Fleming County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Fleming County

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

Fleming County Kentucky Courthouse
Fleming County Courthouse Courthouse Square Flemingsburg, KY 41041-1399 Phone: 606.845.8461

Parent County
1798--Fleming County was created 10 February 1798 from Mason County. County seat: Flemingsburg

Boundary Changes
Effective 1/1/1824 Nicholas County was created from Fleming County. For animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Kentucky County Boundary Maps" (1776-1939) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bath
 * Lewis
 * Mason
 * Nicholas
 * Robertson
 * Rowan

African American Research
The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:


 * the KY African American Griots Project ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900
 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.

Biographies

 * Various biographies concerning citizens of Fleming County
 * KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.


 * USGenWeb's Fleming County site has numerous cemetery transcriptions as well as tombstone photos and information on current cemetery restoration projects
 * Fleming County Poor Farm Cemetery
 * Fleming Co. KY USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks
 * The KY Historical Society’s Cemetery Database
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~ Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Kentucky Cemeteries lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net
 * Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave
 * Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Fleming County and links to the information for the individuals buried there
 * The FamilySearch Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries
 * ePodunk list of Fleming 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

 * Heads of Households and Revolutionary War Pensioners for Fleming County
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850 - 1930
 * The USGenWeb Census Images ~ The USGenWeb Census Images Project
 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions ~ The USGenWeb Census Project
 * Census Online ~ Census Online

Church

 * Churches in Fleming County ~ Information on a few of Fleming County's oldest churches.
 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

Court

 * Various Legal Matters in Fleming County
 * Various Court Orders of early Fleming County
 * Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference

Genealogy
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

Land

 * Various Land Records of Fleming County
 * Various Deeds of Fleming County
 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * History of Elizaville, Fleming County
 * Early Settlers of Flemingsburg, Fleming County
 * Lost Town of Gath, Fleming County
 * ~ The Archives of Appalachia
 * Condensed History of Fleming County, Kentucky (1908)

Maps

 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site

Military

 * Confederate Solders' Grave Locations in Fleming County
 * Battle of Blue Licks Centennial Monument, Fleming County
 * Battle of Hillsboro, from an 1861 article in a newspaper from Springfield, MA
 * Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War
 * Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soliders from KY ~ KYGenWeb
 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1912-1950 at FamilySearch — index and images


 * - 2nd Battalion, Kentucky Mounted Rifles (Confederate). Companies B and C.
 * - 6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate). Company H.

Miscellaneous

 * Kentucky Postcards ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project
 * The KYGenWeb Footsteps ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project

Newspapers

 * Newspapers and Magazines of Fleming County
 * Kentucky News -  Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm  -   Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm

Obituaries

 * Various obituaries of citizens of Fleming County
 * KY Footsteps Archives ~ KY Footsteps List Archives - thousands of obituaries here ~ KYGenWeb Project
 * KY Obituary Sources ~ Kentucky Obituary Sources ~ Compiled by the KYGenWeb Project
 * Links to research and locate obituaries
 * Browning Genealogy Database ~ The Browning Genealogy Database - A Collection of Obituaries Compiled by Charles Browning.
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Kentucky Obituary Project
 * 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 Advocate ~ Death Abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate
 * Fleming County, Kentucky Obituary Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. From various funeral homes in the Flemingsburg, Ewing, Elizaville, Hillsboro, Plummers Landing, and Wallingford areas.

Probate

 * 1798-1966 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Various wills filed in Fleming County at KY Kinfolk

Online Probate Records


 * 1774 – 1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1727 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

Taxation

 * 1800 - 1800 Tax List of is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800, digitized by Ancestry ($).

Vital Records

 * How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - KY Births and Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
 * 1852-1860 - Fleming County Birth Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Fleming County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Fleming County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Marriage

 * 1783-1979 - KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1798-1851 - Fleming County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1798-1851 at Ancestry.com (Free /$)
 * 1852-1860 - Fleming County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Fleming County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Fleming County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973 - 2000  ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Death

 * 1843 - 1970 - KY Deaths and Burials ~ KY Deaths and Burials
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
 * The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Divorce

 * 1973-1993 - KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Fleming County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Fleming County Historical Society 207 E. Main Street Flemingsburg KY 41041


 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Fleming County Kentucky Genealogy Websites

 * Fleming County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Fleming County KYGenWeb
 * Fleming County KY, USGenWeb Archives
 * Fleming County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * Fleming County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)