Owsley County, Kentucky Genealogy

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County Courthouse

 * Owsley County Courthouse.

Parent County
1843--Owsley County was created 23 January 1843 from Clay, Estill and Breathitt Counties. County seat: Booneville

Record Loss
1929, 1967--Disasters destroyed most of the records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Breathitt
 * Clay
 * Jackson
 * Lee
 * Perry

Cemeteries

 * Lerose Cemetery, Owsley County Kentucky.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Cemeteries.
 * Cemeteries of Owsley County, Kentucky.
 * The Political Graveyard.
 * Cemeteries. Callahan, Griffith, Horn Hill, King, Lerose, McIntosh, Morris, Noble, Pendergrass, Shepherd, Wilson.

Census

 * United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850.
 * United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850.
 * United States Census, 1850.
 * United States Census, 1860.
 * 1860 Owsley County, Kentucky Slave Schedule.
 * United States Census, 1870.
 * United States Census, 1880.
 * United States Census, 1900.

Church

 * Owsley County, Kentucky Churches.

Land

 * Many Land records for Owsley County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the topic details from their catalog.

Maps

 * Owsley County, Kentucky Atlas &amp; Gazetteer.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Map.

Military

 * Owsley County Pensioners on the Roll in 1883.
 * Civil War Soldiers &amp; Sailors System.
 * U. S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. $
 * Owsley County, Kentucky World War II Casualties Army and Airforce.
 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. $
 * World War II Draft Registraion Cards, 1942. $
 * U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. $

Schools

 * Schools. Anglin, Bee Branch, Bethelehem, Bradshaw, Cortland, Fish Creek, Highland, Indian Creek, Lerose, Leroy, Moores, Riverside, Rockhouse, Royal Oak, Walnut Grove.

Taxation

 * Many Land records for Owsley County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the topic details from their catalog.

Vital Records

 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1852 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1854 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1876 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1877 Vital Statistics Births. (Partial listing).
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1907 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1908 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1909 Vital Statistics Births.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1911-1290 Birth Index.
 * Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910. $
 * Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999. $
 * Owsley County Deaths, 1911-1946.
 * Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953. $
 * Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000. $
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1853 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1854 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1858 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1859 Vital Statistics Marriage. (Though the film labels these marriages as 1859 they're dated 1858).
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1876 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1877 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Owsley County, Kentucky 1878 Vital Statistics Marriage.
 * Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1865. $
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Marriages 1831-1954.
 * Kentucky Marriages Records, 1852-1914. $
 * Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900. $
 * Kentucky Marriage Index, 1973-1999. $
 * Many Land records for Owsley County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the topic details from their catalog.

Societies and Libraries

 * Owsley County Historical Society.
 * The Owsley County History and Genealogy Society.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Owsley County, Kentucky Genealogy.
 * Tim &amp; Valorie's Owsley County Kentucky Archives.