Lyon County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Lyon County

Quick Dates
Lyon County's civil records start the following years:

*Many years between 1852 and 1911 are missing

County Courthouse
Lyon County Courthouse 200 W Dale Avenue PO Box 698 Eddyville, KY 42038 Phone: 270.388.2331 County Clerk has birth records 1912-1932, marriage and land records from 1854. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records.

Parent County
1854--Lyon County was created 14 January 1854 from Caldwell County. County seat: Eddyville

Boundary Changes

 * Lyon Co., Ky. http://www.cardcow.com/44146/lyon-county-courthouse-eddyville-kentucky/

Neighboring Counties

 * Caldwell
 * Crittenden
 * Livingston
 * Marshall
 * Trigg

African American

 * African American Griots Lyon Co., Ky
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900

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


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.

Cemeteries

 * Some Lyon Co., Ky. Cemeteries
 * Some Lyon Co., Ky. Cemeteries
 * Kentucky Historical Society Cemetery Search can be searched by name, place and/or date. This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky.


 * 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 Lyon County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,


 * 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
 * Lyon 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 Family History Library Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Lyon 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

 * 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

 * A list of Lyon Co., Ky. Churches

Court

 * Ky Court of Justice
 * 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

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories
[http://www.signsofhistory.com/kentucky/Lyon/lyon.htm Lyon Co., Ky. Historical Signs]

Maps

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

Military

 * 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

Miscellaneous

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

Newspapers

 * Kentucky News -  Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm  -   Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm

Obituaries

 * 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
 * Lyon County, Kentucky Obituary Collection From various funeral homes in the Eddyville and Kuttawa area.

Probate

 * 1847-1941 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

 * Lyon Co., Ky. Archives -Marriages 1891-1910 (Partial Listing)
 * Lyon Co., KyGenWeb Births 1911-1930
 * Ky Vital Records Project-death certs.
 * 1860 Lyon Co.,Ky. Mortality Schedule
 * Lyon Co., Ky. mail list obits
 * Some Lyon Co., KyGenWeb Delayed Birth Records
 * Social Security Death Index
 * Lyon Co., Ky Cemeteries Unmarked Burials

Societies and Libraries
[http://www.westernkyhistory.org/lyoncemetery/lyonhistsoc.html Lyon Co., Ky. Historical Society]

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Lyon County KYGenWeb
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kencucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Lyon County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lyon County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)