthouse
Breathitt County Courthouse 1127 Main Street Jackson, KY 41339-1194 Phone: 606-666-3810 Breathitt 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

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Interment.net Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * 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
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

 * 1838-1937 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1873-1941 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1874-1969 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1890-1892 (*); Court of Common Pleas 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

 * [Jett] Jett, C. Otis. The Genealogy of the Breathitt, Clay and Madison County, Kentucky Branch of the Jett Family. Georgetown, Ky.: I.L. Jett, 1988.

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office

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


 * - 13th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate), Company G

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY
 * Clerk of the County Court. History of Breathitt County in the World War

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 including interactive search function
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774-1989 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1798-1943  at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1873-1941 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1873-1979 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1884-1925 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1884-1925 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Wills, Probates, Land, Tax and Criminal, Ancestry ($)

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.

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1860 - Breathitt County Birth Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1874 - Breathitt County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Breathitt County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * Searchable KY Vital Records
 * 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 — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1860 - Breathitt County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Breathitt County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1878 - Breathitt County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * Searchable KY Vital Records
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1843-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1911-1965 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 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
 * - How to Use this Collection

Divorce

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

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Website

Family History Centers

 * Beattyville Kentucky Family History Center
 * Lexington Kentucky Family History Center
 * Martin Kentucky Family History Center
 * Breathitt County Library - an affiliate library.
 * Lexington Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Breathitt County Public Library 1024 College Ave Jackson, KY 41339 Phone: 606-666-5541 Website

Societies
Breathitt County Historical Society 1024 College Ave. Jackson, KY 41339 Website

Websites

 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kencucky 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)
 * Breathitt 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