Elliott County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Elliott County Courthouse 100 Main Street PO Box 225 Sandy Hook, KY 41171-0225 Phone: 606-738-5421 Elliott County Website

Biographies

 * KY Biographies, Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries
The following web sites have additional information on Elliott county cemeteries.
 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * ePodunk list of Elliott 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.

Census Records

 * 1890 Elliott County, Kentucky Special Census of Union War Veterans and their widows.
 * Index to 1890 Elliott County, Kentucky Special Census of Union War Veterans and their widows.
 * 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

Court Records

 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference
 * Kentucky Court of Justice, Elliott County

African Americans

 * 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

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office
 * Deeds, 1869-1941 &amp; deed index, 1869-1970 are available for Elliott County at the Family History Library.

Local Histories
See Elliott County pageat KYGenWeb for history. Scroll down the page to view.


 * The Archives of Appalachia
 * The History of Elliott County, Kentucky 1885 Family History Library US/CAN Book 976.9255 H2h v.1
 * The History of Elliott County, Kentucky 1869-1999 vol. II, Family History Library US/CAN Book 976.9255 H2h v.2

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Kentucky Atlas &amp; Gazetteer
 * KYGenWeb
 * KYGenWeb: compiled list of maps
 * 1895 Map of Elliot County Kentucky

Military Records

 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War
 * Elliott County, Kentucky Genealogy Trails Military Records

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
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

World War II

 * Elliott County, Kentucky World War II Casualties Army and Air Force at Access Genealogy

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
 * Elliott County News Route 7 Sandy Hook, KY 41171 Phone: 606-738-5574

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


 * 1774-1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images

Tax Records

 * 1869 Elliott County Kentucky Tax List
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at FamilySearch
 * 1874 - Elliott County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Elliott County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1911-1912 - Searchable KY Birth Index

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1785-1979 - Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 at FamilySearch
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1874-1878, 1909-1910 - Elliott County Kentucky Vital Statistics: Marriages 1874-1878; 1909-1910.
 * 1875 - Elliott County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free
 * 1876-1878 - Elliott County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1934-1943 - Elliott County, KY Marriages Surviving Marriage Books Bride Index 1934-1943
 * 1934-1943 - Elliott County, KY Marriages Surviving Marriage Books Groom Index 1934-1943
 * 1973-2000 - Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000

Death

 * 1843-1970 - Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * Elliott County Kentucky World War II Deaths, Located at bottom of page.
 * 1911-2000 - Searchable KY Death Index
 * The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Societies

 * Elliott County Historical Society PO Box 873 Sandy Hook, KY 41171 Telephone: 606-738-5001 Email: [mailto:elliottcountyhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com elliottcountyhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com] Email: [mailto:elliottcohistory@gmail.com elliottcohistory@gmail.com] Website Facebook
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Elliott County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Elliott County KYGenWeb
 * Elliott County KY Archives
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
 * The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Elliott County Kentucky Government Site
 * Elliott County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Elliott 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