Trimble County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Trimble County

Trimble County Kentucky Courthouse
Trimble County Courthouse 30 Hwy 42 East; Bedford, KY 40006 Phone: 270.639.7006

Parent County
1836--Trimble County was created 9 February 1837 from Gallatin, Henry and Oldham Counties. County seat: Bedford

Boundary Changes
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
1953--A disaster destroyed most records. For a list of record loss in Kentucky counties see: Kentucky Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Carroll
 * Clark County, Indiana
 * Henry
 * Jefferson County, Indiana
 * Oldham

African American Research
The following have information concerning African American research.


 * African American Marriages in Trimble County ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb (Indexes of two Marriage Books after the Civil War)
 * African American Research (US)
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
 * the KY African American Griots Project ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900

Biographies

 * 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.


 * Trimble County Cemeteries ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 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 Trimble 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
 * Trimble 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 FamilySearch Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
 * ePodunk list of Trimble 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.=
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * 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

Census
1840 Federal Census &amp; Index ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb

1850 Federal Census &amp; Index ~ Trimble Co. KYGenWeb (separate pgs.)

1860 Federal Census Index ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb

1870 Federal Census Index ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb

1880 Federal Census Index ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb

1900 Federal Census Index ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb

1910 Federal CensusIndex ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb

1920 Federal Census &amp; Index ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb (census is partial)

1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Trimble County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Kentucky Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.

See Kentucky Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.


 * 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

 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

Court

 * Trimble County Court Order Book 1 Index ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * Trimble County Court Order Book 2 Index ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * First County Court, March 27, 1837 ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference

Genealogy

 * [Strother] Owen, Thomas McAdory, "William Strother of Virginia and His Descendants," Publications of the Southern History Association, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Apr. 1898):149-173. Digitized by Internet Archive.

Land

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * Archives of Appalachia ~ Preserving the history of the people of Appalachia.

Maps

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * 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

 * Trimble County, Kentucky Archives Project
 * KY Postcards Kentucky Postcards ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project
 * The KYGenWeb Footsteps ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project

Newspapers
Trimble Democrat 1913 ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb


 * 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

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1774 – 1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1727 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1837-1965 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.


 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

Taxation
Trimble County Tax Lists 1837, 1838 &amp; 1839 ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb

1890 Tax Lists of Trimble County ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb

Vital Records
See also How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1852-1859 - Trimble County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1853 - 1853 Births (partial) ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * 1874 - Trimble County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Trimble County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Trimble County Delayed Births

Marriage

 * 1852-1859 - Trimble County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Trimble County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Trimble County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Unsorted

 * Trimble County Deaths ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
 * Trimble County Marriages ~ Trimble Co., KYGenWeb


 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
 * KY Births &amp; Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
 * KY Deaths &amp; Burials ~ KY Deaths &amp; Burials 1843 - 1970
 * KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths &amp; Marriages
 * Kentucky Marriage Records 1973 - 2000  ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000
 * KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases
 * The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable

Trimble County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Trimble County Public Library 112 Highway 42 East Bedford, KY 40006 Phone: (502) 255-7362

Trimble Co Historical Society c/o Sue Reid 5700 Montfort Lane Crestwood KY 40014


 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Trimble County Kentucky Genealogy Websites

 * Trimble County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * 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.
 * Trimble County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Trimble County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)