Fleming County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
Fleming County was named for John Fleming (1735–1791), early settler of Kentucky. The county is located in the northeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Fleming County Courthouse Courthouse Square Flemingsburg, KY 41041-1399 Phone: 606-845-8461 Fleming 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:

Bible Records

 * Fleming County, Kentucky Bibles at USGenweb Archives

Biographies

 * Fleming County biographies
 * Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries

 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Fleming County Poor Farm Cemetery
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project

Census Records

 * Heads of Households and Revolutionary War Pensioners for Fleming County
 * 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
 * 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
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1798-1869 (*); County Court 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.


 * Fleming County Court Orders at KYKinFolk.org
 * Kentucky Court of Justice at KYCourts.gov
 * Legal Matters (in Fleming County) at KYKinFolk.org

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


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

Funeral Homes

 * Boone-Nickell Funeral Home in Flemingsburg.
 * Hutton Funeral Home in Hillsboro.
 * Price Brothers Funeral Home in Elizaville.

Genealogies

 * [Argo] Sharp, John L. From Adam to the Royalty of England and Scotland to the Families of Fleming County, Kentucky: or the Ancestors of Selvinous Dina Argo. Morehead, Ky.: J.L. Sharp, 1976.
 * [Asbury] Holtzclaw, B.C. "Asbury of Westmoreland County, Virginia," Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul. 1967):55-65; Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct. 1967):77-87; Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan. 1968):10-26. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Bennington] Bennington Family [Will of William Bennington, Fleming County, Kentucky, 1801]. Typescript. Microfilmed 1989.
 * [Burgess] Reginald, R. The House of the Burgesses: Being a Genealogical History of Edward Burgess of King George and Stafford counties, Virginia, with His Sons - Garner Burgess of Fauquier Co., Virginia; William Burgess of Stafford Co., Virginia; Moses Burgess of Orange County, Virginia; Reuben Burgess of Rowan Co., North Carolina - and His Grandsons - Edward Burgess of Culpeper Co., Virginia; John Burgess of Harrison Co., Kentucky; Henry Burgess of Fleming Co., Kentucky; Edward Burgess of Scott Co., Kentucky; John P.B. Burgess of Halifax Co., Virginia; Edward Burgess of Kanawha Co., West Virginia; William Burgess of Davie Co., North Carolina; Reuben Burgess of Davie Co., North Carolina; and Thomas Burgess of White Co., Tennessee - Together with Their Known Descendants Named Burgess. San Bernardino, Calif.: Borgo Press, 1983.
 * [Fulton] Engle, Caroline Dayton. "Major Hugh Fulton of Augusta Co., Va., and Fleming Co., Ky.," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 60, No. 1 (Mar. 1972):65-67.
 * [Heflin] Heflin, Donald L. Reuben Heflin of Somewhere in Virginia to Mason, Fleming &amp; Mason counties, KY, 1785-1863. Georgetown, Ky.: D.L. Heflin, 1995.
 * [Hester] Searl, Hester Geraldine Lester. Hester Genealogy, A Story of Some Descendants of John Hester and Early Settler of Fleming County, Kentucky, Who Arrived in America in the Year 1740. Patterson, Calif.: H.G.L. Searl, 1972.
 * [Hilligoss] Danell, Jennie. Hilligoss Family of Fleming County, Kentucky and Rush County, Indiana. Fresno, Calif.: J. Danell, 197-?.
 * [Owens] Owens, David Hatfield. Owens Family of Virginia (Richmond, King George, Stafford, Prince
 * William, Fauquier Counties) and Kentucky (Mason, Lewis, Fleming, Bracken, Mercer, Boyle Counties). Ann Arbor, Mich.: D.H. Owens, 1991.
 * [Smith] Hall, William K. Robert Smith Born about 1732, Died about 1798 of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania and Fleming County, Kentucky. St. Louis, Mo.: W.K. Hall, 1989.
 * [Vincent]
 * [Walton] Walton, John. "Job Walton of Fleming County, Kentucky," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 52, No. 1 (Mar. 1964):15-24. 973 B2ng v. 52

Land and Property Records

 * 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
 * Condensed History of Fleming County, Kentucky (1908)

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

 * 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

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; 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  - How to Use this Collection; index and images


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

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial, Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

Newspapers

 * Newspapers and Magazines of Fleming County
 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm

Obituaries

 * Various obituaries of citizens of Fleming County
 * Fleming County, Kentucky Obituary Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. From various funeral homes in the Flemingsburg, Ewing, Elizaville, Hillsboro, Plummers Landing, and Wallingford areas.
 * 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 Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including (Ancestry)
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
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 * 1774-1989 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1795-1839 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1798-1869 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1798-1966 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1798-1966 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1799-1835 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1812-1872 Kentucky Genealogy and Images of Old Wills, Estates, Inventories, Annual Returns, Marriages at Kentucky Pioneers
 * Index to Wills : Fleming County, Kentucky, 1798-1834, Harrison County, Kentucky, 1795-1831, Nicholas County, Kentucky, 1800-1839. By Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather. Chillicothe, Missouri : Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Record of Wills in Fleming County, Kentucky. 1937. By Burns, Annie Walker. Washington D.C. : Burns, Annie Walker Bell. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Record of Wills in Fleming County, Kentucky, 1799 to 1835. 1935. By Burns, Annie Walker. Washington, D.C. : Annie Walker Burns Bell. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Wills Filed in Fleming County at KY Kinfolk

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.

Tax Records

 * 1800 - 1800 Tax List of Fleming County, Kentucky Genealogy is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800, digitized by Ancestry ($).
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection;
 * 1852-1860 - Fleming County Birth Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1874 - Fleming County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Fleming County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1912 Searchable KY Birth Index
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1798-1851 Fleming County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1798-1851 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1852-1860 - Fleming County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Fleming County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1878 - Fleming County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1973-2000 Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1843-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1911-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1911-2000 Searchable KY Death Index
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * - How to Use this Collection
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates

Divorce

 * 1962-2005 Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records, 1962-2005 at Ancestry - index ($)

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Sherrod Library, Room 422 344 J L Seehorn Rd Johnson City, TN 37614 Phone: 423-439-4338 Email: [mailto:archives@etsu.edu archives@etsu.edu] Facebook Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Lexington Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Owingsville Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Breathitt County Library - an affiliate library.
 * Lexington Public Library - an affiliate library.

Societies
Fleming County Historical Society 207 E Main St Flemingsburg, KY 41041

Websites

 * 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)
 * . 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